Type
Closure
Country
Italy
Region
Isole; Sicilia;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Air Transport
51.1 - Passenger air transport

504 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
25 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
30 June 2012
Foreseen end date

Description

Italian low-cost airline company Wind Jet has started collective dismissal procedures for all its employees (504 workers). According to the company, the discontinuation of business activities is mainly due to the recent economic crisis.

Alitalia, the main Italian airline company, is interested in taking over Wind Jet activities. The company will decide in the next months if and how the takeover may become a concrete business action.


Sources

  • 26 April 2012: Il corriere della sera

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Wind Jet, Closure in Italy, factsheet number 73579, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73579.