About Alitalia Airlines
Alitalia is the national airline of Italy with its headquarters in Rome. Alitalia’s main base is Malpensa International Airport, Milan, with a hub at Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport, Rome.
In Europe, the Company serves 63 airports with 1,347 weekly flights. In the rest of the world, Alitalia planes take off and land at 22 airports with 124 flights every week. Since 2001, Alitalia has been a member of the SkyTeam alliance whose members include some of Europe’s and the world’s leading companies – AeroMexico, Aeroflot, Air France, KLM, Continental, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta, Korean and Air Northwest - and whose vast network provides services to 728 destinations in more than 130 countries.
Presently, Alitalia serves over 102 airports with 2960 flights per week. In India, Alitalia flies to Mumbai. In Italy, Alitalia serves 25 airports with 1,313 flights a week.
Approximately 24 million passengers flew with Alitalia in the year 2005 which shows an increase of 7.8% compared with 2004. The fastest growing routes are those to Eastern Europe, India and China. The Company has two primary hubs, Fiumicino in Rome and Malpensa in Milan, and a fleet of 179 aircraft.
With a total of 179 aircraft, the Alitalia Group fleet is one of the youngest and most efficient in Europe. The aircraft uses fleet on domestic and international routes, A321, A320, A319, MD80, ERJ-145, ERJ-170 and ATR-72 aircraft.
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