Archive for September, 2010

Palermo airport PMO open or closed ?

Palermo airport Sicily PMO has been closed all weekend after a Wind Jet airplane over ran the landing strip on Friday. No injuries thankfullly.

Most incoming flights are been diverted to Trapani airport TPS, which is approxiamately 1 hour from Palermo airport PMO. Should you be diverted to TPS there is a Terravision bus from TPS to downtown Palermo railway station, so it shouldn’t really ruin your travel plans. Should you need to get directly to PMO from TPS i would personally advise the best solution to hire a car from TPS a drop it off at PMO. Some car rentals offer hourly rental..it shouldn’t cost you more than 40 euros, that’s if your airline fails to provide transfer transport.

Outgoing flights from PMO may have been transferred to TPS for departure. If you cannot get directly to TPS then present yourself at PMO 3 hours before departure as there is a transfer bus to TPS.

As always check with your airline for specific details of your flight.

Click these links for further information about PMO or TPS.

LATEST NEWS: As of today Sunday 26/9/10 PMO airport should be back in full function after 14:00 local time. PMO Palermo airport.

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IKEA invest Catania Sicily

Ikea, the swedish, retailer invest over 70million in Sicily, Italy, opening a new retail store near Catania, Sicily. This is a major milestone for international investment in Sicily as Ikea have finally managed to overcome local administration issues. The store is due for completion in 2011 and only on Monday 250 jobs were announced for the store increasing the economy in Sicily. Prior to Catania the most South Italy Ikea store was in Naples. International investment in Sicily continues to increase as Ryanair invest in Trapani (TPS) airport and Roccaforte recently opened a resort near Sciacca, to name but a few. You too can invest in Sicily or buy a property in Sicily with MIPC.

Salemi, Sicily 1 euro property

Its been a long time since we have been writing about Salemi and the regeneration project of the town via offering the derelict ruins at 1 euro to the world. Over this period MIPC has registered over 2000 interested parties in puchasing a property and restoring the house to its original state to make Salemi a success.

You will all be happy to know that the Salemi council is finally getting ready to allocate the 1 euro properties. When the information is made public you will be amongst the first to find out. Register to this site to receive the latest updates or watch this blog via RSS or read more at SALEMI