Windrose to boost Zagreb service

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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 Only Ryanair publicly showed any interest - which it has since withdrawn.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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Windrose to boost Zagreb service

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Ukraine’s Windrose Airlines will increase frequencies on its recently launched service between Kiev and Zagreb by adding an additional weekly rotation for a total of three. The extra flight will launch on December 4. As a result, services will run each Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The carrier has seen healthy loads on the new route, which has proved popular with Ukrainian tourists. Windrose recently announced it would launch flights to Skopje and Belgrade during the first week of December, while planned operations to Ljubljana have been put on hold due to entry restrictions.

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Anonymous10:37
I am still surprised this market was missed by OU. Their Q400 would be much better than the three hour ATR ride with Windrose.
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Anonymous10:56
On their Facebook page, Zaggy was promoted more than once I think and has received many likes and hearts. My guess is that route will be daily in summer. Bravo Hrvatska!
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Alen12:13
In the ocean of bad news, finally something positive.....
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Anonymous12:24
Bravo Hrvatska!
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