Alitalia, Pellecchia (Fit Cisl): “Good news, now Ita will be able to compete”

“Undoubtedly mistakes have been made in the past” but “I prefer to look at current events. The market is there, having an Italian flag company is of interest to the overall economy of the country” and now “the fact that there is the airline operator certificate is already good news. At this point we hope that the other steps, starting from that of the logo, will be successful “. The general secretary of Fit Cisl, Salvatore Pellecchia, said this to Adnkronos in commenting on the release by ENAC of the Coa and of the license to Ita. Now, he adds, “let’s put it in a position to compete with all the others, with equal rules. Many competitors operating on our market have much more favorable tax conditions in their country. We are not against competition, but the game must be played with rules. common”. However, as Pellecchia says, “it is nice that the process for the establishment of the new company has begun” but “obviously there are many open questions, that of the logo above all. We have always said that the position of the EU towards Ita it was too severe. There are things from the past to discount. It is an uphill start. We believe – the union leader continues – that given the potential conditions of the Italian market there are all the conditions for making the new Alitalia, I prefer to call it thus, a successful company. And above all the thing that is important to us is that all the levels of employment now existing in the company are safeguarded “. As for the issue of tickets sold by Alitalia and the risk that they may not be used with the new Carrier Ita, Pellecchia also in this case believes “that the position of Europe is a bit disadvantageous for the departure of the new company. We need to give continuity and confidence to the passengers” and “on he history of tickets – he concludes – we believe they can be guaranteed by the new company “.