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easyJet.com launch Venice-Manchester

easyJet.com will open three times a week by Feb 14 2012 the route Manchester-Venice on tuesdays, thursdays, saturdays. easyJet.com will open soon also the new route from Venice to London Southend.

Ryanair Bologna-Hahn's service upgrade to all year round

This service is extended along the winter timetable with twice weekly offer on tuesdays and saturdays.

Air France reduce Naples-Nice

This service Naples to Nice is expected to be resumed only in the peak summer time 2013 from Jun 24 to Sept 1 2013.

Carpatair ceased Bologna-Timisoara

Without any press release the airline has ceased the twice weekly service Bologna-Timisoara with effect Oct 9th 2012.

Air France downgrades Nice-Venice

This service currently operated four a week will be proposed twice weekly only in summer 2013 (saturdays and sundays).

Eurolot cease Florence-Krakow

Twice weekly service Florence-Krakow will be discontinued from Oct 28 2012. This route operated with DHC8Q400s is planned to be resumed in summer 2013 as seasonal flight.

TAROM opens Iasi-Rome FCO

TAROM Romanian Airlines will open a new three times a week service as from Dec 2012 to Iasi from Rome FCO. Next services planned by TAROM is to reach Verona and Turin in summer 2013.

Meridiana fly schedule Christmas rotations to Crotone

Six flights operated on most importants weekend on Christmas Holidays (saturdays and sundays) are operated to Crotone fropm Verona and Turin with a B737s based at Turin.

Emirates plans ad hoc flights reduction to Milan Malpensa

First early bird from Milan Malpensa to Dubai is affected by planned cancellations in October and on next winter schedule 2012/13.

Jet Airways reduce Milan Malpensa

Jet Airways will reduce from daily to 5xweek in summer 2012/13.  Reductions are in progresws right now as from September. Time to time along the week are until 3 flights cancelled every week.

10 years of service of Honeywell APUs on Alitalia B777s

 

On past Sept 20 2012 Alitalia has been prized by Honeywell for its 10th anniversary of flying with APU installed on B777s. First B777/243ERs I-DISA joined Alitalia fleet on Aug 2002.

Blue Panorama lease a B767/300ER to Biman

A Boeing B767/3G5ER EI-CXO is currently in lease from Blue Panorama to Biman Bangladesh as from Oct 1 2012.  It still flying on the Asian airline network.

Air Berlin opens Cagliari-Dusseldorf in May 2013

Three times a week is the new route available from May 2013 that will links Dusseldorf and Cagliari. Air Berlin opens Zurich weekly and confirm Munich as three times a week.

Alitalia serve Eataly genuine foods

 

Alitalia as from tomorrow to Oct 8th 2012 on Rome-New York JFK (AZ608/9) in Classica Plus (Premuim Class) and Classica (economy class) serve a selection of Eataly genuine foods while Penne pasta artesanally made au gratin from prized Pastificio Afeltra from Gragnano, meatballs "La Granda", Piedmontese cattle breed, rolls carrots and zucchini crisp, Grana Padano DOP Plac, Amaretto Peaches, Breadsticks type "rubatà" and Taralli Puglia Agricola del Sole. 

During the flight will be offered also tasty snacks based on Focaccia, Strolghino, salami ham from Zibello dop de l'Antica Ardenga Massimo Pezzani and Small Pastries signed by the nationally acclaimed pastry chef Luca Montersino.

The initiative is designed to promote collaboration between Alitalia and Eataly. Inside the store Eataly, at 200 Fifth Avenue in New York, there is already a corner Alitalia where you can purchase products and services supplied by the airline.

The project is to offer in-flight gastronomy and products of Made in Italy, part of the strategy of Alitalia to enhance the excellence of our country in the world. Alitalia's commitment to improve more and more on-board services and menus offered to its customers, has been recognized for two consecutive years by the American monthly magazine Global Traveler, which has awarded the company the award for "Best Airline Cuisine" as the best airline in the world for the quality of food served on board.

Alitalia offers on board intercontinental flights from Rome to New York JFK menus Eataly, the largest wine center in the world dedicated to food and beverage quality, which selected the best company for the culinary excellence of the Italian Regions

Alitalia expands by 30% winter charter operations

With some jets now clear from operations due to winter timetable regular schedule reductions. Alitalia will use these jets not  on planned regular maintenance checks on long haul leisure operations with a 30% increase.

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