--=======38FD1BDA======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-30212A9A; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi to all, further news in this issue regarding the Italian civil aviation scene; AIR ALPS with effect Jan. 12th. 2004 will commence a three times a day=20 flight from Rome FCO to Rimini, two times a day in the weekend. Seasonal = in=20 summer are planned the routes Rimini-Olbia and Rimini-Alghero. AIR DOLOMITI has suspended the three times a week flight from Rimini to=20 Munich, recently after the start of the winter season operated only on=20 fridays, saturdays, sundays. In the summer season 2004 is planned to=20 restart the flights. Has applied new promotional fares point to point from Verona to the=20 European destinations during the Christmas holidays from Dec. 20th. 2003 = to=20 Jan. 6th. 2004 starting from 149 Euro without taxes. Barcelona, Paris and= =20 Bruxelles are the destination promoted. ALITALIA, general manager Dott. Zanichelli has presented the new highligh= ts=20 for the future of the carrier: New long haul destination like Boston, Washington, Toronto, New Delhi=20 (pending the Indian government approval); Stockholm, Copenaghen, Luxembourg and Manchester. Rome-Verona in the domestic flights. Especially in the long haul the presence will be increased of the 32%, th= e=20 13 B767/300ER will receive a new lay out with 25 Magnifica Class seats an= d=20 192 in economy. About China the flights will be not resumed due to the unavailability of=20 adequate frequencies and agreements for code share operations will be=20 established. Also Zanichelli have declared that the talks with Meridiana are being=20 freezed due to some opposite positions in the two carriers. BASIQ AIR has confirmed Naples as one of the most preferred flights from=20 the customers. In this route there are more passenger then to Pisa and Be= rgamo. FLYBE drops the route Bergamo-Southampton with effect Jan. 7th. 2004. MINERVA AIRLINES will join the extraordinary administration on the next d= ays. V-BIRD add Rome Cia with thre flight a week with A320's on the route to t= he=20 airline hub in Niederheim. That's all for today, Best Regards, Marco --=======38FD1BDA======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-30212A9A Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 14/11/2003 --=======38FD1BDA=======--