Alitalia, new routes: FCO-FOR, FCO-EVN, FCO-PRG
 

Source:
http://borsaitaliana.it/borsa/notizi...041891&lang=it

Rome - Yerevan effective Dec 11

No info re Fortaleza and Prague.

Not much use to me unfortunately..

AZ will be one of the few scheduled carriers to Fortaleza and Yerevan.. Maybe they don't want to compete on "commercial routes" eg CPH that I was expecting to see return

Long awaited PRG. I agree next would hopefully be CPH.

All expansion is good - especially long haul - so can't complain.

1st one confirmed

AZ0556 FCO-EVN 22.20-05.15 (+1) Tu-Fr
AZ0557 EVN-FCO 06.05-07.30 We-Sat

FOR is already being operated, PRG starts soon although a bizarre 2xw frequency.

Next new routes:
VCE-CPH by Air One starts 27.06.2013 2xw.

(slot requests)
FCO-ORN 1xd
FCO-RAK 1xd
FCO-CPH 2xw
FCO-SVQ 2xw
FCO-LIS 2xw
FCO-BIO 2xw

(rumoured)
FCO-KRK
FCO-JNB

good routes, although this latest 2xw fashion is somewhat perplexing.

update:

there have also been confirmed (all from FCO)

from start of S13
- KRK, ESB, SVX, TGD 3xw
- CPH, PRG, MPL, BIO 2xw

from june AYT 1xw

link to schedule: http://www.aviazionecivile.org/vb/sh...=1#post1426157

Always happy about new routes^, however I think it might have been better to focus on the main destinations and up them to at least 5xw (CPH, PRG, ESB, BIO).

Also I'm wondering what service will be offered on FCO-ESB and FCO-AYT which are over three hours in one direction and under in the other. Similar to CMN-FCO which is occasionally scheduled as 2h55, not sure what happens in these cases with regards to catering. KBP and LHR are also in the 2h50/2h55 area, and I believe they have the snack service?

Not surprised CPH is back (after a long long time...)

Ha, TGD! I presume this means CAI have now struck up a beautiful relationship with the Podgorica airport authorities, after a rocky start.... (When flying back from BEG on AirOne in November I was heavily delayed by the incident that saw the inbound AirOne plane diverted to TGD due to fog, after which the Montenegrins wouldn't let it continue on to Belgrade until the fuel had been paid for....the only way to solve the delay, after some hours, was for the captain to pay with his personal credit card).