LOT to launch two new Rijeka routes

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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 Only Ryanair publicly showed any interest - which it has since withdrawn.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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LOT to launch two new Rijeka routes

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LOT Polish Airlines will introduce seasonal summer flights from Szczecin and Olsztyn to Rijeka in July, complementing its existing operations from Warsaw. Services from both cities will commence on July 3 and operate once per week, each Saturday, with the Dash 8 turboprop. Flights from the two cities will be maintained in a W rotation and run until early September. Further details for the Szczecin service can be found here, while additional information for flights from Olsztyn can be viewed here.

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Anonymous16:21
The EU is opening up in July to all vaccinated passengers. There are already many new route launches from many airlines in July. They will take advantage!
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