Wizz Air to boost Tuzla - Vienna flights

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Alitalia brand on sale

ITA will start flying on October 15 as Italy's new flag carrier, replacing a bankrupt Alitalia, but hardly anyone has heard of it. That's not the case for Alitalia - a storied brand, albeit tarnished by years of labour troubles, inefficiency and serial bankruptcies. Which is why the head of ITA Fabio Lazzerini (a former Alitalia man) plans to buy the brand in a tender the Italian government announced last week. ITA will be flying the old airline's aircraft, using many of its slots in Milan and Rome, and be staffed by the slimmed-down remnants of the old carrier's workforce. That's not the way ITA is being spun by Brussels and Rome. The European Commission determined last week that ITA and Alitalia are separate entities - so-called economic discontinuity. As a result, the new company is not liable for €900 million in illegal state aid received by its predecessor, which also allows Rome to inject €1.35 billion of fresh money into the new company. Just a few weeks before its maiden flight, search engine results for “ITA” bring up everything from the Italian Trade Agency to Amsterdam’s International Theatre. That makes the Alitalia brand crucial for the new company. ITA chief Lazzerini said he’d “do everything” to win the auction, which starts at €290 million. Only Ryanair publicly showed any interest - which it has since withdrawn. Industry figures say there’s been little appetite among competitors for the troubled brand, although reports say Italian ministerial officials are expecting some interest. Only companies “having a net worth … of not less than €200 million and holding air transport operating licenses or air operator certifications” are allowed to bid.
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Wizz Air to boost Tuzla - Vienna flights

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Wizz Air has scheduled additional flights on its planned new services from Tuzla to Vienna as a result of strong demand. Starting April 27, the low cost carrier will perform five weekly flights between the Austrian capital and Tuzla instead of the initially planned three weekly service. As previously reported, the carrier will also boost frequencies from Tuzla to Dortmund, Frankfurt Hahn, Basel, Berlin and Gothenburg this summer when compared to last year.

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Nemjee10:36
It's really nice to see them do so well out of VIE. I am sure INI will be boosted as well.

I would say TZL was a missed opportunity for OS but I doubt they could have made it work with their cost structure and fares.
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Anonymous11:19
Great news!
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Anonymous11:39
Bravo Tuzla :-)
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Google Driver11:50
Good news for Tuzla
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Anonymous19:01
Why didn't Bratislava work? But Vienna flights are getting an increase and they haven't started yet. They should of started with five flights a week rather than three flights a week
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Anonymous15:41
what about flights for Nuremberg
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Unknown16:52
What happened with Mostar and Scandinavian cities?
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