> > >Hi to all, > >further news from the busy italian scene: > > > > > >AIR ALPS, today in Bologna, the managing director Mr. Bevilacqua has >presented the new route Stuttgart-Bologna-Lamezia Terme in operations from >May 5th. 2003. This is the new expansion phase of the project Euroeregio, >where Air Alps now with 7 Doriners 329 serve various destinations located >not only in Austria, country of origin of this airline but also with >destinations in Germany, The Netherland, Switzerland, Italy. Routes= operated >in conjunction with the major flag carrier of the coountry of destination >such as KLM to Amsterdam, Swiss to Zurich and Alitalia regarding operations >to Italy and via Rome. > >More than 580000 passengers has been carried until now with an annual >ivoice close to 30 million of Euro in 2002 and 186 peoples employed. This >new summer season starts with new flights like the rotation today= presented, >but also the seasonals flights from Vienna to Siena, Siena to Olbia, Bozen >to Cagliari, Olbia, Naples, Lamezia Terme, Parma to Olbia and the charter >rotations from Bern to Elba. Cancelled the rotation from Stuttgart to Rome, >reduced from five to four the weekly flights from Bern to Rome. >Stuttgart-Rome now operated from Alitalia and in sharing with Air Alps. >Declaring about the future, Mr Bevilacqua says "soon the eight prop will >join the fleet and new projects will starts with this new plane". > >The route Stuttgart-Bologna-Lamezia will satisfy the business demand with >origin from the two regions, Baden Wurtemberg and Emila Romagna, where >important automotive brands while Mercedes, Bosch, Audi are based there and >here famous similar trade marks such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Masrati, >Ducati and also the small-major size industry present in this place.= Nearest >locations like Florence, Rimini, Venice, Verona are reachable easiest via >motorway or railway thanks to the generous interesting crossway position of >the main city of Emilia Romagna. > > > >ALITALIA, the board has decided regarding the finacial proposal discussed >with Barclays Bank for a 10 year financing operation of the value of 544 >million of USD in order to purchase further 6 B777's. > > > >MERIDIANA, in this summer season will offer the 7% more capacity in the >network with 236 thousand seats available and 132 more weekly flights. > >The increase hits Sicily with 11% more > >La compagnia aumenter=E0 dell=9211% more, 56 weekly additional flights to= =20 > Sardinia. > >With effect June 1st to end of September will resume the seasonal routes= on >Bergamo-Olbia, Olbia-Naples and Olbia-Turin these latest two from 14th of >June to 14th of September, the non stop seasonal flight Olbia-Pisa. > >Two flight a day seasonals from Olbia to Venice and Verona, whereas 4 are >the daily flights from Catania to Rome and 2 from Bologna to Naples. > >In August are suspended 2 of 5 daily flights from Verona-Rome, 1 of 2 on >Naples-Linate and the Olbia-Cagliari route. > > > >WINDJET, has opened the web site where the customers can book the low= cost >flights offered from this new low cost domestic carrier where on June 18th. >2003 will start with four 180 seater A320, with a medium average of 5= years. >Further six aircrafts will be introduced when the business plan is >completed. In this phase the palnes rotates from Palermo to Rome= FCO/Forli', >Catania to Forli'/Rome FCO, Lampedusa to Forli'/Palermo. Next addition is >Milan and various international destinations. > >from CATANIA > >CATANIA - ROMA FIUMICINO > >from June 18th. 2003 > >06.50 08.00 daily JET2222 > >14.25 15.35 daily JET2226 > >18.10 19.20 daily JET2268 > >CATANIA - Forl=EC > >from June 18th. 2003 > >10.35 11.55 daily JET1300 > >from PALERMO > >PALERMO - ROMA FIUMICINO > >from July 9th. 2003 > >06.50 07.50 daily JET1222 > >13.55 14.55 daily JET1226 > >18.00 19.00 daily JET1268 > >PALERMO - Forl=EC > >from July 9th. > >10.15 11.30 daily JET1402 > >PALERMO - LAMPEDUSA > >from July 12th. 2003 > >10.20 11.00 saturday JET1001 > >from ROMA FIUMICINO > >ROMA FIUMICINO - CATANIA > >from June 18th. 2003 > >08.45 09.55 daily JET2223 > >16.20 17.30 daily JET2227 > >20.05 21.10 daily JET2269 > >ROMA FIUMICINO - PALERMO > >from June 18th. 2003 > >08.35 09.35 daily JET1223 > >16.20 17.20 daily JET1227 > >19.45 20.45 daily JET1269 > >from Forl=EC > >Forl=EC - CATANIA > >from June 18th. 2003 > >12.25 13.45 daily JET1301 > >Forl=EC - PALERMO > >from July 9th. 2003 > >12.00 13.15 daily JET1403 > >Forl=EC - LAMPEDUSA > >from June 28th. 2003 > >14.05 15.45 saturday JET1801 > >from LAMPEDUSA > >LAMPEDUSA - Forl=EC > >from Jly 28th. 2003 > >11.45 13.25 saturday JET1802 > >LAMPEDUSA - PALERMO > >from July 12th. 2003 > >16.25 17.05 saturday JET1002 > >In the web site company is presented with a slogan, "we born low cost". >Concepts similar to the normal low cost such as the low fares categories. >The strangely thing is the not presence of any kind of service, free or >under payment. Nothing and nothing. Limited otsourcing to the necessary is >another policy of this carrier. > > > >Byezz from Italy, > >Marco > > Hi to all, after a couple of weeks busy to configure the new PC, I'm again here to=20 report some news from Italy: AIR BLU' is a new third level carrier based in Trieste with intention to=20 start-up regular flights from Trieste to Paris CDG (2 times a day) and two= =20 times a week from Trieste to Bucarest and Trieste to Moscow. Fleet is based= =20 on Canadair CRJ200 and after with ATR42/500. AIR ITALICA plans to start its regular flights on June 23rd. with a single= =20 ATR72. AOC is granted from Alisea Airlines. The airplane is based at=20 Bergamo. The airline headquarter is in Pescara. Routes are=20 Pescara-Bergamo/Milan Mxp/Venice from Monday to Friday. Pescara-Split on=20 saturday and sunday, extended five times a week from the end of July. A=20 seasonal Pescara-Olbia is also operated in the peak season. Web site si open at www.airitalica.com AIR ONE will start in these days the route Trapani-Bari-Venice with=20 B737/400 150Y. ALITALIA, continues the protests and the strikes of the flight attendants=20 after the airline decision to reduce the personnel aboard of its planes=20 starting from the domestic flights. Reduction plans to cut from four to=20 three peoples pour flight. With effect June 1st. 2003 has planned this new= =20 crew configuration, yesterday more than the 50% of the personnel in service= =20 has been declared as sicked and consequently part of the scheduled was been= =20 cancelled. Today more than 110 flights was been cancelled. Yesterday=20 evening the airline has change policy resuming the configuration previously= =20 in service. The decision to cut the flght attendants in service on each=20 flight was been performed to lower the operative costs of the 7-8%.=20 Alisnack also is the new brand of the catering box now available onboard=20 and prepared from the catering service to reduce the manpower aboard of the= =20 airlines in order to reduce the costs. In a newspaper during the past week was been published the future financial= =20 plan for the next three yeras where Alitalia will reduce the presence at=20 Milan Linate, from 2006 will be available only the shuttle Milan-Rome and=20 the new destinatiions planned to be added or resumed. From Milan Linate in summer 2004 only the flights to Rome, Naples,=20 Palermo, Catania, London , Paris, Madrid From Milan Mxp in summer 2004 new destinations added are: CPH, SKG, IEV,=20 TSR, KRK, BIO, ZAG, TSR, Shanghai, IAD. From Milan Linate in summer 2005 only the flights to Rome, Naples,=20 Catania, London , Paris From Milan Mxp in summer 2005 new destinations added are: St. Petersburg,= =20 Cincinnati, Manchester, Peking. Atlanta. From Milan Linate in summer 2006 only the flights to Rome. From Milan Mxp in summer 2006 new destinations added are: Johannesburg,=20 Delhi and Rio de Janeiro. Destinations as S.Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore and Bangkok will be=20 resumed from a partner operator. Will drop with effect June '03 the route Malpensa-Osaka, the route=20 Rome-Tokyo from B777 to B767. Plus the B777 will be introduced on the=20 following routes starting:03Jun03 Rome-Osaka. 01Nov03 Rome-Buenos Aires,=20 11Feb04 Rome-Sao Paulo. From Milan to Buenos Aires from 02Nov03, 08Feb04=20 Milan-Sao Paulo and 02Mar04 Milan-Miami. Starting this month starts to phase-out the 8 MD11. The latest flight is=20 planned not more than September or starting October. May 31st. is out from a couple of days and no details are available=20 regarding the possible joint venture with Meridiana, uncorfirmed sources=20 reports that Meridiana has considered to low the price offered for the 20%= =20 batch of shares. Rumours reports also some talks with Air One. PUGLIA AIR is a new operator that intends to operate regular flights=20 starting this month from Foggia to Milan and Rome FCO using an ATR42=20 wet-leased from Italy First. At the end of June will start the route Milan= =20 Mxp-Foggia, at the end of October the routes from Foggia to Rome FCO and=20 Palermo. A joint venture was been signed between a financial group European= =20 Financial Investment headed from Paolo Bergamaschi and Promodaunia Public= =20 resources are available to promote and launch these flights, exactly 540=20 thousand Euro for the first year, 350 thousand in the second and 200=20 thousand in the third. Each operational are confirmed in advance of 60 days= =20 each year. The basic fare for these flights starts from around 100 Euro one= =20 way. THAI INT. is looking to open a two times a week rotation from Milan Mxp to= =20 Bangkok depending fronm the air travel market crisis after the SARS hit the= =20 South East Asia. VOLAREWEB has dropped the intention to add the route Milan Mxp-Hahn with=20 effect mid June '03.