Alitalia unveils new routes after Etihad deal

Rome-Marrakesh from Wednesday, then Marseilles and others

(ANSA) - Fiumicino, September 3 - Italian flag-carrier Alitalia on Wednesday unveiled its first new routes from is main Fiumicino hub after this summer's lifesaving deal with Etihad Airlines. From Wednesday a biweekly link with Marrakesh is starting and from October 26 there will be a new Roma-Marseilles service.

Furthermore, according to Alitalia's Network Director Massimo Iraci, "many other new intercontinental and international links will be opened in the next few months, according to the AZ/Etihad development plan, especially from Fiumicino".