Ihlelwe nguBenet Wilson
Isikhululo se-Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino (FCO) yisikhungo samazwe ngamazwe esikhonza i- Rome, e-Italy futhi futhi yikhaya lokuhambisa umkhosi we-Alitalia. Isikhumulo sezindiza esimatasa, ngakho-ke sinikeza amathiphu okukusiza ukuthi uhlole indawo noma ngabe ufika noma usuka.
Evuliwe ngo-1961 ngemigwaqo emibili, Isikhumulo sezindiza saseFiumicino sitholakala ngamakhilomitha angu-30 ukusuka enkabeni yedolobha. Inezinsimbi ezine zokuphatha abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-40 ngonyaka.
I-Terminal 1 isingatha izindiza ezindizayo, iSchengen Area kanye nezindiza ezihamba phambili ze-Alitalia, kanye nezindiza zasekhaya zasekhaya nezaseSchengen eziqhutshwa yi-KLM, Air France, Hop, Air Europa, Luxair, Compagnie Aérienne Corse Méditerranée SAEM, Etihad Regional-Darwin Airlines, Air berlin, eNiki ne-Air Serbia. I-Terminal 2 ilawula izindiza ezihambayo, iSchengen non-Schengen yi-Easyjet, i-Wizzair, i-Blue Air, i-Sun Express, i-Air Moldova ne-Meridiana, ngaphandle kwezindiza eziya e-Olbia nezindiza ezihamba phambili ezivela ku-T3.
I-Terminal 3 ilawula izindiza ezindizeni, iSchengen ne-Non-Schengen. I-Terminal 4 isekela izindiza eziqondile eziya e-United States nase-Israel eziqhutshwa yi-American Airlines kanye nezinkampani zendiza zase-Israel.
Abahambi bangabheka isimo ngesikhathi sangempela kwiwebhusayithi yesikhumulo sezindiza. Kukhona izinhloli zokuphepha eziyisithupha e-Fiumicino Airport kanye nemishini engu-66 x-ray ekhomba ukuhlola abagibeli. Isikhumulo sezindiza sikhulise izindawo zayo zokuphepha ukuze sinciphise amabhodlela abagibeli.
I-Customs ingaba inqubo ngokusheshisa - ukubuka okusheshayo epasipoti yakho futhi usuqedile. Kodwa kuye ngokuthi inani labahambi kanye nenani lezinkathi zonyaka, inqubo ingabambezeleka kakhulu.
Uma udinga ukuhlala eduze nesikhumulo sezindiza, cabanga ngehhotela le-Hilton Rome Airport, elixhumeke kuma-terminals ka-Fiumicino ngomugudu omboziwe.
Ihlinzeka ngebhayisikili yamahhala e-Rome edolobheni elisebenza izikhathi eziyisishiyagalombili ngosuku.
Ezingeni zokufika, kune-shuttles namatekisi abiza cishe ama-Euro angu-40 noma i-$ 44, ukuze afike enkabeni yedolobha. I-Tren Italia isitimela nayo iyindlela yokufinyelela eRoma. Fika lapho ngezinga lokuhamba ngokuthatha umgwaqo ohamba ngezinyawo ozokuthatha esiteshini sesitimela. I-non-stop Leonardo da Vinci eya eRoma I-Termini ingaba ngu-10 amaRandi ($ 11). Isevisi evamile esheshayo kodwa ejwayelekile njalo cishe ngama-Euro 5 ($ 5).
Lapho usuka e-FCO, uma uhlola imithwalo, lungiselela ukulinda isikhathi eside futhi abahambi bayelulekwa ukuba babonise okungenani amahora amathathu ngaphambi kwezindiza zomhlaba wonke. Izindiza zezindiza zifuna ukubeka izitifiketi zokuphepha kuma pasports, ngakho gwema ukubambezeleka futhi uqiniseke ukuthi unayo ngaphambi kokuqhubeka esangweni lakho.
Uma usuqalile ukungena futhi uvikelekile, phefumula futhi ujabulele ikhofi yakho yokugcina yase-Italy kwenye yezinkomishi zasesikhumulweni sezindiza. Noma uya ezitolo ukuze uthole izipho zokugcina ezivela ezitolo ezifana ne-Armani ne-Gucci, kanye nezitolo ezithengisa imikhiqizo engenzi lutho yase-Italy.