Alitalia ranked third most punctual airline in Europe and tenth in the world in the first two quarters of 2017, according to the report published by FlightStats (flightstats.com), the US independent data services society specialized in commercial aviation. According to the chart, 84 per cent of Alitalia flights arrived on schedule from January to June. […]
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Over 15 thousand young travelers have already joined the initiative specially designed by Alitalia for people aged between 12 and 25 years. Passengers under 26 years of age can avail of exceptional convenient fares to fly to Italy until 8 August (from Athens fares starting from €57 one way) with the possibility to fly extended […]
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EU antitrust regulators warned that Lufthansa’s intention to buy a minority stake in ITA Airways could harm competition and raise prices, intensifying pressure on the German airline to present remedies in the coming weeks. The Commission announced in January that it would fully investigate Lufthansa’s plan to buy a 41% stake in state-owned ITA from […]
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European consumer and travel industry associations have asked the European Commission not to approve a series of airline mergers, warning that consolidation between airlines would result in “higher prices, lower quality of service and fewer satisfied passengers”. The letter to Commission Vice-President and Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is co-signed by ECTAA (European Travel Agents’ and […]
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On the eve of its 33rd Annual Congress and General Assembly, ACI EUROPE is today publishing the latest edition of the Airport Industry Connectivity Report, the definitive barometer of air connectivity. The report is based on the connectivity indexes developed by SEO Amsterdam Economics – the most comprehensive and complete tool for measuring and ranking […]
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Following dialogues with the Commission and national consumer protection authorities, 16 major airlines have committed to better information and timely reimbursement of passengers in case of flight cancellations. The Commission had alerted the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) enforcement authorities in December 2020 to address several airlines’ cancellation and reimbursement practices in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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Following dialogues with the Commission and national consumer protection authorities, 16 major airlines have committed to better information and timely reimbursement of passengers in case of flight cancellations. The Commission had alerted the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) enforcement authorities in December 2020 to address several airlines’ cancellation and reimbursement practices in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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The challenges of the airline industry are captured in this week’s data short-term growth clouded by the reality of having to cut another 7.9 million seats from the planned July schedules. For every positive indicator, there seems to be an immediate response with further lockdowns or bubbles deflating. This weekend saw a very small Covid-19 […]
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Ryanair Holdings plc today (1 Feb.) reported a Q3 loss of €306m, compared to a PY Q3 profit of €88m. Features of this 3-month period to 31 Dec. included: • Q3 traffic fell from 36m to 8m (-78%). • €3.5bn cash at quarter end (31 Dec.). • Cost reduction & liquidity management continues at all […]
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Fiumicino will be the first airport in Europe to activate “Covid-tested” safe air corridors, on flights coming from US, excluding quarantine for passengers, thanks to Aeroporti di Roma’s cooperation with Alitalia and Delta Air Lines. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Italy has been at the forefront of measures and protocols for containing the virus, so […]
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