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Genoa – The flight canceled, once again. Is a first flash back to Genoa only ‘from the end of February onwards. Before, nothing.
Paolo Ribeca, his wife Giulia and their daughters Clelia and Cecilia live in Edinburgh. They have roots in Genoa. And this is where they wanted to go back, for the Christmas holidays. by find grandparents, friends, relatives. A long-awaited trip: the Ribeca family had already had the ticket in their pocket since Easter. Removed No way. Not even this time.
Paolo Ribeca is a 47-year-old researcher in the field of biotechnology; his wife Giulia studied archeology, but currently she is mainly dedicated to the daily life of the house and her daughters. Clelia (who is 13 years old) and Cecilia (who is 8 years old). They have lived in Edinburgh since 2000. But every time Christmas is at home. In Genoa.
We had already booked the return flight for Easter in Christmas 2019, when there was still no talk of Covid – says Giulia – on April 13, the first cold shower: with l’Italia in lockdown Easy Jet canceled all flights. And we stay at home. From Christmas 2019 to Easter 2020, the world has been changed by an unknown enemy. It came suddenly.
However, the cancellation of that flight not made at Easter by the Ribeca family is reimbursed. And with the money recovered, Paolo, Giulia and the two little ones decide aim straight for Christmas 2020. On the way to go back and celebrate with grandparents and relatives, in Genoa.
Schools in Edinburgh ends December 22 and precisely for this date we had chosen to leave – says Mother Giulia – to be in Italy in time to enjoy the holidays in peace, all together ».
In a matter of days, everything passes. Italy that, with the Christmas decree, starts the closure for holidays. IS UK isolated for mutated virus, with a stopover on accompanied flights, in Italy, of the entry ban for those who have stayed in Great Britain in the last 14 days.
“A month ago Easy Jet canceled all flights for Italy – explains the Ribeca family – now the stop has been total, even from London. Only the gods remained at the window from late November until yesterday. Ryanair flights, dear– Weekends only, £ 100 each. Now we don’t even have that chance anymore. ‘
The situation in the UK is dramatic: “In Kent, where all the goods arrive, with commercial ferries, everything is blocked – says Giulia – it has become a huge parking lot of stationary trucks. We follow on Facebook the situation of many Italians who, like us, cannot return. What Christmas will it be? Unfortunately, at a distance – says Giulia – my sister lives in Sydney, we have always tried to meet at least at Christmas. It cannot be done this year. And we are concerned that there will not be flights that can be booked until at least the end of February.
Dozens of protests yesterday over flights canceled at the last minute. And there are also those who wrote directly to the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte. Like Fabio Curetti, a Genoese, father of a 19-year-old university student at Oxford.
“After having embarked on a four-hour trip between bus and train and despite having a regular ticket and a negative buffer, my son could not leave – writes Curetti, in the email sent directly to the Prime Minister – it is due return to university accommodation, with another four hours of travel. I also contacted Farnesina: there are three thousand protest emails and, among those who had to go home, there are also minors. Italians, Curetti complains, have had the worst possible treatment: “All other countries have allowed their citizens to return from London and Great Britain. Italy does not. I understand that the irrational fear of a varied virus plays bad jokes but, especially in these situations, clarity and efficiency would be needed.
Application? One: the repatriation from Britain, as soon as possible, of all those who have been suddenly stranded. Although he is already at the airport: «I hope that the Government can rectify a situation that has taken a pathological turn. And that allows, as soon as possible, implement the only possible solution. We need free flights for our children and citizens who still want to return to this country that does not seem to want them.
