Aeroporti de Roma (ADR) has signed a new employment agreement with trade unions CGIL, CISL, UIL and UGL of Air Transport. The airport operator will transition over 250 of its staff to permanent roles as it continues to expand its workforce.
Rome Airports union agreement
The new agreement will see ADR, which provides fixed-base operation services at Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) and Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA), convert 257 jobs to full-time positions at both airports. The deal will primarily see staff on fixed-term contracts benefit from permanent employment contracts and also "leaves room for further action" as the airport prepares for a busy summer.
Marco Troncone, CEO of Aeroporti di Roma, said,
"The agreement signed today is the result of the fruitful cooperation with the trade unions and represents an important investment in our human capital with the stabilization of 257 workers."
From March, 66 staff currently hired at FCO and CIA in passenger assistance activities will be employed on a permanent basis, while an additional 191 employees will switch from fixed-term to full-time contracts. Trade unions CGIL, CISL, UIL and UGL of Air Transport are the other signatories of the agreement.
Growth continues
ADR is gearing up for a busy summer by consolidating its workforce, adding that its recent agreement leaves room for adding more operational staff during peak periods. Rome's busiest airport, FCO, handled around 60% of its pre-COVID capacity in 2022 but is gradually returning to form by serving over 3 million passengers per month.
Troncone added,
"Once again, we confirm our commitment to enhancing our people, protagonists of the sustainable development of our airport under the sign of excellence. A commitment, maintained even during the dramatic phases of the pandemic in a logic of safeguarding employment levels, which has characterised the company's action under the banner of internalization, professional growth and the fight against precarious employment, and which has created over 1,400 new permanent jobs in the last 10 years. With our development plan, we are determined to continue and accelerate on this path."
The airport operator recruited around 90 security staff at the turn of last year, but has made clear that any further growth will involve "only those resources who have worked in the Group's operating sectors under fixed-term contracts in the past years."
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Rome Fiumicino Airport was recently awarded a 5-star Airport Rating from air transport rating organization SKYTRAX, becoming the second airport in Europe to receive the rating and the first in Italy. The award noted several key initiatives that have enhanced the passenger experience at FCO, including its new Concourse A departure gate area for Schengen flights, upgraded security and immigration facilities, and refreshed food, drink and shopping options.
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ADR's two Rome airports handled over 49 million passengers in 2019, serving over 240 destinations across the world with approximately 100 different airlines. However, in 2022, the two airports managed less than 33 million travelers, with FCO handling around 29.4 million and CIA just 3.5 million.
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