State-owned carrier ITA takes off, ending Alitalia's turbulent life after 75 years
An early morning flight from Milan landed in the southern city of Bari just before 0600 GMT to mark the debut of the new, downsized carrier that flies with the same green-white-red livery of its predecessor.
The company has ended only one year in the black this century and the government has run to its rescue many times, spending more than 8 billion euros just in the last three years. After seeking to sell Alitalia to private investors, in 2020 Rome surrendered to the disastrous consequences of the pandemic for the airline sector and decided to create ITA from its ashes.
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