Wizz Air Abu Dhabi touches down in Belgrade

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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 Only Ryanair publicly showed any interest - which it has since withdrawn.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 Air Abu Dhabi touches down in Belgrade

NEWS FLASH

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has inaugurated flights between the capitals of the United Arab Emirates and Serbia this weekend, reconnecting the two cities with a nonstop air service for the first time in seven months. The low cost carrier will maintain operations with its Airbus A321neo aircraft. Serbia and the United Arab Emirates have signed a quarantine free travel agreement for vaccinated passengers. The quarantine-free travel corridor, which came into effect on May 15, no longer requires nationals and residents of either country to quarantine upon arrival, while abiding by other precautionary measures. Based on the new rule, citizens and expatriate residents, who want to benefit from the quarantine-free travel corridor, need to show evidence confirming they have received the last shot of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to the approved applications or certificates issued by their health authorities. The UAE recognises Serbia's new digital green certificate, which shows evidence of Covid-19 vaccination and testing.

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Anonimus15:18
Very affordable prices.
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Anonymous20:22
Lovely crew ��
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Anonymous08:53
Very nice video and a cool addition to BEG. I think Wizz is a much better fit than EY because they were extremely expensive for locals. Transfers can be handled by FZ, QR and TK.
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Anonymous12:05
There were about 100 pax each way.
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