Edelweiss to resume Macedonia, Kosovo flights

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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 Only Ryanair publicly showed any interest - which it has since withdrawn.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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Edelweiss to resume Macedonia, Kosovo flights

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Edelweiss Air has resumed operations today after more than two months, with the carrier to restart services to Skopje, Ohrid and Pristina in June. The Swiss International Air Lines subsidiary confirmed that flights between Zurich and Skopje will be reinstated on June 7, while services to Ohrid will start on June 14. Daily operations between Zurich and Pristina are due to commence on June 15. As planning is very much contingent on entry restrictions at the respective destinations, the airline’s flight timetable is being adjusted on an ongoing basis and is subject to change. Airports in both Macedonia and Kosovo are currently closed for commercial traffic, although their reopening is expected during the first half of June.

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Anonymous11:05
I wonder how Chair can fly every second day do PRN and Edelweiss is restricted?
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Anonymous13:14
Really good to see them coming back to Ohrid as well.
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