DLD 356: Celebratory deaths
So much noise for a handful of new routes. Is it really worth the hype? Plus an airline blocks customers and a hotel sues its...
Italy
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Alitalia is dead; long live Alitalia
Late on Thursday night Alitalia will make its final flight. AZ1586 from Cagliari to Rome is scheduled to depart at 22:05 local time, arriving in...
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Is the Alitalia brand really worth $340 million??
Italy's newest airline may be forced to pay far more than it hoped to keep the Alitalia brand alive. Reports suggest a starting price of...
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DLD 343: That probably won’t work
They might all be terrible ideas, but we're still going to talk about them and figure out if any of it makes sense.
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When the job helps beat your travel bucket list
Do you have a dozen places you want to visit? Would it help if someone else footed the bill? And if you have a diplomatic...
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Goodbye, Meridiana; Hello, Air Italy!
Italy has a new airline this week and it is not toying around. Expect roughly 50 aircraft to be flying from the Milan-based Air Italy...
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Alitalia seeks stopover success
Can adding free stopovers in Rome help turn Alitalia's fortunes around? The carrier hopes to deliver a half million extra travelers to Italy's capital (and...
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Qatar Airways goes Italian, picks up chunk of Meridiana
Stop me if you've heard this one before: A large airline based in the Middle East is taking a significant stake in a struggling Italian...
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Alitalia’s bankruptcy to protect 30% of revenues
Alitalia filed for bankruptcy protection in the USA today with nearly a third of the company's total revenue stream at risk. Creditors are coming hard...
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Alitalia: Choosing suicide over sacrifice
Flying on Alitalia in the near future? Are you sure of that? The beleaguered Italian flag carrier's employees rejected a deal on Monday that was...
