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  • RUNWAY CLOSED AT NIGHT FROM 25/08 TO 30/09 FOR WORKS

    As part of the airfield infrastructure maintenance program, the runway at Bologna Marconi Airport will be closed to air traffic during night hours from 25 August to 30 September 2025, from 23:55 local time (GMT+2) to 05:55 local time (GMT+2), every night within the indicated period. The closure is required to carry out extraordinary works on the runway pavement, the maneuvering area, and several taxiways.
    During the specified dates and times, no flights will be able to depart from or land at Bologna. Airlines, which have already been informed, may cancel flights or operate to/from alternative airports. Outside of the indicated dates and times, Bologna Airport will remain regularly open and fully operational.
    We apologize for the inconvenience, which is nonetheless aimed at improving airport infrastructure, and we invite passengers to contact their airline directly for details regarding individual flights, as well as for any refunds or rebooking options.

  • LIQUIDS UP TO 2 LITERS ALLOWED IN CARRY-ON LUGGAGE FOR PASSENGERS DEPARTING FROM MARCONI AIRPORT

    Starting today, July 28, in compliance with the new ECAC (European Civil Aviation Authority) regulations and with the green light from ENAC, thanks to the new "EDS C3" X-ray machines installed at Bologna Airport for several months, all passengers departing from Marconi Airport are permitted to carry liquids, aerosols, and gels (LAGs) in containers of up to 2 liters per container, leaving them in their carry-on luggage. This eliminates the previous limit of 100 ml per container, for a maximum of 10 containers in transparent plastic bags that must be presented separately.

    Bologna Airport is one of five airports in Italy that allow the application of the new regulation. For all other airports, the 100 ml per container limit remains in place.
Notification center
  • RUNWAY CLOSED AT NIGHT FROM 25/08 TO 30/09 FOR WORKS

    As part of the airfield infrastructure maintenance program, the runway at Bologna Marconi Airport will be closed to air traffic during night hours from 25 August to 30 September 2025, from 23:55 local time (GMT+2) to 05:55 local time (GMT+2), every night within the indicated period. The closure is required to carry out extraordinary works on the runway pavement, the maneuvering area, and several taxiways.
    During the specified dates and times, no flights will be able to depart from or land at Bologna. Airlines, which have already been informed, may cancel flights or operate to/from alternative airports. Outside of the indicated dates and times, Bologna Airport will remain regularly open and fully operational.
    We apologize for the inconvenience, which is nonetheless aimed at improving airport infrastructure, and we invite passengers to contact their airline directly for details regarding individual flights, as well as for any refunds or rebooking options.

  • LIQUIDS UP TO 2 LITERS ALLOWED IN CARRY-ON LUGGAGE FOR PASSENGERS DEPARTING FROM MARCONI AIRPORT

    Starting today, July 28, in compliance with the new ECAC (European Civil Aviation Authority) regulations and with the green light from ENAC, thanks to the new "EDS C3" X-ray machines installed at Bologna Airport for several months, all passengers departing from Marconi Airport are permitted to carry liquids, aerosols, and gels (LAGs) in containers of up to 2 liters per container, leaving them in their carry-on luggage. This eliminates the previous limit of 100 ml per container, for a maximum of 10 containers in transparent plastic bags that must be presented separately.

    Bologna Airport is one of five airports in Italy that allow the application of the new regulation. For all other airports, the 100 ml per container limit remains in place.

Aviation-Event

Aviation-Event, take off for the first time in Italy, Bologna

Aviation-Event is an international conference that gathers world's top aviation, tourism, companies, media players and decision makers. After the success of the previous editions in several countries across EU, it will arrive in Italy for the first time, in Bologna, the 27th of August, hosted by Bologna Airport in collaboration with Bologna Welcome, the conventions & visitors bureau for Bologna’s metropolitan area.

Aviation-Event 2021 BLQ will be held in the beautiful historical setting of Palazzo Re Enzo, presenting the destinations of Bologna, the Emilia-Romagna region and Italy itself. The conference will bring together top international aviation and air transport systems, tourism, industry, media players and decision makers; on the agenda will be discussions surrounding the most relevant and current challenges for the airport and aviation sector, sharing best practices on business, tech innovation, and the green economy, as well as analysis of present and future scenarios at local, national and international level.

Agenda and panels of the day*

Aviation-Event 2021 BLQ

Speakers*

  • Ivan Bassato, Chief Aviation Officer, ADR Aeroporti di Roma
  • José Ramón Bauzá, Renew Europe Group Coordinator for the Transport and Tourism Committee, European Parliament
  • Pietro Benvenuti, General Director, Enzo and Dino Ferrari International Circuit Formula Imola S.p.A.
  • Stefano Bonaccini, President, Emilia Romagna Region
  • Sonia Bonfiglioli Vice President of Confindustria Emilia and President of Bonfiglioli Group.
  • Armando Brunini, CEO, Milan Airports
  • Frederic Chevalier, Regional COO, LagardereTravel Retail
  • Vasso Christidi, Group General Director, IOGR-Skyexpress
  • David Ciceo, CEO, Cluj Airport
  • Sergio Colella, President, SITA Europe
  • Giulio De Carli, Founder & Managing Partner, Oneworks
  • Pierluigi Di Palma, President, ENAC Italian Civil Aviation Authority
  • Claudio Domenicali, President, Motor Valley/CEO, Ducati
  • Jörg Eberhart, CEO, Air Dolomiti
  • Nazzarena Franco, CEO, DHL Express Italy
  • Bettina Ganghofer, CEO, Salzburg Airport
  • Flavio Ghiringhelli, President, IBAR Italian Board Airline Representatives/Country manager Emirates Italy
  • Elisabetta Gualmini, MEP’s European Parliament, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
  • Hamdi Güvenç, Managing Director, Dalaman Airport
  • Virginio Merola, Mayor, Bologna city and metropolitan area
  • Giorgio Palmucci, President, ENIT, Italian National Tourism Agency
  • Ioanna Papadopoulou, Director of Communications & Marketing, Athens International Airport
  • Dominik Piotrowski, Policy Officer, DG MOVE (EU Commission)
  • Enrico Postacchini, President, Bologna Airport
  • Marcel Riwalsky, CEO Aviation-Event
  • Patrik Romano, General Director, Bologna Welcome
  • Christian Schneider, Managing Director, AAS Deutschland
  • Raoul Spanger, COO, Gebr Heinemann
  • René Steinhaus, CEO, Luxembourg Airport
  • Nazareno Ventola, CEO, Bologna Airport
  • Eddie Wilson, CEO, Ryanair

*The Agenda and the list of speakers is being updated day by day with new speakers confirmations.

Are you a journalist or an aviation blogger? Write us and get your free ticket: info@aviation-event.de; ufficiostampa@bologna-airport.it

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Aviation-Event 2021 BLQ: join us the 27th of August!

Why Aviation-Event will take off from Bologna and for the first time in Italy?

Aviation-Event 2021 BLQ: an excellent opportunity for the recovery of the entire Aviation industry

Aviation-Event 2021 BLQ - Registrations are open!

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If you purchase online with credit/debit cards or Satispay, you will have guaranteed access to the car park. If you prefer to pay with Telepass or UnipolMove, you cannot purchase parking online and access will only be subject to parking space availability.

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