Alitalia (AZA, Rome Fiumicino) will take delivery of two A330-200s next month on five-year operating leases from 49% equity shareholder, Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi International), the AirFinance Journal has reported.
The twinjets will be used to develop the Italian carrier's growing international network which will see service to the Far East Asian cities of Seoul Incheon, Shanghai Pudong, and Beijing Capital resume after an almost twenty year absence in some instances.
"Alitalia continues to focus on the development of intercontinental routes, in particular to the Far East, the area of the world with the highest growth rates and where Alitalia intends to further invest," Alitalia CEO Silvano Cassano said.
