easyJet delays Ljubljana return until 2021

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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 Only Ryanair publicly showed any interest - which it has since withdrawn.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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easyJet delays Ljubljana return until 2021

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Low cost carrier easyJet has delayed the resumption of its flights to Ljubljana until next year. The airline will now inaugurate its new service from London Luton to the Slovenian capital on January 15, 2021, while flights from London Gatwick are to be restored on January 1. Operations from Berlin will resume on March 28. Further changes remain likely. The airline initially planned to fly from London's two airports to Slovenia starting in December. As a result, Ljubljana Airport will not be served by low cost carriers for the rest of the year.

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Anonymous10:57
Not surprised about London. For the first time in history, CDG has registered more passengers compared to LHR.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/28/heathrow-overtaken-as-europe-largest-airport-by-charles-de-gaulle-london-covid-paris

The London airports are currently not managing the airports efficiently. U2 has struggled a lot with this.
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*-*12:08
What do you mean? I’ve got bookings to LJU over Xmas with easyJet and Transavia that have not been cancelled yet
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Anonymous23:22
Very sad but not surprising :(
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