Alpitour launches flights with China and expand its fleet with Boeing 787-9 – Il Sole 24 Ore

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Alpitour, leading tour operator in Italy, relies on incoming links with China and meanwhile renewed and expands the long-haul fleet with the Boeing 787-9, focusing on at Malpensa. Today the presentation of Neos programs and objectives, the national airline of Alpitour. In early 2014, Neos had confirmed its commitment to the Boeing 787 program, ordering three B787-8, the most technologically advanced aircraft in the world. Today, the airline decided to convert the order to 787-9 on even more advanced model. “The 787-9 will allow Neos to increase their network and gain access to new long-haul markets from its Milan hub ‘comments Antonio De Palmas, president of Boeing Italy and Southern Europe. Neos is gradually enlarging its field of action, pledging to respond to the many changes taking place and expanding its market, was emphasized during the meeting.

While maintaining the focus on the world tour operating Italian, Neos intends to open more and more to an international audience. Currently the company already realizes an important incoming business from Israel and, from July, will start a new project incoming from China. On the topic incoming prediction for 2016 it is to have 20% of passengers on board the aircraft Neos non-Italian. “Neos is a key strategic asset for the development of our company both on the domestic market, both on the international market – said Gabriele Burgio, President and Alpitour -.

The inclusion in the fleet of new Boeing 787-9 is a further step forward. ” The first B787-9 will arrive in December 2017 and will be located in Milan. As recalled Andrea Tucci, Director of Sea-aviation business development, the company that operates Malpensa, Neos in 14 years delivered by the Lombard airport 5.5 million passengers with an average annual growth rate of 9% to position itself as the fourth carrier the Terminal 1 of Malpensa in 2015 with over 527mila passengers. Currently the Neos fleet consists of six Boeing 737-800W (Winglet) and three Boeing 767-300ERW (Extended Range Winglet) respectively to 186 seats in a single class and 284 seats in two distinct classes.

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