- I-Alitalia, eyayiphethe ifulegi likazwelonke lase-Italy elineminyaka engama-75, yayiyindiza yesithathu ngobukhulu eYurophu ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1960, ngemuva kweBritish Izindiza kanye neAir France.
- Inkampani yezindiza, okwaphela amashumi eminyaka ihlotshaniswa nokukhula komnotho wase-Italy ngemuva kwempi, ibilahlekelwa yimali kusukela ngo-2008.
- I-Alitalia izothathelwa indawo yinkampani entsha yezindiza, i-ITA, ezoqala ukusebenza ngoLwesihlanu.
Ophethe ifulegi likazwelonke lase-Italy, i-Alitalia - Inkampani yezindiza yesithathu ngobukhulu eYurophu ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1960, ngemuva kweBritish Izindiza kanye neAir France, okwaphela amashumi eminyaka ihlotshaniswa nokukhula komnotho kwangemva kwempi, ekugcineni kugcina sekuwuhambo lweminyaka engama-75.
Alitalia, kulindeleke ukuthi yenze indiza yayo yokugcina namuhla, ngo-Okthoba 14, ngenkonzo esuka eCagliari iya eRoma.
Ngemuva kwanamuhla i-Alitalia izothathelwa indawo yinkampani entsha yezindiza, i-ITA, ezoqala ukusebenza ngoLwesihlanu.
Indiza yokugcina ka-Alitalia isuka eSardinia kulindeleke ukuthi ifike esikhumulweni sezindiza iRome-Fiumicino ngo-11: 10 ebusuku (21:10 GMT), kusho okhulumela inkampani yezindiza.
Wake waba ngumthwali womoya onamandla womhlaba wonke, owawuthwala abagibeli abayizigidi ezingama-25 minyaka yonke ngeminyaka yama-1990s kusuka e-rom kwaba ngu-10,000 wayo wokuqala ngo-1947, Alitalia kwakuyibhanoyi lokuqala emhlabeni ukuthwala upapa, ngendiza kapapa eyaziwa ngokuthi iShepherd One. I-Alitalia ihambise opapa abane emazweni ayi-171 kuwo wonke amazwekazi.
Kepha ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-2000 izinto sezishintshile.
I-Alitalia ibilahlekelwa yimali kusukela ngo-2008. Ngo-2017 yabhidlika yabekwa ezandleni zabaphathi abakhethekile. Imikhawulo yokuhamba emoyeni ehlobene ne-COVID-19 ingeze ezinkingeni zika-Alitalia.
Inkampani yezindiza yayeka ukuthengisa amathikithi ngo-Agasti 25, 2021.
NgoSepthemba, i-European Commission yanikeza imvume I-ITA (Italia Trasporto Aereo) futhi yanquma ukuthi inkampani entsha ngeke ithwale icala nge- € 900 million ($ 1 billion) ngosizo lombuso olungekho emthethweni olutholwe yilowo owandulela lona ngo-2017.
Yize bekukhona eminye imibiko yokuthi igama le-Alitalia kungenzeka ukuthi alikakafi kanti isivumelwano kungenzeka siseduze, indali yokuqala yokuthengisa lo mkhiqizo ayikhange ifake amabhidi kanti i-ITA ithe intengo yokuqala ibiphezulu kakhulu.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Once a powerful global air carrier, that was carrying 25 million passengers annually by the 1990s from rom its initial 10,000 in 1947, Alitalia was the first airline in the world to carry a pope, with a papal aircraft known as Shepherd One.
- Yize bekukhona eminye imibiko yokuthi igama le-Alitalia kungenzeka ukuthi alikakafi kanti isivumelwano kungenzeka siseduze, indali yokuqala yokuthengisa lo mkhiqizo ayikhange ifake amabhidi kanti i-ITA ithe intengo yokuqala ibiphezulu kakhulu.
- In September, the European Commission gave approval to ITA (Italia Trasporto Aereo) and ruled that the new company would not be held liable for €900 million ($1 billion) in illegal state aid received by its predecessor in 2017.
