Air Serbia boosts Tivat operations

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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 Only Ryanair publicly showed any interest - which it has since withdrawn.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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Air Serbia boosts Tivat operations

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Air Serbia has announced it will introduce three additional return flights between Belgrade and Tivat in the coming week due to increased demand. In addition, the number of existing flights will see added capacity and will be operated by larger aircraft. Overall, the number of available seats will increase to around 5.000 per week, up 33%. Air Serbia’s General Manager for Commercial and Strategy, Jiri Marek, said, “We are very satisfied with the increased interest in flights to the Montenegrin coast. We believe that passengers want to take advantage of the nice weather during September, and we are happy that we have the opportunity to make it possible for them”. Air Serbia restored operations to Montenegro on August 19 following a five-month suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Anonymous10:56
nice
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Anonymous11:59
One more boosting! Nice.

I also saw that in October Air Serbia increased FRA to 4 pw
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Anonymous16:07
I'm surprised YM has not responded.
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Anonymous22:28
Basically, JU needs MNE.
35% of its network relies on TGD and TIV
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Anonymous09:57
I am not surprised, charter demand in September seems to be stronger than in August. Today alone there are 10 charter flights from Belgrade.
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