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AUG 30, 2004 (newstodate): Adamant Alitalia plans to introduce 16 new routes in 2005 and traffic will increase by 13 percent during 2006 in line with fleet development.
These messages were conveyed by the airline's CEO Giancarlo Cimolito at a meeting on August 26 with Alitalia's executives and managers.
The period 2007-08 will focus on fleet expansion and the start-up of several new routes, leading to an overall growth in traffic of 28 percent compared to today, he said.
Outlining the current situation, he stressed that all the performance indicators during the first five months of 2004 were negative the number of domestic passengers declined by 11 percent, and as a result the company's market share dropped to 45 percent; moreover the yield for the international and intercontinental sectors fell by 2.5 percent.
In addition to this, revenues for July and August also did not reach forecast levels, he admitted.
These messages were conveyed by the airline's CEO Giancarlo Cimolito at a meeting on August 26 with Alitalia's executives and managers.
The period 2007-08 will focus on fleet expansion and the start-up of several new routes, leading to an overall growth in traffic of 28 percent compared to today, he said.
Outlining the current situation, he stressed that all the performance indicators during the first five months of 2004 were negative the number of domestic passengers declined by 11 percent, and as a result the company's market share dropped to 45 percent; moreover the yield for the international and intercontinental sectors fell by 2.5 percent.
In addition to this, revenues for July and August also did not reach forecast levels, he admitted.