Ita Airways in data room for maintenance andhandling Alitalia
Ita Airways asks the Government same incentives that the small airports and the local administrations grant to carriers low cost active in Italy or it will be “a bloodbath“to recover the eroded market shares. The Treasury-controlled carrier began operations on October 15, with a fleet equal to less than half of that of Alitalia, finding himself having to chase Ryanair, Wizz Air and others low-cost companies that have strengthened on the domestic market.
Altavilla: “Unity of intent with Lazzerini“
“We are not in a competitive position. Recovering market share can result in a bloodbath if we chase someone who receives incentives,” he explains. Alfredo Altavilla, the president of Ita Airways, speaking to the Transport Committee of the Chamber and denying the turbulence at the top of the company, of which press indiscretions speak. “Journalistic speculations“, Altavilla liquidates her, assuring that “unity of purpose with Lazzerini“has never been questioned.
The bills
In 2019 the companies low-cost they received in total almost 400 million euros in subsidies from small airports, according to the data cited by the top manager. In the same year, Alitalia, again according to Altavilla, did not receive any incentives from the airports. The accounts, however, hold. Pending the approval of the board of directors on the final accounts for 2021, “theEbit is in line with that envisaged by the industrial plan at around 170 million negative “, explains Altavilla, highlighting that” with half of the revenues and a higher cost of fuel, L’focus on the costs of services and supplies allowed us to keep unchanged the result: good index performance“. Reassurance also on the operational front.
There initial fleet it is true, “has been halved”, admits the president, but already in the course of this year “it will increase by 50% to 78 aircraft, for return to 105 aircraft by 2025 “. The hiring that with 62 new entries already in these first 20 days of 2022, “will not be interrupted”. Reassurance also for the fate of the Alitalia brand, bought for 90 million.
(Continued: the negotiation for the industrial partnership …)
#Ita #beats #cash #government #cost #incentives #bloodbath