Competition breaks out at London Gatwick, great news for Italian travelers
BA EuroFlyer, the low-cost subsidiary of British Airways, will take off in the coming months; after a heated labor battle, pilots and [...]
BA EuroFlyer, the low-cost subsidiary of British Airways, will take off in the coming months; after a heated labor battle, pilots and flight attendants have accepted the proposal made by the British airline's management. The goal is to use Airbuses in the fleet to counter the power of low-cost carriers by focusing on the safety of the BA brand.
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BA's choice is to concentrate the new subsidiary at London's Gatwick Airport and have flights take off from there to 35 European destinations, among them well seven are Italian cities (Bari, Verona, Catania, Turin, Cagliari, Venice and Milan Malpensa). Tickets for these routes are already on sale, and the first flights will take off in the spring.
Wizz Air's response
Low-cost carrier Wizz Air, which already operated more than 10 routes at the same airport, did not wait long to react to the British carrier's offensive. First it grabbed the slots vacated by Norwegian and now it has announced the new routes that will be operated starting next March.
Among the 14 new routes announced, and already available for purchase, there are as many as five Italian destinations-Bari, Catania, Milan Malpensa, Rome and Naples.Â
What this means for all Italian travelers is more choice, but more importantly, a lot of competition with likely repercussions on route prices where the two carriers will directly clash.
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