New Italian carrier ITA gets approval to fly
ITA's scheduled debut comes amid serious challenges for the airline industry that was battered during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially larger carriers already struggling to compete against low-cost airlines.
Italy reached a deal with Brussels in July for the new carrier after pledging that it would be fully independent of Alitalia, which was put under state administration in 2017.
Italy had repeatedly failed to find a buyer for its struggling airline.
Under the restructuring, ITA takes over part of Alitalia's assets while relinquishing others, such as spinning off its ground operations and maintenance service, ceding airport slots and halving its fleet of planes to about 50.
The air operator's license granted by ENAC is the final administrative step in the process to get ITA off the ground.
Still unclear, however, is how Alitalia will reimburse or reroute the approximately 255,000 people, as estimated by Corriere della Sera daily, who have purchased tickets with the airline after Oct 15.
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