Ryanair immediately take advantage of yesterday's reckless statements by the CEO of Alitalia Silvano Cassano on the situation at Fiumicino airport and launches a counter-proposal: Ryanair “it will add more aircraft, more routes and more low-fare flights to Rome Fiumicino should Alitalia make further cuts or leave the airport, as threatened by the Alitalia CEO, Silvano Cassano, yesterday”.
The stone was thrown into the pond and Ryanair, now strong in its leadership in Italy, feels able to launch a direct challenge to the Italy of Cassano and Montezemolo. "Maybe it's time Alitalia tried to lower its fares and get pilots and flight attendants out of strikes rather than falsely blaming Italian airports who are working hard to boost tourism and jobs in Italy," said Ryanair's Robin Kiely .
A direct attack, that of Ryanair, which also aims for leadership at Fiumicino airport where it made its debut a few months ago by transferring most of the flights that previously departed from Ciampino. There Ryanair communication strategy it thus appears extremely aggressive, as indeed it has accustomed us in recent years. In a note, the company explains that it intends to continue "to work closely with ADR to increase tourism, traffic and jobs in Rome, at a time when both Easyjet and Vueling are cutting their traffic at Fiumicino and Alitalia is making tantrums and threatening to cut back or walk away.”
