In a statement to RTÉ News, the airline said it accepted a request from the Department of Foreign Affairs through the Italian Embassy in Dublin.
A high-capacity aircraft usually used for long-haul routes - an Airbus A330 - will be used to accommodate the passengers.Alitalia said there is a price cap tariff on tickets for the special flights. "And there's no sign of a refund from either. That was two different flights, both cancelled. The second one was cancelled within six hours. The first one we had two or three days, everything was fine, and then boom".
Meanwhile, Eoghan Corry, editor of Travel Extra, has said airlines are doing all they can to stall a "cash crunch" which could see them fail."There's a very clear law that you get a refund for flights and that seems to be breaking down", he said."A voucher to redeem the fare in 12 months time seems to be the preferred option for a lot of international airlines, but that is very little use for people who need cash back quickly".
Just hope the plan on testing every person that boards flights?