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Salerno Airport 2026: Volotea's New Routes to Nantes, Cagliari, Catania and Verona
Four new direct routes launched at Salerno–Costa d'Amalfi this year, reinforcing the airport's role as the Amalfi Coast's second gateway.
Four new routes out of Salerno
Salerno–Costa d'Amalfi airport, tucked between the towns of Bellizzi and Pontecagnano Faiano and run by GESAC — the same operator behind Naples Capodichino — picked up four new direct connections this year courtesy of the Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea. Nantes came first, launching 11 July 2026, followed two days later by Cagliari on 13 July; both fly twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Once the summer season winds down, Catania and Verona join the schedule from 2 September, each flying twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays through the winter.
Volotea now joins Ryanair, easyJet and AeroItalia on the airport's board, which has been steadily adding capacity since scheduled flights resumed here in 2024. It's a modest set of new routes rather than a transformation, but for anyone already flying Volotea out of Nantes or Cagliari, it means skipping Naples or Rome as a connection point entirely.
How do you get from Salerno Airport to Amalfi or Positano?
The airport sits 15km from Salerno's city centre and roughly 45km by road from Amalfi itself, so it's a launchpad for the coast rather than a doorstep. Busitalia Campania runs the Salerno Airlink shuttle bus directly between the airport and Salerno's train station — no intermediate stops, via the motorway — for €5 one way, timed around flight arrivals and departures.
From the station area, the fastest onward leg in season is usually the ferry: boats leave from Molo Masuccio Salernitano, a short walk from the station, for Positano, Amalfi, Maiori, Minori, Cetara and Vietri sul Mare. A SITA coach along the coast road is the cheaper backup if the sea is rough or the last boat has gone.
Worth building a trip around?
Twice-weekly frequencies mean these four routes only work if your travel dates line up with them — Wednesday or Saturday for Nantes and Cagliari, Monday or Friday for Catania and Verona once that pair starts in September. Outside those days, Naples Capodichino or a connection through Rome remains the more flexible option.
It's also worth knowing regardless of which route you fly: Salerno is the officially designated backup airport for Naples Capodichino's runway closure in November 2026, and this steady drip of new routes and shared GESAC management suggests the airport is being built up for exactly that kind of role, not just for one-off holiday charters. First reported by Il Mattino and TTG Italia, with route and fare details confirmed on the airport operator's own site.
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