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Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A.
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
AZ
AZA
ALITALIA
Founded
16 September 1946 (1946-09-16) (as Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A.)
12 January 2009 (2009-01-12) (as Alitalia - Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A.)[2]
1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) (as Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A.)
Commenced operations
5 May 1947 (1947-05-05)
Ceased operations
15 October 2021 (2021-10-15)
AOC #
I-130
Hubs
Milan–Linate
Milan–Malpensa (1998–2008)
Rome–Fiumicino (1946–2021)
Frequent-flyer program
MilleMiglia
Alliance
SkyTeam (2001–2021)
Subsidiaries
Air One (2009–2014)
Alitalia CityLiner (2009–2021)
C.A.I. First (1997–2015)
C.A.I. Second (1997–2009)
Alitalia Loyalty S.p.A.
Parent company
Government of Italy (via MEF)
Headquarters
Fiumicino, Rome, Italy
Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A.,[3][4] operating as Alitalia (Italian pronunciation:[aliˈtaːlja]), was an Italian airline which was once the flag carrier and largest airline of Italy.[5] The company had its head office in Fiumicino, in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital.[6] The airline was owned by the Government of Italy as a nationalized business from its founding in 1946 until it was privatized in 2009. However, it struggled with profitability whilst operating as a private company, including failed negotiations to sell to other private parties. The airline entered extraordinary administration in 2017 following many years of financial losses.[7] The Italian government eventually took back ownership of the airline in March 2020.
The airline operated a fleet of Airbus A319-100, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-100, Airbus A330-200, and Boeing 777-200ER aircraft to over 34 scheduled domestic, European and intercontinental destinations. The airline operated from its main hub at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome. The airline was a full member of the SkyTeam alliance, and it had codeshare agreements with 42 airlines. In 2018, the airline was the twelfth-largest airline in Europe.
On 24 August 2021, Alitalia announced that it would cease operations on 15 October 2021,[8] and that passengers with tickets for later flights could reschedule on an earlier flight or request a refund.[9][10]
On 15 October 2021, in a hybrid reorganization, Alitalia sold its entire operation to ITA Airways, a newly formed state-owned flag carrier.[11]
^"Modello di Organizzazione, Gestione e Controllo ex D.LGS 231/01" (PDF). Alitalia – Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2015.
^Today's Alitalia - Compagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI) is distinct from Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane (LAI), which was founded in 1946. In 2009, CAI acquired the callsign, branding rights, and other assets that once belonged to LAI. [1]
^"Profilo - Alitalia". corporate.alitalia.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^"Alitalia relaunches with new execs, new name, new routes". ch-aviation. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
^Hofmann, Kurt (5 April 2017). "24-hour strike forces Alitalia to cancel 394 flights". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017.
^"Contacts". Alitalia Corporate. Retrieved 24 December 2016. Headquarter Via Alberto Nassetti SNC 00054 Fiumicino.
^Buyck, Cathy. "Alitalia Successor ITA Confirms October 15 Launch". Aviation International News. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^"Cancellation of Flights Departing from 15 October". Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^"CANCELLATION OF FLIGHTS DEPARTING FROM 15 OCTOBER". Alitalia. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^"Updated: Alitalia cancels all flights after October 15 as national airline closes for good". euronews. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^Landini, Francesca (14 October 2021). "Alitalia dies after 75 turbulent years, hands over to ITA". Reuters. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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