Signore Colaninno was quite correct in pointing out that there's not much left, but clearly Berlusconi thinks different. But, if the Italian sentiment by my Italian colleagues is anything to go by, he'll do anything to stay in power and in the news, even if it costs the Italian taxpayer billions in Euros.
As for Aer Lingus, they survived 9/11, they will survive the fuel crisis too. They're already charging for anything and everything extra that they can...
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