Italy Airline News

Aeroflot starts Bologna-Moscow on Sept 1 2012

2012-05-06T13:38:00Z

The traffic rights recently released between Italy and CIS allows to fly daily on Bologna-Moscow for Aeroflot and operations will commence as from Sept 1 2012 with A320s aircraft.

Delta Air Lines quits New York Rome in W12/13

2012-05-06T13:35:00Z

No flights are planned to be operated from Rome FCO to New York JFK along the winter timetable 2012/13. Delta will continue to sell tickets on code share flights operated by Alitalia.

Meridiana fly lease an A330s to BMI

2012-05-06T10:43:00Z

BMI will use a Meridiana fly A330/200s in twin class lay out as from May 19 to Jul 29 2012. This plane is used three times a week from London LHR to Riyadh-Damman on mondays, wednesdays, saturdays. London Heathrow-Riyadh-Jeddah on tuesdays, thursdays, sunjdays. These flights operates in overnight.

Aeroflot increase Milan MXP-Moscow

2012-05-06T10:41:00Z

The winter schedule 2012/13 will see an additional daily flight from Milan Mxp to Moscow SVO. The daily rotations are increased from two to three.

Kontikisky.com opens Bologna-Constanta

2012-05-06T10:31:00Z

Its now on sale on web site www.kontikisky.com the new route operated thrice weekly Bologna-Constanta as from June 18 2012 with operations based on three times a week on mondays, wednesdays, fridays.

Schedule is:

Bologna-Costanta 15:45-18.45 ALR904

Costanta-Bologna 14:00-15:00 ALR903

Flight rates are from 75€ one way

Last flight is schedeuled on Sept 28 2012

Air Vallee reduce schedules

2012-05-06T10:29:00Z

Air Vallee as from May 2012 operates only oin saturdays the route Parma-Catania, weekly the Parma-Bucarest and four a week the Turin-Pescara and no more flights are on the destinations announced in the past for the next three months.

Kontikisky.com not opens Florence-Bucarest

2012-05-06T10:27:00Z

The planned route Florence-Bucarest which they has requestd slots for flying as from June 12 2012 is now cancelled

Transaero launch new routes to Italy

2012-05-06T10:16:00Z

The new traffic rights modifications recently released between Italy and CIS has allowed new operations of Transaero on:

Rome FCO to Moscow VKO daily from summer 2012 with B737/700s

Milan Mxp to Moscow VKO on tuesdays, wednesdays, fridays, sundays with B737/700s

Rome FCO to St. Petersburg on thursdays, saturdays, sundays with B737/500s

Milan Mxp to St.Petersburg on thursdays, fridays, sundays with B737/500s

Venice to Moscow VKO on thursdays, saturdays, sundays with B737/700s

Venice to Moscow DME on thursdays saturdays sunjdays with B737/300s

Darwin reduce schedules by 30% on Genoa-Geneve

2012-05-06T10:11:00Z

The service Genoa-Geneve waqs reduced from 11xw2eek to 8xwe3ek due to low demand. Swiss Air Lines code sharing have not allowed the increase of load factors.

Ryanair opens seasonal Alghero-Pescara

2012-05-06T10:07:00Z

Seasonal service to Alghero from Pescara is planned to be resumeed as from Aug 3 on mondays and fridays, August only.

Windjet is going to put workforce in mobility

2012-05-06T10:02:00Z

Letters has been written to the trade unions and government authority in order to put in evidence the financial negative status of the airline and the necessity to clòaim government work aids for all workforce composed by 504 people. Operations continues as regular for the moment.

The airlione waqs selected by Alitalia for to be merged with and after that authorities involved will give the feedback necessary for proceeding ahead with full take over the airline has informed about the current status.

Brussels quits winter services to three Italian gateways

2012-05-06T09:59:00Z

Catania, Naples and Florence will see no flights scheduled to Brussel in winter 2012/13 timetable operated by Brussels Airlines. The same was in the poast winter schedule but after Christmas holidays.

Air France drops Milan Mxp-Toulouse

2012-05-06T09:56:00Z

By the winter 2012/13 no services are planned on the route Milan Mxp-Toulouse with Air France. Strong competition with easyJet.comn on the same route and operated not in the same days affected an extra capacity on the route.

Air Canada upgrades summer services to Rome

2012-05-06T09:54:00Z

Daily as from May 1 2012 on Toronto-Rome FCO and by June 2 2012 the A330/300s replace the B767/300s. The route six per week on Montreal Rome is seasonally planned with A330/200s.

Cathay Pacific downgrades Rome FCO-Hong Kong in winter 2012/2013

2012-05-06T09:49:00Z

Hong Kong primary carrier Cathay Pacific wil apply reductions on Hong Kong-Rome services. Its six a week basically from Nov 11 except from Nov11 to Nov 26 when it is 5xweek as from Jan 14 2013 to mid March 2013.