In the two Sicilian airports, the passenger growth trend continues in the first months of 2025 The growth trend of passenger traffic at Palermo Falcone Borsellino International Airport continues. According to data released by Gesap, the management company of the Palermo airport, 815,545 travelers passed through in April, +3.06% compared to April 2024 (791,308). An increase of 1.36% in flights (5,526 compared to 5,452 in April 2024). The average number of passengers per flight is also growing: 148 compared to 145 last year. In addition, there were 277 thousand travelers on international flights, or 26% of the total passengers. In the first four months of 2025, Palermo airport totals 2,373,960, +6.30% on January-April 2024 (2,233,306) and +2.45% of flights (16,330 compared to 15,940 in 2024). Average passengers per flight 145 compared to 140 in 2024. Traffic estimates indicate that about 900 thousand passengers are expected in May. Catania Airport is…

Militello Val di Catania has been elected Borgo dei Borghi 2025, Gibellina will be the Capital of Contemporary Art 2026 Great success for Sicilian villages that win two prestigious awards. Militello Val di Catania won first place as Borgo dei Borghi 2025, a contest linked to the Kilimangiaro program, broadcast on Rai3. The victory came thanks to the town’s Baroque heritage but also for the naturalistic value of the Cascate dell’Oxena. Militello Val di Catania is therefore added to the list of Sicilian villages that, over the years, have won this important contest that gives visibility and tourist attractiveness: Montalbano Elicona (in the province of Messina), Petralia Soprana and Gangi (in the province of Palermo) and Sambuca di Sicilia (in the province of Agrigento). Gibellina, in the province of Trapani, has been named Capitale Italiana dell’Arte Contemporanea 2026, an honor conferred by the Ministry of Culture in what was the…

Igor Scalisi Palminteri’s work is the first in Italy and the sixth in the world Rusulia, the mural by Igor Scalisi Palminteri, has conquered the hearts of Palermo and the world, climbing the ranking of the specialized Street Art Cities platform to become the first Italian work and the sixth globally. Not just an artistic victory, but a collective success – of the Sperone community and of all those who have worked for this result, from Sperone167 to VediPalermo, together with many other realities that have joined forces to achieve this prestigious result: Rusulia is a piece of the mosaic that wants to be a new form of expression of the Sperone, a neighborhood that has decided to rewrite its history and proudly raise its head against degradation and abandonment, for a collective rebirth. The artist, with words full of emotion, tells the true meaning of this achievement: “I don’t…

On DAT flights to Lampedusa and Pantelleria you can browse our new editorial product that will tell you about the beauties of the two islands The first issues of InFlight have been released, the travel magazine published by Passione Sicilia Edizioni that you can find on board the DAT Volidisicilia planesthat connect Palermo, Catania and Trapani to the islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria. With the quality of graphics and content that you have already been able to appreciate in Amazing Sicily Magazine, in InFlight you will find photos, stories, culture, art and curiosities about the islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria. A way to discover how beautiful these pristine places have to offer and prepare for your holidays on the islands even before landing! You can browse the magazine as always also online, both on our website www.passionesiciliaedizioni.it/#inflight  and on that of DAT, www.dat.dk/it/inflight.