AeroItalia

AeroItalia SRL is an Italian airline.[3][4] It operates a fleet of Boeing 737s from operating bases in Bergamo and Comiso.

Not to be confused with Aeritalia, Alitalia, or ITA Airways.
AeroItalia
IATA ICAO Callsign
XZ AEZ AEROITALIA
Commenced operations9 July 2022 (2022-07-09)
Operating bases
Fleet size7
Destinations22
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Key people
Websitewww.aeroitalia.com

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 by a French banker named Marc Bourgade.[5][6]

On 9 July 2022, it started operating scheduled flights from its base in Forlì to domestic destinations as well as Malta and Zakynthos. The airline planned to have flights to the United States and to Latin America by 2023.[7]

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.[8]

Destinations

As of October 2023, AeroItalia flies to the following destinations:[9]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
 AustriaViennaVienna International Airport
 Greece HeraklionHeraklion International AirportSeasonal
KarpathosKarpathos Island National Airport[10]
MykonosMykonos Airport[10]
ZakynthosZakynthos International Airport[10]
 IsraelTel AvivBen Gurion AirportTerminated
 ItalyAlgheroAlghero–Fertilia Airport
BergamoOrio al Serio International AirportBase[1]
Bolognaaeroporto Guglielmo Marconi
BrindisiBrindisi Airport
CataniaCatania–Fontanarossa Airport [11]
ComisoComiso AirportBase[12]
FlorenceFlorence AirportTerminated[13][14]
ForlìForlì AirportTerminated[15][16]
LampedusaLampedusa AirportSeasonal
MilanLinate Airport [17]
NaplesNaples International Airport
OlbiaOlbia Costa Smeralda Airport
PalermoFalcone Borsellino Airport [11]
PerugiaPerugia AirportSeasonal
RomeLeonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
TrapaniTrapani–Birgi AirportSeasonal
VeronaVerona AirportSeasonal
 MaltaVallettaMalta International AirportTerminated
 RomaniaBacăuGeorge Enescu International Airport
BucharestAurel Vlaicu International Airport
 SpainBarcelonaJosep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
 United KingdomLondonHeathrow AirportTerminated[18]

Fleet
A Boeing 737-800NG in the company's colours. As with the rest of the airline's fleet, this one is registered in Malta (9H)

As of July 2023, AeroItalia operates the following aircraft:[19][20]

AeroItalia fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 72-600 2 — 68 Leased from AirConnect
Boeing 737-700 1 — 149 Leased from Hello Jets
Boeing 737-800 6 — 189
Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 3[21] TBA
Total 8 4

See also

References
  1. "Aeroitalia goes bold, launches services from Bergamo". Aviacionline.com. 26 September 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. "Aeroitalia, al via la base su Comiso con il via dei 3 collegamenti". 16 May 2023.
  3. Drum, Bruce (May 27, 2022). "Aeroitalia to launch 9 routes from Forli on July 9".
  4. Machado, João (May 24, 2022). "Aeroitalia puts its first flights for sale, bases aircraft in Forlì".
  5. "Aeroitalia. The new Italian airline with big ambitions". italiabsolutely.com.
  6. "The New Italian Airline Aeroitalia – AirlineGeeks.com". AirlineGeeks.com – LIVE. LOVE. AVIATION. March 19, 2022.
  7. Villamizar, Helwing (April 28, 2022). "Startup Aeroitalia Looks to the Americas for 2023". airwaysmag.com.
  8. Machado, João (2023-02-15). "Aeroitalia, supported by local government, boosts its Sicilian operation". Aviacionline.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  9. "AeroItalia destinations". www.aeroitalia.com.
  10. "Aeroitalia Plans Greece Debut in July 2022". Aeroroutes.com.
  11. "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.
  12. "Aeroitalia Adds Comiso Service From May 2023". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  13. "Aeroitalia launches first routes from its Florence base". Aviacionline.com. 22 November 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  14. Italiavola (2023-03-10). "AeroItalia: vendite chiuse sulla Firenze – Malta e Firenze – Tel Aviv". Italiavola & Travel (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  15. "Aeroitalia puts its first flights for sale, bases aircraft in Forlì". 24 May 2022.
  16. "AeroItalia lancia offerta prezzi congelati e anche qualche rotta fino alla primavera". 27 December 2022.
  17. "AeroItalia : In vendita i voli sulla Olbia – Milano Linate". 20 January 2023.
  18. "AEROITALIA ADDS MILAN BERGAMO – LONDON SERVICE FROM DEC 2022". AeroRoutes. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  19. "Aeroitalia Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 12 October 2022.
  20. "La nostra flotta". AeroItalia (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  21. "AeroItalia inks dry leases of three B737 MAX 8s". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2022-11-02.


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