Jump to content

Photo

Alitalia going bust?


  • Please log in to reply
20 replies to this topic

#21
Avelo

Avelo

    ae4ever

  • Member
  • 1,328 posts

User's Awards

5    2   

I follow the german news by "aero.de" ander "aerotelegraph" as well as several news papers concerning alitalia. The CEO of Lufthansa clearly said many times that Lufthansa won't buy Alitalia in one piece. Lufthansa is only interested in slots or fleet fragments. Anyway it seems also that Lufthansa will take over Air Berlin until the end of the year which is causing enough business on its own.

Also the Italian Prime Minister stated several times that the government "won't buy Alitalia once more". The Moment I read that staff refused the rescue plan was a headshaker for me. Shortly after, Etihad Investment Manager left his place for a new one, also caused by the crisis of Air Berlin. Etihad announced that it wants to sell all shares of Air Berlin and I guess this is their attitude concerning Alitalia, too.

Nevertheless I just read that Alitalia expands its route network with several long haul destinations in the winter flight plan. I guess this is just strategy to show possible opportunities to potential buyers. Now Alitalia says it wants to Focus on Long-Haul.

Either way I'm with those who'd rather see the brand Alitalia sink into neverlands as for me the name was only a synonym for mismanagement, corruption and impoliteness.

To the consequences for Italian aviation market:

easyJet and Ryanair stated that they both could base up to 10 aircraft by the end of the summer flight plan. Air France - KLM and IAG as well as Lufthansa and her group members stated that they would care for the long-haul routes of Alitalia.

The only gap left would be a reliable regional carrier, but Air Dolomiti and other weak carriers in Italy could be pushed up by the time Alitalia gives way for them.

I therefore would say that the main part of the Italian aviation market would recover within less than five years. Maybe the transition will even be nearly fluid.

We will see.

The bottom line is that Alitalia deserves to die, period. Italy's flag carrier is and was always a white elephant for the government and its taxpayers.




0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users