Air One

Air One
IATA ICAO Call sign
AP ADH HERON
Founded1983 (1983)
Ceased operations30 October 2014 (2014-10-30)[1]
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer programMilleMiglia
SubsidiariesAir One CityLiner (2006–2009)
Parent companyAlitalia
HeadquartersFiumicino, 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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference shutdown was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Copyright." Air One. Retrieved on 14 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. pp. 64–65.