The company lost 1.9 billion euros last year, half the 3.9 billion euro loss in 2002.
In the first half of 2003, the airline lost 315 million euros.
"For every resident we lose, the city budget loses 1,500 euros," he said.
Ten musicians can force a show to be canceled, and you've lost five million euros.
Alitalia lost 365 million euros in the first nine months of last year.
While the company lost almost 2 billion euros in 2003 ($2.44 billion), that was half the previous year's loss.
It lost 140 million euros ($130 million) for the year.
The company had lost 523 million euros in the period a year earlier.
The state lost €11.2 billion euros in tax revenues as a result.
In 2005, the resort lost between 10 and 20 million euros.