Ryanair (FR, Dublin International (DUB)) along with other low-cost carriers Air One (AP, Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International (FCO)), Volotea (V7, Palma de Mallorca Son Sant Joan (PMI)) and Jet2 (LS, Leeds/Bradford International (LBA)) have all allegedly expressed interest in starting flights to Comiso (CIY), a new airport near Ragusa, south-eastern Sicily, planned to open in May/June 2013. Built on an abandoned NATO air base, Comiso's operator, Società Aeroporto Comiso, markets the facility as being ideal for Low Cost Carriers as well as an alternative to Catania Fontanarossa (CTA), whose serviceability is often undermined by the nearby active volcano, Mount Etna.

Sideral Air Cargo (SID, Curitiba Afonso Pena International (CWB)) is planning to take delivery of an ex Air One (AP, Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International (FCO)) B737-400(F) (N309MS, MSN 24906) currently being prepared at Curitiba Afonso Pena International (CWB). As mentioned previously, the Brazilian cargo carrier was originally due to take delivery of its B737-400(F) (MSN 24529, PR-ADX) in May last year, to add to its current sole B737-300(F), but this, however, never materialized.

Air Incheon (Seoul Incheon International (ICN)) has taken delivery of its first aircraft, ex-Air One (AP, Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International (FCO)) B737-400(F) HL8271 (MSN 24912), that has been converted into a freighter by Aeronautical Engineers at Miami International (MIA). It will operate the aircraft on its own air operator certificate from March 1 onwards and not wet-lease the aircraft from Jeju Air (7C, Jeju International (CJU)) as previously reported. Air Incheon plans to operate scheduled cargo services from its homebase at Incheon to Tokyo Haneda (HND), Qingdao Liuting International (TAO), Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan (ULN) and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (UUS). It then plans to add a second aircraft in June.

Air One (AP, Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International (FCO)) will take over all domestic routes from Venice Marco Polo Tessera (VCE) currently served by its parent Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International (FCO)) from March 24 with the exception of the route to Alitalia's hub Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International (FCO). Air One will take over the routes from Venice to Bari Karol Wojtyla International (BRI), Lamezia Terme (SUF) and Naples International (NAP) and introduce new seasonal routes from Venice to Cagliari Elmas (CAG) and Olbia Costa Smeralda (OLB). The Alitalia flights are currently operated with a mix of EMB-175s and EMB-190s of Alitalia CityLiner (CT, Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International (FCO)). Air One will use A320-200s.

Air Italy (I9, Milan Malpensa (MXP)) as well as Air One (AP, Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International (FCO)), Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International (FCO)), Blue Panorama Airlines (BV, Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International (FCO)), Meridiana fly (IG, Olbia Costa Smeralda (OLB)) and international carriers Air Berlin (AB, Berlin Tegel (TXL)), Air Malta (KM, Malta Luqa International (MLA)), Blue Air (Romania) (0B, Bucharest Otopeni Henri Coanda International (OTP)) and easyJet (U2, London Luton (LTN)) will all have to move their operations to Catania Fontanarossa (CTA) to air force base Sigonella (NSY) located approximately 15 kilometres west of Fontanarossa airport between November 5 and December 5. The single runway at Fontanarossa will be closed for repairs during this time. All passengers travelling from Catania will have to check-in and pass security checks at the airport before being driven to the air force base by bus as there is no passenger facility in Sigonella.