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The new life of Alitalia as an again-state-owned carrier has not even started yet, and there is already a bump in the road ahead for the Italian flag carrier. The European Union Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager appears to be inclined to reject the plan proposed by the Italian Government to regain control and ownership of Alitalia through a capital injection of over 3 billion euros ($3.39 billion).. 

The plan would see the existing airline, which declared bankruptcy in May 2017 and has been operating under special administration ever since, being handed over to a “New Company” created by the Italian government. A special decree by Prime Minister Giuseppe  Conte, approved on March 18, to support the national economy during the COVID-19 emergency, reserved 500 million euros for the creation of this new company that would subsequently receive a capitalization of at least 3 billion euros. 

However It is reporter by medias that investigators in Brussels are not in favor of the operation since it would not provide sufficient “financial discontinuity” between the old Alitalia and the new company, and this would trigger a violation of E.U. rules with regards to state aids. 

Several other airlines in Europe, from Lufthansa to KLM to Air France, have received loans and cash injections from their respective governments during the past few weeks to survive the dramatic drop in demand caused by the COVID-19 emergency, but the EU is inclined not to allow Alitalia to receive any more cash handouts since it was already under special administration even before the start of the pandemic. 

Furthermore, it has been confirmed that investigations on the previous “bridge loans” received by Alitalia for the amounts of 900 million euros in May 2017 and 400 million euros in December 2019 are still ongoing and will evaluate whether those interventions on behalf of the Italian government were legal under EU rules on state aid.  

This aid plan at the beginning was thought and required as an help for the entire Italian branch and it’s turning only as an help for the national carrier.  

In 2016 another Italian carrier Meridiana a private and second Italian carrier operating for more than 60 years with great expertise of pilots, Cabin crew and maintenance and ground staff  became part of a great project substained and wanted by the Italian government by signing a merge between this airline and Qatar Airways.  
The major asset of Meridiana in addition to it’s expertise (workers) was the strategic network both on domestic flights including the “continuità territoriale” with the islands and the great number of flights towards USA. 

Akfed fund related to Prince Aga Khan detained 51% and the Qatary airline the remaining 49%. 

The result of this merge gave life to AIR ITALYwith a great project of growth. After less than two years on February the 11th 2020 Qatar suddenly decided to leave from a day to another bringing the airline to immediate liquidation.  

1500 workers were left home and still waiting for help by the government.  

Government at the moment is considering only Alitalia with the Newco plan not taking their responsibility for what happened to AIR ITALY workers. They wanted this merge, they signed for it!  

The main problem is that those workers  are not even considered to take part to the re-launch of Alitalia (ITA). 

If the Italian government has requested money and aid by the EU for the entire aviation branch so why are these people (AIR ITALYworkers) been left outside this project of a unique Italian Airline?????? Why are the others also left outside considering that all Italian airlines are struggling???How can they show and demonstrate a real discontinuity???? It seems like as these money have been request to allow once again Alitalia to have public money and help by the EU using a fake generic money request for Italian aviation.  

Apparently  is caring about the national aviation considering that all the money requested (if authorized) will be used for Alitalia survival ONLY!!! 

Please consider AIR ITALY WORKERS and other Italian aviation workers as part of this project of NEWCO. NO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WORKERS SHOULD BE MADE!!!!

Il governo italiano non puo’ e NON deve escludere i lavoratori Air Italy e di eventuali  altre compagnie italiane, in difficoltà causa pandemia, dal grande progetto per la nuova compagnia italiana ITA (Newco) Alitalia. I fondi, richiesti all’UE per Sovvenzionare l’intero settore dell’aviazione civile italiana e per creare un vettore unico nazionale dalle ceneri di Alitalia, sembrano l’ennesimo “prestito ponte” da impiegare per salvare il solo vettore AZ.
Alcuni  politici del governo Renzi ,oggi  al governo come ministri (Bellanova, Del Rio....) , nel 2016 si presero la responsabilità di siglare l’accordo tra Qatar e l’allora Meridiana per la creazione di AIR ITALY, con mire espansionistiche e di rilancio del vettore, con ben noti sacrifici occupazionali che portarono al licenziamento di moltissimi lavoratori Meridiana ed ex Eurofly  in nome di un rilancio (mai avvenuto) come da diktat imposto dagli investitori Qatarioti. 

Meridiana, divenuta poi AIR ITALY post fusione con QATAR, era una compagnia storica con oltre 60 anni di continua attività.
Altissimo livello di professionisti: piloti, assistenti di volo, tecnici, personale di terra e con un network invidiabile sia sul mercato domestico, che includeva la continuità territoriale, sia sul lungo raggio con numerose tratte verso gli Stati Uniti (alla base di un vettore europeo concorrenziale) nonché grandi collaborazioni con tour operator di tutto rispetto per il mercato leisure servendo destinazioni in tutto il mondo.  Tutto questo è’ stato distrutto in meno di 2 anni sfociando in una liquidazione in bonis, causata da forti divisioni tra azionisti l’11 febbraio 2020 e comunicata tramite mail ai propri dipendenti. 

I politici sopra elencati che allora avallarono tale accordo siglandolo si presero anche  l’impegno di vigilare sull’operato dei soci (cosa non hanno mai fatto) si prendano la responsabilità di aiutare 1500 lavoratori rovinati da certe scelte politiche e commerciali. 
Non si può pensare che il tutto si risolva con 10 mesi di cassa integrazione buttati lì come contentino e tanti saluti. I lavoratori Air Italy devono avere il diritto di far parte di questo progetto di vettore unico nazionale che possa loro permettere di ricollocarsi in un momento storico spaventoso. Non possono e non devono esistere lavoratori di serie A e di serie B. La politica ha una piena responsabilità su quanto accaduto ed il minimo dovuto per rimediare a questo scempio e’ l’inclusione nel progetto Newco. Basta soldi solo per Alitalia. Aiutate l’intero settore!