No ka manawa mua ma kona mōʻaukala, ʻO Milana Bergamo Airport ua paʻi i ka hōʻailona 13 miliona, e hoʻonohonoho ana i kahi moʻolelo hou no nā poʻe holo makahiki no ka ʻīpuka Italia. ʻO ka lawelawe ʻana i hoʻokahi miliona mau kaʻa no ka manawa mua i ka makahiki 1999, i kēia lā ua ʻike ka mokulele i ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻana i ka manawa mōʻaukala me ka laki o 13 miliona mau kaʻa e haʻalele ana i Dheli ma o Roma.
Ua kākoʻo ʻia e Milan Bergamo i ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i nā mokulele e kū nei, nā mea lawe hou, a me ka hoʻonui ʻana i ke koho ala, ua hoʻokipa ka mokulele i ka ulu nui ʻana i nā makahiki he 10 i hala. Ua hōʻike ʻia nā loulou i nā kūlanakauhale nui i ka ulu nui a me ka makemake nui i kēia makahiki - ʻo ia hoʻi, ʻo Roma me Alitalia, London Gatwick me British Airways, ua hoʻokuʻu hou ʻia ʻo Cairo me Air Arabia Egypt, a me Tbilisi a me Yerevan (hoʻomaka ʻo Ianuali) me Ryanair.
Ua hoʻolauleʻa ʻia ka ʻāina ʻāina o kēia lā me kahi makana kūhelu iā Annabella Cremonte, he kumu yoga mai Voghera (he kūlanakauhale ma kahi o 130-kms mai BGY) e haʻalele ana i kahi hoʻomaha ma India me kāna keiki, ʻo ka mea lanakila e hele pū ana me kekahi o nā mea lawe hou loa o Milan Bergamo. Alitalia. Hāʻawi ʻia i kahi pahu Kalikimaka i hoʻopiha ʻia me nā tiketi hale kiʻiʻoniʻoni, nā tiketi hale hōʻikeʻike, nā palapala hōkeo hōkele, kahi hoʻokipa hoʻokahi makahiki a me nā makana ʻē aʻe, ua hāʻawi pū ʻia ʻo Annabella me kahi pā hoʻomanaʻo e hōʻailona ai i ka hana nui o ka mokulele. Ma kahi kokoke i hoʻokahi mahina e hele ai ma mua o ka helu ʻana i nā helu hope, ke manaʻo nei ke kolu o ka mokulele ʻoi loa o Italia e hōʻea i ka hopena moʻolelo o kahi kokoke i 13.7 miliona mau kaʻa ma ka hopena o Dekemaba.
Ma ke kamaʻilio ʻana i ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻana i kēia lā, ʻōlelo ʻo Giacomo Cattaneo, Luna Hoʻokele o ka mokulele ʻo SACBO: "He manawa haʻaheo kēia no ke kahua mokulele ʻo Milan Bergamo, e ʻōlelo nui ana no ka hana ikaika a me ka hoʻolaʻa ʻana o ka hui holoʻokoʻa ma aneʻi. Ua kūpaʻa mākou e hoʻokō i nā koi o kā mākou wahi lawaiʻa a ma waho aʻe, e ʻimi ana i nā wahi hou aʻo ka hoʻomau ʻana i ka hoʻopukapuka kālā i ka wā e hiki mai ana. Ua hoʻohui ʻo Cattaneo: "He manawa poina ʻo Lucky 13 no kā mākou mokulele a ke wānana nei mākou i ka ulu mau ʻana no nā makahiki e hiki mai ana."
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Today's landmark was celebrated with an official prize-giving to Annabella Cremonte, a yoga teacher from Voghera (a city about 130-kms from BGY) departing for a holiday in India with her son, the lucky winner travelling with one of Milan Bergamo's newest carriers Alitalia.
- Handling just one million passengers for the first time in 1999, today saw the airport celebrate the historic moment with the lucky 13-millionth passenger departing for Dheli via Rome.
- Links to capital cities have shown significant growth and notable demand this year – in particular, Rome with Alitalia, London Gatwick with British Airways, recently launched Cairo with Air Arabia Egypt, as well as Tbilisi and Yerevan (launching January) with Ryanair.
