"The revenues of 2021 were 50% less than the industrial plan, influenced by some factors: pandemic, then we did not win the Sardinia tender and we could not start the advertising campaign to sell tickets until 10 October. ".

This was stated by the executive president of Ita, Alfredo Altavilla, in a hearing with the Transport Commission of the Chamber about the company's industrial plan.

Since it left on 15 October "we have transported 1.26 million passengers, with a turnover just under 90 million euros", he added, underlining that the agreement with trade unions and professional organizations was very important for the new contract ".

"It is necessary to integrate the airline into an alliance on equal terms that guarantees growth and positive economic results and exploits and enhances the potential of Fiumicino and Linate to generate traffic for Ita Airways, avoiding becoming the spare wheel of other carriers to build trust in Europe ", Altavilla affirmed again," we are talking about an equity alliance "and there are" contacts with many operators both in Europe and outside Europe ".

According to the executive chairman of the airline, "conditions are in place to accelerate this process and close within the first half of the year".

Options on the table include German Lufthansa, Delta-Air France and Iag, the holding company that controls British Airways, Iberia and Vueling.

(Unioneonline / F)