Wizz schedules special Skopje - Bucharest 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 Only Ryanair publicly showed any interest - which it has since withdrawn.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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Wizz schedules special Skopje - Bucharest flights

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Wizz Air has scheduled and put on sale eight flights between Skopje and Bucharest next summer, aimed at football fans heading to the Romanian capital for the UEFA Euro 2020 football championships, which have been delayed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Macedonia has qualified for a major football event for the first time and will play its group matches in Bucharest and Amsterdam. Wizz will run flights from Skopje to the Romanian capital on June 13, June 14 and June 17. A total of three flights will operate on June 13 between the two cities, one on June 14 and four on June 17. Macedonia plays its matches in Bucharest on June 13 and June 17. Tickets are available for purchase via the airline’s website.

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Anonymous11:10
excellent
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Anonymous11:13
Hopefully they make this a regular route. There is definitely growing demand which is spiffing and should be exploited.
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Anonymous16:22
this news are since October and they are old now.
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