Wifi, car rentals, check-in: leaving or arriving at Salerno's new airport? Here's what you need to know

Christ Stopped at Eboli (which is actually a bit further south than Salerno) in the distribution of public power outlets in Campania's airports. Because, if at Naples Capodichino a few dozen charging points are scattered here and there around the terminal, at the 'Salerno Amalfi Coast' (IATA code 'QSR') there is no trace of it In the departure lounge.

Moreover, Christ also stopped as far as wifi and car rental services at the terminal that reopened to commercial flights after eight years on Thursday, July 11.

Now, it is true that (according to airport operator Gesac and the political authorities who intervened on July 11 to reopen the airport), building, dating back to 2007, will be in use for about a year, before passengers are transferred for another year to the terminal used for private flights that is under construction and before theOpening of an entirely new terminal by the end of 2026.

But given that we are in Italy, where public works historically go slowly, and given that by now any airport found in a civilized country has charging points available for passengers' personal electronic devices, a little thought before the reopening of the facility might as well have been given. As well as to wifi, which is also a 'must' in terminals around the world.

The Flight Club was on the second plane that landed Thursday, July 11, at QSR and was able to 'map' The services on site, discovering that, as for car rental, there is one, actually: it is called Center Group and has a small office inside the terminal, with exposed car rates available.

The first thing to take into account, if you want to reserve a car to take a trip to the Amalfi Coast or to Paestum and the many tourist attractions in the surrounding area, is that it can only be done by phone (at 3938136269) and then pay or leave a deposit by providing credit card details or by wire transfer.

However, the attendant on site told us that "starting next week" Web-based reservation should also be available. Do not look online for other car rentals at the airport, because there are none. Currently, if you go to the rentalauto.co.uk portal and set the IATA code 'QSR' as the rental location, you will simply find nothing.

The air terminal is at One floor, with arrivals and departures on the same level. Once disembarked you walk to the entrance and a small room equipped with two small baggage claim belts.

From there we proceed by entering what is the departure lounge and to the exit. A not inconsiderable advantage is the very short journey that needs to be made from the aircraft steps to the parking lot in front of the terminal.

As well, for those who leave, the distances are really limited, partly because the hall where the check-ins will be located will be the size of three or four large lofts on the Navigli in Milan. The somewhat less positive part is that services are reduced to the bare minimum.

There is a coffee bar which offers sandwiches, flatbreads, pizzas, and delicious desserts, but if you ask for something hot to eat you will be disappointed. In addition to that there are the aforementioned car rental office, a small pharmacy, an ATM machine and toilets. Stop.

There are four check-in counters, two security checkpoints and as many gates.

That for the weekly peak of flights planned for this Summer 2024 (29) is more than enough.

But if as early as next summer the airport were to gain further altitude (and the success of the bookings made for these first weeks so suggests), a few moments of chaos may have to be preventable.