Alitalia lands on the long haul leisure charter market
Alitalia and Eden Viaggi tour operator signed yeaterday a twice years partnership on long haul leisure flights.The parties will work in the winter time season from December to April starting from the next coming one. The destinations are La Romana and Saint Maarten in the Caribbean. Mombasa and Zanzibar with weekly rotations from Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa.
"it - explains Marco Sansavini, Alitalia sales, distribution and customer care manager - an important industrial and commercial innovation to allow Alitalia to seasonally adjust its revenues and expand its presence in a complementary segment to its own market and expressing significant demand flows in the winter months".
New strategy
The transaction also comes from the strategy Alitalia oriented long-range expansion of the fleet, made with a view for optimizing the use of the same aircrafts during the winter seasons when, in Europe, the main carriers reduce capacity offered. "We are pleased that Alitalia has chosen Eden Viaggi - shows the president Nardo Filippetti of Eden - as a partner for its entry into the world of long-haul charter flights."