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| Commenced operations | 5 May 1947 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 15 October 2021 | ||||||
| AOC # | I-130 | ||||||
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| 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.