By 2060 in the warmer periods The global warming could induce a Increase in prices of the flight who start from Mediterranean airports Like Rome Ciampino and Pantelleria in Italy, Chios in Greece and San Sebastian in Spain, thewarmer and rarefied air in fact he risks making Decolla difficulties from stopovers with short slopes, forcing the airlines to load less passengers on board. This is indicated by the study of the British Reading University published in the Aerospace magazine.
The researchers studied how the hottest and least dense air affects the lift planes (i.e. the force that pushes them upwards) during the take -off in 30 airports from all over Europeincluding four Italian airports: Malpensa, Ciampino, Fiumicino and Pantelleria. The study focused in particular on theAirbus A320a plane commonly used for short and medium -range flights throughout Europe.
The results indicate that, by 2060, some Airports with shorter slopes they may have to Reduce the maximum weight to take -off Of about 10 passengers flight during the summer months. The most penalties would be four: Ciampino and Pantelleria in Italy, Chius in Greece and San Sebastian in Spain. Larger airports, such as London Heathrow and Gatwick, have long enough slopes to manage the A320 even in extreme heat conditions, but could have difficulties with larger planes such as the Airbus A380, which needs more space on the track.
The heat risks interfere also with the Airport operations: airlines may have to reprogram flights in fresher times of the day and the needs of maintenance from the slopes they could increase due to the rapid degradation of the surfaces in conditions of extreme hot.
“A world that heats up has an impact on people and companies all over the world, and now we are showing a way in which the price of summer holidays could increase: flying in Spain, Italy or Greece could become more expensive Since flights transport less people because of climate change, “observes the first author of the study, Jonny Williams.” The warm summer days, in which the smaller airports must reduce their weight, will become more frequent. Our research shows that conditions that occurred once in a summer, three or four days a week could occur by 2060 “.
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