Rome Fiumicino brings yoga and minigolf to the terminals
At Rome Fiumicino Airport , the waiting time before the flight also becomes an opportunity to move. Aeroporti di Roma and ASI - Italian Sports and Social Associations launch "Move and Fly", a new project that introduces sports activities directly in the Leonardo da Vinci terminals, with the aim of integrating well-being, sociality and movement into the airport experience.
The first experimental phase includes two areas dedicated to yoga and mini golf respectively, installed in the departures areas of Terminals 1 and Terminal 3. Passengers will therefore be able to use part of the time before boarding to carry out light and recreational activities, transforming a normally sedentary phase of the journey into a more dynamic one.
The stations will be manned by qualified instructors, also with knowledge of the English language, to assist Travellers during the activities. The project also looks at families: for children and young people, the sports areas will offer an alternative to traditional waiting spaces, encouraging movement and interaction with other peers in an international environment.
Sport enters the passenger experience
"Move and Fly" is part of a concept of the airport that is less and less limited to the transit function. For ADR, the project expands the services dedicated to well-being and aims to improve the quality of time spent in the terminal, especially in the moments before departure.
The message chosen to accompany the initiative is "Waiting is Energy", an invitation to consider even a few minutes of waiting as an opportunity to move and experience the airport space in a different way.
The project was developed with ASI precisely on the basis of the idea of combining two complementary concepts: the airport as a place of travel and sport as an expression of movement. The goal is to stimulate physical activity in a traditionally sedentary context, while creating opportunities for socialising and sharing.
For passengers at Rome Fiumicino, the novelty therefore introduces an unusual service in the Italian airport landscape, designed not so much to occupy time, but to improve well-being during the journey. If the test phase is positive, "Move and Fly" could also become an interesting model for expanding the offer of wellness services within the airport in the future.
