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Wind Jet S.p.A., was an Italian low-cost airline based in Catania, Italy.〔"(Contact )." Wind Jet. 2 April 2009. Retrieved on 12 August 2012. "Windjet Spa Baglio della Sementa SP 69/II 95121 Passo Martino (CT)"〕 It was founded in 2003, following the disbandment of "Air Sicilia", by current CEO Antonino Pulvirenti, also owner of football team Calcio Catania. On 11 August 2012 the airline ceased operations until further notice due to financial troubles. At that time it was the third-largest Italian airline by passenger numbers, and operated national and European flights primarily from its hub in Catania. == History == Windjet was established in 2003 and started operations on 17 June 2003. It is 100% owned by the Finaria Group. On 25 January 2012, Alitalia declared they would start a merger with Wind Jet, as well as with Blue Panorama, another Italian airline.〔(Alitalia plans merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet ) Flightglobal; retrieved on 26 January 2012.〕 On 12 April 2012, Alitalia chose to pursue the acquisition of the sole Wind Jet with a cash payment between 20 and 30 million €, abandoning the project of merger with Blue Panorama Airlines. By the end of July 2012, the Italian antitrust authority granted Alitalia to acquire Wind Jet, but in return Alitalia would have to give up slots on domestic key routes. Faced with this, Alitalia cancelled the plans a few days later in August 2012.〔(Alitalia cancelled Wind Jet acquisition )〕 As a result, the cash-strapped airline suspended all flights on 11 August 2012, faced with losing their air operators certificate, leaving 300,000 passengers stranded.〔(Chaos as Italian budget airline Wind Jet halts flights ), BBC News Europe, 12 August 2012〕 The Italian authorities tried to prompt Alitalia for an acquisition of Wind Jet, but they could not prompt Alitalia to acquire the grounded airline.〔volaspheric: (No hopes for grounded Wind Jet )〕 Wind Jet aircraft are currently parked in Dublin Airport, Ireland pending a decision on their future. The charter airline Livingston announced to took over several flights of Wind Jet, but it is unclear, if they will continue to operate the routes in the future.〔volaspheric: (Livingston becomes successor of failed Wind Jet )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wind Jet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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