(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 23 - The Sicilian regional government on
Friday told its airport handling companies to stop selling Mafia
trinkets and memorabilia.
"Let the sale of merchandise and souvenirs on the Mafia theme
end in the shops and commercial areas of Sicilian airports,"
said regional mobility councillor Alessandro Aricò.
The official wrote to the top brass at the management companies
of the airports of Palermo (Gesap), Catania and Comiso (Sac),
Trapani (Airgest), Lampedusa (Ast) and Pantelleria (Enac).
"Maintaining a dignified image stripped of the usual negative
stereotypes is without doubt a firm line to be held in the place
of first arrival of tourists and visitors reaching Sicily," he
said. (ANSA).
Sicily tells airports to stop selling Mafia merch
Mobility councillor writes to airport management companies