Alitalia to relaunch with much smaller fleet: Sources
The Italian govt plans to take control of loss-making Alitalia in a month or so, creating a new company that will start off with a much smaller fleet, union sources said Monday. According to the sources, the industry ministry told unions Monday that the new Alitalia would start with 25-30 aircraft, around a quarter of the fleet it was operating before the coronavirus outbreak. Alitalia and the industry ministry were not immediately available for comment. "The govt said that 25-30 aircraft would only be the starting point, but we are concerned the fleet will not be expanded once the emergency is over," one of the sources told Reuters. The govt did not spell out what its plan was for Alitalia's workforce, which is currently in excess of 11,000. <br/>
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Alitalia to relaunch with much smaller fleet: Sources
The Italian govt plans to take control of loss-making Alitalia in a month or so, creating a new company that will start off with a much smaller fleet, union sources said Monday. According to the sources, the industry ministry told unions Monday that the new Alitalia would start with 25-30 aircraft, around a quarter of the fleet it was operating before the coronavirus outbreak. Alitalia and the industry ministry were not immediately available for comment. "The govt said that 25-30 aircraft would only be the starting point, but we are concerned the fleet will not be expanded once the emergency is over," one of the sources told Reuters. The govt did not spell out what its plan was for Alitalia's workforce, which is currently in excess of 11,000. <br/>
