- The Cristoforo Colombo airport in Genoa, northern Italy, has concluded the negotiations for the launch of new flights in 2007, the airport's operator said in a statement.

Italian air carrier Air One SpA, a subsidiary of local construction company Toto SpA, will enhance its presence in Genoa by launching a direct flight from the main airport in the northern Italian region of Liguria to the London City Airport.

 Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will link Genoa to Frankfurt, Germany, three times weekly as of February 2007. In the meantime, the airline of the northern Italian region of Valle d'Aosta, Air Vallee, confirmed the operations of its flight to Cagliari, on the Italian island of Sardinia, even in the 2006-2007 winter season. During the weekends, the flight will be also operated to the airport of Olbia, on the Sardinia island.

 Italian MyWay Airlines has planned a new direct flight to Bari as of March 15, 2007. The company already launched cargo flights to Russia