Jetmagic to axe two Italian routes

Jetmagic, the Cork based airline that launched in April last year, is set to cancel two of its Italian routes.

The decision was made in response to plans from Aer Lingus to fly from Cork to Milan in March.

Jetmagic said there would be over capacity on the route once the new service began. The company is to stop flying to Rome on February 21 and Milan at the end of February.

Jetmagic currently employs 110 people in Cork and operate services to Alicante, Barcelona, Belfast, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London City, Nantes, Nice and Paris.

It was founded by a group of businessmen last April, including former Aer Lingus chief executive Michael Foley, Cork businessman Ciaran Desmond and the Munster-based Punch family.

Former Flybe executive Barry Perrott was appointed CEO of the airline last November.