Hi to all, further news from Italy: AIR DOLOMITI will give up the feeder flight Bari-Venice, usually operated=20 for suitable connections to the hub of Munich. Reduce from thrice daily to= =20 twice the flights on Verona-Bari. Without changes the daily relations=20 between Bologna-Bari. ALITALIA will increase to twenty =80 pour leg on domestic flights the fuel= =20 surcharge with effect Oct. 1st. 2005. EUROFLY positively close the first half 2004 with +46% in term of=20 passengers carried and +41% for revenues. Augusto Angioletti, CEO comments= =20 to us in advance the first six month in 2004 in profit with 654000 pax=20 carried, 100,5 million =80 as gross income, 15500 charter flights operated= =20 and a load factor that growths to 69,34%. Respectively +46%, +41%, +45% and= =20 +2% up to 2003 referring the datas previously showed For that is confirmed= =20 the decisions done in the past and with that performance is forecasted to=20 close the 2004 with 235,821 million =80 as turn around, +32% up to 2003,=20 thanks to the positive performance performed in this summer season. In July= =20 for example passenger was growths about +60% reaching 222000 (139000 in=20 2003). Turn around gowths +52% reaching 29,516 million =80 (19,462 in=20 2003) amd 4.641 charter flights operated +65% in July 2003 were 2815. Thanks to two positive years (2003 and starting 2004) we are on the way to= =20 go ahead - says Angioletti and to continue in our expansion plan that will= =20 see the MD82's out of the scene. Further two A320's will join the fleet and= =20 in June the third A330's that will show the new Eurofly livery. In spring 2005 is expected in delivery the 1st 48 seater A319's, destined=20 to be in service from June for the all business flight from Milan Malpensa= =20 to New York. Unknown at the moment in which airport the flight will land.=20 The airline plans to offer a first class serive, most elevated then the=20 offered from the competitors outside Italy. Milan Malpensa will continue to= =20 be the most important operation airport and they are in course to evaluate= =20 a new base in South Italy or outside. The policy is to continue on the way= =20 to a de-seasonally service. At the end of October could be announced the=20 new base and the new business plan for the next three years. Its clear that a pair of A320's will be positioned in Sharm el Sheikh in=20 Egypt to grant charter service to 8 destinations in Italy. Its a=20 competitive choice due to the large all the year movements of Italian=20 holidaymakers to Red Sea, plus there are various resorts Italian fully=20 owned to grant the stays to the crews. JET2, will base at Manchester 6 B737/300 in the spring-summer season 2004=20 and will add daily flights to various destinationas in Europe. To Italy,=20 Venice (just served from a four weekly to Leeds Bradford) and Pisa with=20 daily flights. To Venice from Manchester Terminal 1 flights will commence on March 19th.=20 2005 to Oct. 31st. 2004. From Pisa is charatized from a typical seasonal=20 summer service from May 26th. 2005 to Oct. 4th. 2005. B737/300 is the type= =20 of aircraft in use. Not confirmed the flights from Leeds to Rome .Budapest, Faro, Geneve,=20 Malaga, Murcia, Nice, Valencia are the other destinations planned. RYANAIR Europe's marketing manager declares that Ryanair being not=20 interested to buy Volare. She has declared that Volare is a strong=20 competitor in Bergamo airport for the number of flights operated in and out= =20 from that port of call, its also a direct competitor in some routes and=20 consequently isn't too strategic the purchase of this carrier. Its=20 interesting not an eventual acquisition but we think (declares Sinead Finn)= =20 more then an acquisition we think to an organic growth. She also declares that an eventual Milan-Rome could be possible not before= =20 then three years from now. Ryanair intends to develop new routes from Italy= =20 to Europe. We think after to plan domestic flight not only in Italy but=20 also in Germany. Now is difficult to define when we have the allowance to=20 fly from Milan to Rome, but surely not before then three years There are=20 further priorities such as market while Spain for examples. She declares=20 that Ryanair is in talks with 5 airports and 60 in Europe and the airline=20 waits the delivery in the next five years of 100 new ships. Today Ryanair has also celebrated the 16th. million passenger carried on=20 ist flight to and from Italy. 7,5 million only in 2004. The airline is on the way to celebrate the 100th million pax carried on its= =20 planes since 1985. For that reason has launched a new bargain campaign from= =20 Sept. 30th. to Nov. 30th. where passenger that books a round trip ticket=20 with allowance to fly from Oct. 1st. 2004 to Dec. 21st. The fortunate traveller will receive a prize for an amount of 100000=80. VOLARE GROUP did'nt confirms the intention to sell its charter division to= =20 Eurofly or other pretenders. Volare Group the operative holding where=20 Volare Airlines And Air Europe are directly controlled not confirms these=20 news appeared today on the medias. Mauro Gambaro Chairman reports that=20 the charter segment its an our strategic asset of the holding and its=20 activities are part of the new business plan where the guidelines were=20 approved from the board on 17th of this month. The new business plan=20 reports the development of two brands, Volareweb for the low cost=20 operations in Italy and Europe. Air Europe only for long haul regular and=20 charter flights. That's all for today, Best Regards, Marco This is an aviation bulletin with the intention only to well known the=20 Italian aviation scene