Airports of Southern Italy Direct?

Dear All,

There appears to be a massive Internal Investment with Airports in Southern Italy. As of up to yet, this beautiful part of Italy appears to be relatively undiscovered by the British. The Swiss, Germans, Dutch and Italian Nationals are already arriving by the Plane-load.

In particular, the following Airports seem to be getting New business:

1) Lamezia Terme, in Calabria (Toe of the Boot) – No Direct UK Flights!
2) Crotone, in Calabria (Toe of the Boot) – No Direct UK Flights!
3) Reggio Di Calabria, in Calabria (Toe of the Boot) – No Direct UK Flights!

Anyone heard any rumours of direct flights to these airports from the UK?
Surely one of the ‘Budget’ companies can see the potential here?

On a related point, the following airports are being built or are rumoured to be built. Can anyone confirm or update the present situation to me? i.e. as to when they will go ‘live’ and as to proposed connecting destinations?

1) Scalea, in Calabria (Toe of the Boot) – Airport should have opened years ago but still no one seems to know of an open date.
2) Sibari, in Calabria (Toe of the Boot) – Rumours were that the building of an Airport was due to start 2005. Not a whisper!
3) Pisticci, in Basilicata (Arch of the foot) – Rumours that the Airport is to go International. Anyone heard of or been to this Airport?
4) Potenza, in Basilicata (Arch of the foot) – Rumours that an Airport is to be built. Anyone heard of this Airport?

Any help from anyone on this subject matter would be greatly appreciated.
With all this investment, someone somewhere knows something surely?

Anticipated thanks……

Mickey ‘O’