Italian flag-carrier
Alitalia on Wednesday unveiled its first new routes from its
main Fiumicino hub after this summer's lifesaving deal with
Etihad Airlines.
From Wednesday a biweekly link with Marrakesh is starting
and from October 26 there will be a new Rome-Marseille service.
Furthermore, according to Alitalia's Network Director
Massimo Iraci, "many other new intercontinental and
international links will be opened in the next few months,
according to the AZ/Etihad development plan, especially from
Fiumicino".
The Etihad deal, finalised at the start of August, left
2,250 jobs at risk but the Italian government stepped in to save
more than half of them, 1,250.
While the deal, which was formally signed August 9, will
keep Alitalia in the air, it also offers Etihad a stronger
foothold in Europe and access to lucrative routes.
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