Israir to launch Ljubljana 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 Only Ryanair publicly showed any interest - which it has since withdrawn.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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Israir to launch Ljubljana flights

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Israir Airlines will commence seasonal flights between Tel Aviv and Ljubljana this summer. According to the “Sierra5” portal the new service comes as a result of an agreement between the airline and the Slovenian Tourist Board following the IMTM International Tourism Conference in Tel Aviv last week. Israir will maintain two weekly flights between Israel’s largest city and the Slovenian capital from late May until October 13, although there will three charter flights operated during Passover, in mid-April. Services will be maintained with the 180-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. The carrier has been successfully serving other markets in the former Yugoslavia including Montenegro and Serbia for several years. Last month it announced plans to launch operations to Skopje as well. Israir is Israel’s third largest airline behind El Al and Arkia. El Al’s subsidiary Sun d’Or Airlines maintains seasonal flights to Ljubljana. Israir will replace Adria Airways which previously operated on the route as well. Israir becomes Ljubljana Airport’s third new carrier for the 2020 summer season following Iberia and Windrose Airlines. Further flight details for the new Tel Aviv - Ljubljana service can be found here.

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Anonymous11:59
Nice! Seems like the upcoming summer season will be very colorful.
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Anonymous12:16
Damn. When Adria went bust I completly forgot they had Israel in their service in summer season.
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Andrej76712:38
I don't count Windrose a a serious about LJU service
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