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Aeroitalia
IATA ICAO Callsign
XZ AEZ AEROITALIA
Commenced operations9 July 2022; 23 months ago (2022-07-09)
Operating bases
Fleet size9
Destinations15[5]
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Key people
Websitewww.aeroitalia.com

Aeroitalia SRL is an Italian airline.[6][7] It operates a fleet of Boeing 737s and ATR 72s from operating bases in Ancona, Bergamo, Comiso and Rome.

History

The airline was launched in 2022, by an ex-consultant of Italy's ministry of infrastructure and transport, Francesco Gaetano Intrieri, who is Aeroitalia's CEO. AeroItalia's backers include Germán Efromovich, the airline's president and previous owner of Avianca, and a French banker named Marc Bourgade.[8][9]

On 9 July 2022, it started operating scheduled flights from Forlì to domestic destinations as well as Malta and Zakynthos. The airline planned to operate long-haul flights to the United States and Latin America by 2023,[10] but has since stalled the plan in order to consolidate its domestic and European operations.[11]

It announced an increase of flights to Sicily in 2023 including additional flights to Trapani, Palermo, and Catania with the support of the Sicilian government.[12]

On 6 November 2023, it was announced the airline had acquired a 93.86% stake in AirConnect, a Romanian regional airline.[13]

Destinations

As of October 2023, Aeroitalia flies to the following destinations:[14]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
 Austria Vienna Vienna International Airport
 Greece Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Seasonal
Karpathos Karpathos Island National Airport Seasonal [15]
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Seasonal [15]
Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport Seasonal [15]
 Italy Alghero Alghero–Fertilia Airport
Ancona Ancona Airport Base [1]
Bergamo Orio al Serio International Airport Base [2]
Bologna Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi
Brindisi Brindisi Airport
Catania Catania–Fontanarossa Airport [16]
Comiso Comiso Airport Base [17]
Lampedusa Lampedusa Airport Seasonal
Milan Linate Airport [18]
Naples Naples International Airport
Olbia Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
Palermo Falcone Borsellino Airport [16]
Perugia Perugia Airport Seasonal
Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Base

[19]

Trapani Trapani–Birgi Airport Seasonal
Verona Verona Airport Seasonal
 Romania Bacău George Enescu International Airport [20]
Bucharest Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
 Spain Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
 United Kingdom London London Southend Airport

Fleet

A Boeing 737-800 in the company's colours.

As of July 2023, Aeroitalia operates the following aircraft:[21][22]

AeroItalia fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 72-600 2 68 Operated by AirConnect
Boeing 737-700 1 149
Boeing 737-800 6 2[23] 189
Boeing 737 MAX 8 3[24] TBA
Total 9 5

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "New Routes of the Day (1 October 2023): Aeroitalia's new routes from Ancona". airserviceone.com. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Aeroitalia goes bold, launches services from Bergamo". Aviacionline.com. 26 September 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Aeroitalia, al via la base su Comiso con il via dei 3 collegamenti". 16 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Aeroitalia Sees Opportunities As 'Low CASK' Operator, President Says". aviationweek.com. 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Aeroitalia on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com.
  6. ^ Drum, Bruce (May 27, 2022). "Aeroitalia to launch 9 routes from Forli on July 9".
  7. ^ Machado, João (May 24, 2022). "Aeroitalia puts its first flights for sale, bases aircraft in Forlì".
  8. ^ "Aeroitalia. The new Italian airline with big ambitions". italiabsolutely.com.
  9. ^ "The New Italian Airline Aeroitalia – AirlineGeeks.com". AirlineGeeks.com – LIVE. LOVE. AVIATION. March 19, 2022.
  10. ^ Villamizar, Helwing (April 28, 2022). "Startup Aeroitalia Looks to the Americas for 2023". airwaysmag.com.
  11. ^ "Aeroitalia Sees Opportunities As 'Low CASK' Operator, President Says". aviationweek.com. 10 July 2023.
  12. ^ Machado, João (2023-02-15). "Aeroitalia, supported by local government, boosts its Sicilian operation". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  13. ^ "AeroItalia signs MoU to buy Romania's AirConnect". Ch-aviation.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "AeroItalia destinations". www.aeroitalia.com.
  15. ^ a b c "Aeroitalia Plans Greece Debut in July 2022". Aeroroutes.com.
  16. ^ a b "AeroItalia presenta i nuovi voli da Palermo e Catania per Roma" [AeroItalia presents the new flights from Palermo and Catania to Rome]. italavola.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  17. ^ "Aeroitalia Adds Comiso Service From May 2023". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  18. ^ "AeroItalia : In vendita i voli sulla Olbia – Milano Linate". 20 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Aeroitalia Sees Opportunities As 'Low CASK' Operator, President Says". aviationweek.com. 10 July 2023.
  20. ^ https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240102-xzns24bcm
  21. ^ "Aeroitalia Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 12 October 2022.
  22. ^ "La nostra flotta". AeroItalia (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  23. ^ "Aeroitalia Instagram". Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  24. ^ "AeroItalia inks dry leases of three B737 MAX 8s". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2022-11-02.