--=======4A4F755E======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-12F43F86; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi to all, from this busy italian civil scene: AIR FREEDOM is a new proposed low cost carrier founded from Eugenio Meroni, entrepreneur and Roberto Pianti, quality manager of the low cost airline. Motto is "an island in flight". The image is for an airline that grants comfort, pleasure and freedom themes. Olbia Costa Smeralda airport is the hub of the new airline, that plans to start the regular flights in September with wet-leased 168 seater B737/400's. Flights shall be operated with policy of point to point flights with a short turn around with destinations Turin, Brescia, Genoa, Trieste and Bologna. Bari is an airport valued from the airline for future expansions. Isn't excluded the possibility to continue to international destinations such as Lyon, Paris, Stuttgart, Berlin, Munich, Vienna. Founded in Sardinia this airline will take a very distinctive attention to the locals of this island, discounts are planned for the emigrants, natives, residents and third generation with ad hoc money saves. How much cost the basic fare, 50% less thae the other fares practised from the outsiders. Flights will be operated various times a week and bookings are via internet, travel agents and hot lines. Crews are supplied like the planes from the brokers, but, soon will start selections for cabin crews. A discrete security non armed service will vbe grabnted aboard of each aircraft. The founders believes in this project after the positives results of various analysis that speaks regarding an increase of the 23% regarding the passenger carried from the low cost carriers in the next five years. MACEDONIAN AIRLINES, due to the highest contracts signed with european tour operators on saturday and sunday is forced to lease until three jets in Turkey. Last week 2 B737NG and one B737/400 from Pegasus. This weekend is reported in operations Sky Airlines of Turkey. That's all for today from Italy, Byeezz, Marco --=======4A4F755E======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-12F43F86 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.489 / Virus Database: 288 - Release Date: 10/06/2003 --=======4A4F755E=======--