(about the Alitalia offer)
I would have very great difficulty in believing this was a sincere offer at normal co-operation between 2 airlines.
The Italian press has no doubts:
Ryanair, l’ultima provocazione di O’Leary su Alitalia
Do I have to translate?
Next question:
While this hasty enlargement is easy to perform right now, in the beginning of winter, how many cuts in the already announced 2014 summer timetable must be made to accommodate all these new routes?
No idea, but quite a few, I guess. Inevitably, some changes and cancellations TBA (implicating: new angry customers).