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29.08.2010 Viking Hellas Aviation (VQ/Athens) has leased two ex-Windjet (IV/Catania) A320-200s. It has launched weekly A320-200 service from Amsterdam to Erbil on June 19 but has already given up again its route from Athens to Baghdad. Windjet (IV/Catania) has introduced new routes from its Bologna Forli and Catania bases with its fleet of A319-100s and A320-200s: Bologna Forli-Copenhagen Kastrup: 2x weekly service has started on March 28 Bologna Forli-Sharm el Sheikh: weekly seasonal service starting on December 20 Catania-Sharm el Sheikh: weekly seasonal service starting on December 26 Milan Orio al Serio-Moscow Domodedovo: 3x weekly service starting on September 21 Milan Orio al Serio-St. Petersburg: weekly service starting on October 24 24.01.2010 Windjet (IV/Catania) has introduced new routes from its Bologna Forli base and has added an eighth ex-Dragonair (KA/Hong Kong) A320-200: Bologna Forli-London Gatwick: 2x weekly A319-100 service starting on March 28 (replacing Luton route previously operated) Bologna Forli-Nis: weekly A320-200 service has started on December 26 Bologna Forli-Olbia: 3x weekly seasonal A319-100 service between June 18 and September 19 Bologna Forli-Tallinn: weekly seasonal A319-100 service between June 9 and September 1 Catania-Lyon-Marseilles-Catania: weekly seasonal A319-100 service starting on April 9 Catania-Nantes-Toulouse-Catania: weekly seasonal A319-100 service starting on April 9 Catania-Prague: 2x weekly seasonal A320-200 service between June 6 and September 26 Palermo-Lyon-Marseilles-Catania: weekly seasonal A319-100 service starting on April 9 Palermo-Nantes-Toulouse-Catania: weekly seasonal A319-100 service starting on April 9 Pisa-Moscow Domodedovo: weekly seasonal A320-200 service between May 22 and September 11 Pisa-St. Petersburg: weekly seasonal A320-200 service between May 29 and September 11 It has however given up its routes from Forli to Cagliari and Rome Fiumicino on January 10. 11.10.2009 Windjet (IV/Catania) has terminated its routes from Bologna Forli to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels Ntl, Krakow and Riga and from Catania to Malta. It has however also introduced new routes: Bologna Forli-Rome Fiumicino: up to 2x daily A319-100 service starting on October 25 Catania-Milan Orio al Serio: daily A320-200 service has resumed on September 21 20.06.2009 Meridiana (IG/Olbia) will resume four times weekly seasonal A319-100 service from Florence to Palermo between June 2 and September 2. It has not suspended its public service obligation routes from Catania, Palermo and Trapani to Lampedusa and Pantelleria and still wet-leased three ATR 42-300s for these services and other regional flights out of Cagliari. Meridiana has however terminated its Verona-Naples route at the end of March and will also pull out of the Naples-Venice Marco Polo route on September 30. It will return one of its four A319-100s to the lessor after the summer season. It has entered into a codeshare agreement with Blu Express (BV/Rome Fiumicino) and is now selling Blu Express services from Rome Fiumicino to Lamezia Terme, Nice and Turin while Blu Express is selling Meridiana flights from Rome Fiumicino to Cagliari, Olbia and Verona. Meridiana and Windjet (IV/Catania) have also extended their codeshare agreement to include additional routes such as Catania-Turin, Catania-Verona, Rome Fiumicino-Catania and Rome Fiumicino-Palermo. Windjet (IV/Catania) is considering leasing two A330-200s for longhaul services from Bologna Forli that would be launched in 2010. It has also added a Piaggio Avanti for business charters. It has already given up its new routes from Bologna Forli to Naples and Timisoara again but will launch twice weekly A319-100 service from Bologna Forli to London Luton on July 2. It has already launched a twice weekly A320-200 service between Catania and Malta on June 6. XL Airways France (SE/Paris CDG) is now essentially owned by the Icelandic government after the latter has taken control of XL Airways France owner Straumur. XL has leased two ex-Aerolineas Argentinas (AR/Buenos Aires Ezeiza) and ex-Volareweb.com (VE/Milan Malpensa) A320-200s and will add an ex-Windjet (IV/Catania) later this summer when it will operate a total of six A320-200s. It has introduced new longhaul routes: Paris CDG-New York JFK: 2x weekly seasonal A330-200 service starting on June 26 Paris CDG-Samana-Punta Cana: weekly seasonal A330-200 service has started on May 14 It has however dropped Freeport, Nassau and Varadero from its longhaul network. 25.02.2009 Windjet (IV/Catania) has given up plans for a seasonal Bologna Forli-Olbia service this summer. It has however announced weekly seasonal triangle services from Catania and Palermo via Nantes-Lyon back to Sicily. Weekly A320-200 services from both airports in Sicily will start on April 10 and April 11. Wizz Air (W6/Budapest) has reacted to the financial problems of SkyEurope Airlines (NE/Bratislava) by very quickly setting up a new base in Prague: Cluj-Bologna Forli: 3x weekly A320-200 service starting on June 13 (replacing route to Bologna Marconi announced earlier) Katowice-Bologna Forli: 2x weekly A320-200 service starting on March 30 (replacing route to Bologna Marconi) Kiev Borispol-Antalya: 3x weekly seasonal A320-200 service starting on May 14 (operated by Wizz Air Ukraine (WU/Kiev Borispol)) Prague-Brussels Charleroi: 3x weekly A320-200 service has started on February 19 Prague-Eindhoven: 3x weekly A320-200 service starting on June 27 Prague-London Luton: 3x weekly A320-200 service has started on February 18 Prague-Madrid: 3x weekly A320-200 service starting on July 11 Prague-Malmö: 4x weekly A320-200 service starting on July 12 Prague-Milan Orio al Serio: 3x weekly A320-200 service has started on February 19 Prague-Naples: 3x weekly A320-200 service starting on July 11 Prague-Paris Beauvais: 3x weekly A320-200 service starting on June 27 Prague-Rome Fiumicino: 4x weekly A320-200 service has started on February 18 Sofia-Venice Treviso: 3x weekly A320-200 service starting on June 27 Warsaw-Bologna Forli: 2x weekly A320-200 service starting on April 1 (replacing route to Bologna Marconi) Wizz has given up its Wroclaw-Dortmund route last month. Wizz Air has also given up plans for a new route linking Bucharest Baneasa and Bologna Marconi in the meantime as no competition with Windjet (IV/Catania) routes out of Forli reportedly was one of the conditions of a new favourable agreement between Forli airport and Wizz. Wizz Air Ukraine has announced plans to launch new routes from Kiev Borispol and Simferopol to Moscow this summer season if it is able to secure slots and traffic rights. XL Airways France (SE/Paris CDG) has been put up for sale by its Icelandic owner, investment bank Straumur. It has entered into a codeshare agreement with Windjet (IV/Catania) covering all services between France and Italy operated by both carriers. 13.12.2008 Windjet (IV/Catania) has added three ex-Spirit Airlines (NK/Fort Lauderdale) A319-100s and will expand its presence at Bologna Forli next summer season and base an A319-100 at the airport to launch a variety of new routes: Bologna Forli-Amsterdam: 2x weekly service starting on March 31 Bologna Forli-Barcelona: 2x weekly seasonal service between June 20 and September 26 Bologna Forli-Berlin Tegel: 2x weekly service starting on March 29 Bologna Forli-Brussels Ntl: 2x weekly service starting on March 31 Bologna Forli-Cagliari: 6x weekly service starting on March 29 Bologna Forli-Krakow: 2x weekly service starting on March 31 Bologna Forli-Lampedusa: weekly service starting on March 29 Bologna Forli-Naples: 6x weekly service starting on March 30 Bologna Forli-Paris CDG: 2x weekly service starting on April 1 Bologna Forli-Prague: 2x weekly service starting on March 30 Bologna Forli-Riga: weekly service starting on June 10 Bologna Forli-Timisoara: 2x weekly service starting on March 30 Palermo-Turin: 5x weekly A320-200 service (already launched) It has also announced plans for a twice weekly route linking Forli and Olbia during vacation months. 07.12.2008 Meridiana (IG/Olbia) has announced plans to cut 145 jobs and is reportedly considering to terminate several routes as part of a cost cutting programme. It has resumed twice weekdaily MD-82 service between Milan Linate and Rome Fiumicino on September 22. Meridiana has taken over public service obligation routes out of Sicilia from Air One (AP/Rome Fiumicino) on October 26 using Avanti Air (EEX/Siegerland) ATR 42-300s: Catania-Lampedusa: 3x weekly service Palermo-Lampedusa: 3x daily service Palermo-Pantelleria: 9x weekly service Palermo-Trapani-Pantelleria: daily service Meridian and Windjet (IV/Catania) have entered into a blocked space codeshare agreement for the Catania-Turin route offering a total of four daily services. It has given up plans for a Venice Marco Polo-Catania route instead. 13.09.2008 Windjet (IV/Catania) has announced plans to open a second base in the North of Italy with additional A320-200s in 2009. 17.07.2008 Windjet (IV/Catania) has launched a weekly seasonal A320-200 service between Catania and Bucharest Otopeni. 23.05.2008 Windjet (IV/Catania) has announced new seasonal services: Palermo-Moscow Domodedovo: weekly seasonal non-stop A320-200 service between July 17 and August 26 Palermo-St. Petersburg: weekly seasonal non-stop A320-200 service between July 22 and August 19 18.05.2008 Alitalia (AZ/Rome Fiumicino) has received another 300 million EUR bridge loan from the Italian government to keep the carrier flying while the government is trying to find new potential buyers. Air Italy (I9/Milan Malpensa), Livingston Energy Flight (LM/Milan Malpensa), Neos (NO/Milan Malpensa) and Windjet (IV/Catania) have filed complaints with the European Commission claiming the loan for Alitalia was an illegal state subsidy. Malpensa airport operator SEA has sued Alitalia over the flight cuts at the airport. Alitalia has sued SEA in return over the lack of investments into the facilities at Malpensa and for the damages caused by the initial lawsuit. Alitalia has given up its routes from Milan Malpensa to Brussels, Florence, Pisa, Venice Marco Polo and Vienna earlier this month. It will also stop codesharing with Qatar Airways (QR/Doha) by the end of the month. 29.03.2008 Windjet (IV/Catania) will launch weekly A320-200 service from Bologna Forli to Samara on June 15. 09.02.2008 Windjet (IV/Catania) will not resume its routes from Catania and Palermo to Madrid this summer season. Windjet (IV/Catania) has announced several new routes for this winter season: Catania-Parma: daily A320-200 service (already launched) Palermo-Parma: daily A320-200 service (already launched) Turin-Moscow Domodedovo: 2x weekly A320-200 service starting on December 29 30.09.2007 Windjet (IV/Catania) will launch daily A320-200 service from Catania and Palermo to Parma on November 19. 29.07.2007 MyAir (8I/Milan Orio al Serio) has added a sixth ex-Windjet (IV/Catania) A320-200 to its fleet. Windjet (IV/Catania) will launch daily A320-200 service from Catania to Turin on September 10. Windjet (IV/Catania) will launch a weekly A320-200 service from Bologna Forli to Rostov on June 10. 17.03.2007 Windjet (IV/Catania) has leased two ex-Air France (AF/Paris CDG) A319-100s. It will launch several new routes to Russia: Catania-Moscow Domodedovo: weekly A320-200 service starting on April 10 Catania-St. Petersburg: weekly A320-200 service starting on April 14 Verona-Moscow Domodedovo: 2x weekly A320-200 service starting on March 27 Verona-St. Petersburg: 2x weekly A320-200 service starting on March 27 It has however not moved its Bologna Forli-Bucharest Otopeni route to Verona as previously reported. 13.12.2006 Windjet (IV/Catania) will launch daily A320-200 service from Palermo to Pisa and twice weekly A320-200 service from Verona to Bucharest Baneasa on January 29. It will however give up its Bologna Forli-Bucharest Baneasa route at the same time. 08.09.2006 Windjet (IV/Catania) has given up its Venice Marco Polo-Oslo Gardermoen route. It has added an ex-Pacific Airlines (BL/Ho Chi Minh City) A320-200. Windjet has announced new Italian domestic routes: Catania-Milan Orio al Serio: daily A320-200 service starting on September 18 Catania-Pisa: daily A320-200 service starting on September 18 Catania-Verona: 2x daily A320-200 service starting on September 18 Palermo-Verona: daily A320-200 service starting on September 18 12.06.2006 Windjet (IV/Catania) has announced a weekly seasonal A320-200 service from Bologna Forli to Lille operating between June 16 and September 15. 11.06.2006 Windjet (IV/Catania) has added two more ex-Air France (AF/Paris CDG) and ex-Dragonair (KA/Hong Kong) A320-200s. 01.04.2006 Windjet (IV/Catania) has finally confirmed its flights to Eastern Europe it had announced earlier: Bologna Forli-Bucharest Otopeni: 2x weekly A320-200 service starting on April 14 Bologna Forli-Moscow Domodedovo: 2x weekly A320-200 service starting on April 29 Bologna Forli-St. Petersburg: weekly A320-200 service starting on May 27 Windjet is also planning to add two A330-200s to its fleet to launch longhaul services. 28.02.2006 Windjet (IV/Catania) is planning to launch twice weekly A320-200 services from Bologna Forli to Barcelona, Bucharest Baneasa, Moscow Vnukovo and St. Petersburg later this spring. 18.02.2006 Windjet (IV/Catania) will add several new routes in March and April using its A320-200 fleet: Catania-Barcelona: 2x weekly service starting on March 3 Catania-Madrid: 2x weekly service starting on April 2 Catania-Venice Marco Polo-Oslo Gardermoen: 2x weekly service starting on March 2 Palermo-Barcelona: 3x weekly service starting on March 3 Palermo-Madrid: 2x weekly service starting on April 2 Venice Marco Polo-Barcelona: 2x weekly service starting on March 3 26.12.2005 Windjet (IV/Catania) will inaugurate three times weekly A320-200 services from Catania and Palermo to Paris CDG in early April. 10.11.2005 Windjet (IV/Catania) has announced plans to add a new route from Bologna Forli to St. Petersburg in summer 2006. 19.10.2005 Windjet (IV/Catania) is planning to add four more A320-200s next year. 01.10.2005 Windjet (IV/Catania) is planning to launch a twice weekly Catania-Bologna Forli-Moscow Vnukovo route. 08.09.2005 Windjet (IV/Catania) is planning to add Barcelona, Bucharest and Moscow to its network in 2006. 07.09.2005 Dubrovnik Airline (2D/Dubrovnik) has leased a third ex-Star Air (5H/Jakarta Intl) MD-83. It has wet-leased one of its aircraft to Windjet (IV/Catania). 14.05.2005 Windjet (IV/Catania) is reportedly planning to add new routes from Catania to Brussels, Moscow and Prague. 23.04.2005 Windjet (IV/Catania) has wet-leased two MD-83s from Air Adriatic (AHR/Rijeka). It will shortly take delivery of its eighth ex-Gulf Air (GF/Bahrain) A320-200. 09.04.2005 Windjet (IV/Catania) will operate weekly A320-200 services from Bologna Forli to Ibiza, Olbia and Zakinthos from June through September. 26.03.2005 Windjet (IV/Catania) will add a stop in Bologna Forli to its weekly A320-200 services from Catania to Dusseldorf and Munich as of May 14. It will also launch twice weekly A320-200 service from Catania via Bologna Forli to Paris CDG on April 22. 12.03.2005 Windjet (IV/Catania) will lease an ex-Pacific Airlines (BL/Ho Chi Minh City) A320-200.