Alitalia

Alitalia was an Italian airline It was once the flag carrier and largest airline of Italy. It ended operations on October 14, 2021 and was replaced as Italy's flag carrier by ITA Airways, which began operations the next day.

 History 
The "first" Alitalia was founded on September 16, 1946. Its first flight was on May 5, 1947. In 1960, Alitalia started flying jet aircraft. In 1995, Alitalia tried to merge with KLM, but it failed. 1998 was the first profitable year for Alitalia. In 2001, Alitalia joined SkyTeam. The airline lost more than €3.7 billion since 1999 until 2008. On January 12, 2009, the "first" Alitalia shut down. The next day, on January 13, the "second" Alitalia began. In June 2014, Etihad Airways bought 49% of Alitalia. On January 1, 2015, a "third" Alitalia began. This one is 49% owned by Etihad and 51% owned by Italian shareholders.http://www.etihad.com/en/about-us/etihad-news/archive/2015/the-new-alitalia/

 Destinations 
Alitalia flew to 102 destinations in 41 countries. 28 of these cities are in Italy. Alitalia's main hub was at Rome Fiumicino Airport.

 Fleet 
 22 Airbus A319-100
 42 Airbus A320-200
 12 Airbus A321-100
 14 Airbus A330-200
 8 ATR 72-500
 10 Boeing 777-200ER

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Category:1950s establishments in Italy
Category:1954 establishments in Europe
Category:2008 establishments in Europe
Category:2015 establishments in Italy
Category:Airlines of Italy