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Ryanair invests in training in Italy
Eddie Wilson visits the Aircraft Engineering Academy in Bergamo: over 250 students in training for a new 15 million euro hangar in Lamezia Terme
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New Lamezia Terme-Bratislava flight by Wizz Air
The company returns to Calabria with a twice-weekly service, on Mondays and Fridays, operated with the Airbus A321neo. In 2026 new routes also to Sofia and Katowice
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Wizz Air strengthens its presence at Milan Bergamo Airport
For the 2025-26 Winter Season, the airline offers 15 routes in 6 countries and launches five new destinations: Chisinau, Sibiu, Suceava, Varna and Warsaw (Modlin)
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Volotea celebrates 10 years of flights to Verona
The company connects Verona airport to 15 destinations in 5 countries (Italy, Czech Republic, France, Greece and Spain): winter flights to Bilbao and Seville, more frequencies to Paris and Barcelona and, for 2026, a new route to Aalborg
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Brindisi and Prague connected again
From 3 June 2026, Eurowings will inaugurate weekly direct flights every Wednesday between the Salento and the Czech capital
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The Eurowings Advent calendar
In a limited edition of 1,000 pieces, it opens 24 doors that hide surprises with quality products, exclusive gadgets and interesting gift vouchers
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Ryanair opens new Palermo-Bratislava route
Two weekly flights connect Sicily to the Slovak capital in the 2025 winter season, enriching the international network of the Falcone Borsellino
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New Ryanair connection between Lamezia and Bratislava for the winter
The Irish company expands the international network from Calabria with three weekly frequencies to the Slovak capital, strengthening the growth of the airport of Lamezia Terme
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Ryanair inaugurates the new Naples-Bratislava winter route
Four weekly flights will connect the two cities in the 2025 winter season, expanding the low-cost offer from Naples airport
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Volotea launches the Palermo-Paris Orly route
From Palermo airport, the connection is available from 3 April 2026 with a weekly frequency every Friday
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Ryanair celebrates 20 million passengers in Turin
Third based aircraft and 2 new winter routes to Liverpool and Pescara, plus more frequencies to Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, London, Madrid, Malta, Marrakech, Porto and Trapani
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Wizz Air achieves SeMS certification
IATA Security Management System Program: the low-cost airline reinforces its commitment to maintaining the highest standards of global aviation safety
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easyJet launches cheap flights to Cape Verde
The first direct flight between Italy and the African archipelago has taken off: two weekly frequencies to discover one of the most fascinating destinations in the Atlantic
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Volotea strengthens its base in Florence
The company expands its presence in the Tuscan airport with four new routes to Spain, France and Germany and a 21% growth in overall capacity
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Volotea takes off from Bari to Lille
Starting from May 23, 2026, two weekly flights will connect Bari to the north of France, strengthening the tourist ties between Puglia and the French market
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Wizz Air's Winter Season at Milan Malpensa
From one of its most important bases, the carrier consolidates its partnership with SEA and launches five new European destinations: Alicante, Brasov, Glasgow, London and Seville
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Volotea awarded as "Europe's Leading Low-Cost Airline"
The low-cost airline is Europe's leader for the fourth year at the World Travel Awards, thanks to a constant investment in improving the flight experience
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LOT Polish Airlines connects Rome with Krakow
From March 30, 2026, the airline flies from Rome Fiumicino to Poland's second-largest city non-stop year-round
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More direct flights from Italy to Amman
Over twenty weekly frequencies operated by traditional and low-cost airlines from six Italian airports: Bologna, Milan Bergamo, Milan Malpensa, Pisa, Rome Fiumicino and Treviso
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Wizz Air launches new Rome-Bratislava route
From 16 March 2026, daily flights will depart from Rome Fiumicino airport connecting the Italian capital with Bratislava, the lively Slovak capital
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Volotea at school
Second edition of "Tutti a Bordo!", the educational project dedicated to primary schools in Veneto, Tuscany, Campania, Puglia, Sicily and Sardinia
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easyJet inaugurates new Rome - Birmingham flight
From 5 March 2026, four weekly frequencies will connect the Italian capital to the second city of the United Kingdom
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New flight from Rome Fiumicino to Podgorica with Wizz Air
The new connection to the capital of Montenegro will operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with the first flight scheduled for June 2, 2026
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Ryanair expands winter schedule from Pisa
37 routes, including 2 new routes to Amman and Warsaw and more frequencies to popular destinations such as Dublin, Madrid, Marrakech and Tirana
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The winners of the Volotea Travel Photo Awards
In the Professional category, the Italian Rachele Cason was awarded with the photograph taken in Santorini; for the Amateur category, the French Clarisse Dupuis wins with a photo taken in Lanzarote
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Ryanair's winter schedule for Puglia
Over 600 weekly flights on a total of 46 routes (34 from Bari and 12 from Brindisi) and two new destinations from Bari to Bucharest and Bratislava
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Eurowings expands the Marketplace with codeshare flights that can be booked online
Customers can now search, book and check in for shared flights directly on the website and app. Aegean Airlines and Smartwings are the first integrated partner airlines
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Ryanair's schedule at Milan Bergamo Airport for the winter
22 aircraft based and increased frequencies on 30 existing routes such as Agadir, Athens, Amman, Edinburgh, Trapani, Warsaw and the restoration of the flight to Pescara
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Ryanair: the new winter schedule at Milan Malpensa airport
9 based aircraft and 40 routes, including 5 new destinations: Bratislava, Gothenburg, Pescara, Plovdiv and Warsaw
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Transavia invests in Italian destinations
For summer 2026, the airline confirms flights from Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Rotterdam to Sicily and Sardinia, adding the new Amsterdam-Alghero route
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Ryanair suspends flights to Tel Aviv
The Irish company will not resume winter operations: stop to 22 routes, after the failure to reach an agreement with Ben Gurion airport on the 2026 summer slots and the continuity of Terminal 1
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Air Arabia welcomes its first Airbus A320neo
The aircraft enters service with its first commercial flight between Sharjah and Bangkok, inaugurating deliveries of the order of 120 A320 aircraft with Airbus
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Air Cairo's news for the summer
For the upcoming summer 2026 season, a network of 33 weekly flights from different Italian airports, to iconic destinations in Egypt, including Hurghada, Cairo, Luxor and Sharm el Sheikh