New Runway Approved for Peretola

After examining a commission’s findings, the Ministry of the Environment has approved the construction of a second runway at Florence’s Amerigo Vespucci airport, commonly known as Peretola, which is also the city neighborhood where it is located.

The decision overturns last summer’s ruling by a regional administrative court that vetoed the second runway due to its projected environmental impact.  To read more, visit Florence’s La Repubblica news site.