Spohr: “I confirm that talks are underway with Msc Group”
Carsten Spohrmanaging director of the German airline Lufthansaconfirms his interest in Ita, the company born from the ashes of Alitalia. “Italy is the most important market in Europe for us and, on a global basis, second only to the USA. It is a market that we know well thanks to the presence on your territory of ours. Air Dolomiti “he stressed Spohr, on the occasion of the press conference for the presentation of the financial statements, regarding the interest in the German giant for Ita.
“Italy is a strategic market and we think that Lufthansa is the ideal partner for Ita, Spohr continued. “We confirm that talks are ongoing with Msc Group “which has formalized an expression of interest for Ita and, in the next few hours, will enter the data room of the Italian flag carrier.
The first European aviation group presented i accounts 2021: one emerges from the press release reduction of the net loss to 2.2 billion, compared to 6.7 the previous year. The group also generated a turnover of 16.8 billion of euros, approximately 24% more than the previous year which had been 13.6 billion euros. The increase in passengers, the transformation and restructuring of the company and the associated cost reductions contributed to a significant improvement in profits.
The company returned to profit in the third quarter thanks to strong activity in the summer months. The group Lufthansa provides a increase significant of application for air travel for the current year. In February, customers booked more airline tickets than at any point in time since the start of the pandemic. The number of bookings for the Easter and summer holiday periods has almost reached the level of 2019.
For some destinations the number of bookings has even tripled compared to 2019, the year before Covid. However, “le great uncertainties regarding the dramatic developments in Ukraine and the economic and geopolitical consequences of the conflict, as well as the remaining uncertainties on the progress of the pandemic, do not at the moment allow us to provide a detailed financial perspective “, reads a statement.
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