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Founded | 1983 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 30 October 2014[1] | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | MilleMiglia | ||||||
Subsidiaries | Air One CityLiner (2006–2009) | ||||||
Parent company | Alitalia | ||||||
Headquarters | Fiumicino, Rome, Italy |
Air One S.p.A. was an Italian low-cost airline which operated as Air One "Smart Carrier". It operated as Alitalia's low-cost subsidiary with operating bases located in Catania, Palermo, Pisa, Venice and Verona; while Tirana was a focus city.[2] "Air One" is a portmanteau of the English meaning Air One and the Italian word 'airone', pronounced IPA [ai'rone], meaning heron (the bird depicted in the airline's logo), which was also the airline's callsign.
Before the merger with Alitalia, Air One was a competitor, the second largest airline in Italy, with a network to 36 destinations in Italy, Europe and North America. Its main bases were Rome Fiumicino Airport, Linate Airport in Milan and Turin Airport.[3]
Air One ceased operations on 30 October 2014[1] as part of the new concept of its parent company Alitalia based on its new partnership with Etihad Airways. All routes were either cancelled or taken over by Alitalia itself.