Alitalia, there is an agreement with Brussels: Ita operational from 15 October

Alitalia affair. An agreement was reached between the government and the European Commission for the launch of Ita (Italy air transport), destined to take the place of the national airline. “The discussion with the European Commission on the establishment of Italia Trasporti Aereo (Ita) was successfully concluded. The new company will be fully operational starting next October 15, the date on which the first flights are scheduled to take off”, the ministry said. of Economy and Finance in a press release. “The discussion with the European Commission made it possible to reach a constructive and balanced solution, which guarantees the discontinuity necessary for compliance with European legislation. The positive outcome of the dialogue with the Commission offices allows the procedures relating to the increase to be started. capital of Ita and creates the conditions for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the transfer of certain activities from Alitalia to Ita “, reads the note again. “With the start of Ita operations – underlines the ministry – the foundations are laid for a new national carrier for solid, sustainable and independent air transport, capable of operating in the sign of discontinuity and with solid prospects for growth and development “.” With Ita a new important Italian airline is born, with significant development prospects and which will be able to compete on the national and international market “, affirms the Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, who underlines:” Ita will be able to offer answers to the new needs of air transport, in an increasingly intermodal perspective, integrated with rail transport, paying great attention to the principles of sustainable development, with a view to innovation and digitization, in line with the principles Europeans at the basis of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “. The ministry will follow the evolution of the market and the new needs for moving of people to ensure that air transport better responds to the needs of passengers and their rights to mobility, health and safety. “The sector is undergoing strong evolution from the point of view of technological and digital innovations and is starting to show signs of recovery, which must be intercepted and enhanced in compliance with international safety rules”, adds Giovannini. “We are confident that the new company will be able to seize present and future transformations and opportunities”, “The Ministry of Economic Development has complied with the laws issued last year and updated a month ago with the relaunch decree. The Ministry of Economic Development will continue to ensure the utmost commitment to support the birth of Ita on schedule. The transition period will be accompanied by proper supervision of the extraordinary administration of Alitalia which will take care of the social consequences together with the Minister of Labor, activating all the protections allowed to accompany the workers who will not find a place in the newco towards new perspectives “, the Ministry of Economic Development announced in a statement. Minister Giorgetti “personally thanks the vice president Margrethe Vestager for the attention shown to the dossier”. The termination of Alitalia is therefore scheduled for next October 15: “Buyers of tickets for flights after this date will be protected”, he says again the Ministry of Economic Development in view of the birth of Ita. “The Alitalia workers who could be hired in the new Ita company are 2800 in 2021 and 5750 in 2022”, the Ministry of Economic Development also specified in a note after the conclusion of the discussions with the European Commission.