(ANSA) - PALERMO, DECEMBER 10 - "It is a scandalous fact, there is a 'cartel' between the two Ita companies, with public capital, and Ryanair, which serve Sicily, a two-way monopoly by virtue of which prices have skyrocketed. Monday , and we are not yet at Christmas, those who leave from Sicily, Palermo or Catania, for a round trip to Rome spend over a thousand euros, while those who leave from Rome for Milan pay around 200. An anomalous market situation that we have denounced, for this reason we are turning to the 'Antitrust".
This was stated by the president of the Sicilian Region, Renato Schifani.
"Sicily - underlined the governor - cannot pay this pledge, especially when a public capital company is involved which must implement social policies without making a loss, but must study business strategies that are suited to the needs of the territory".
"We denounce the 'cartel' put in place by Ita and Ryanair who decide what the prices should be - Schifani explained - because in essence they have decided on a non-competition pact between themselves".
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