Alitalia CityLiner S.p.A. was an

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and a subsidiary of

Alitalia Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A., operating as Alitalia (), was an Italian airline which was once the flag carrier and largest airline of Italy. The company had its head office in Fiumicino, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. The ai ...

. It maintained two bases at

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and at

Linate Airport Milan Linate Airport is the third international airport of Milan, the second-largest city and largest urban area of Italy, behind Malpensa Airport and Orio al Serio Airport. It served 9,233,475 passengers in 2018, being the fifth busiest a ...

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. The airline operated

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domestic and international point to point flights using

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aircraft on behalf of its parent. The airline was a

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affiliate member through its parent company. It was originally founded by

Air One Air One S.p.A. was an Italian low-cost airline which operated as Air One "Smart Carrier". It operated as Alitalia's low-cost carrier subsidiary with operating bases located in Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, Palermo Falcone–Borsellino Airport ...

that merged with Alitalia in 2009 and was subsequently renamed.

History

Alitalia CityLiner was founded as Air One CityLiner S.p.A. in June 2006, as a subsidiary of

, with a brand new fleet of ten

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s. It commenced operations with flights between

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and Rome Fiumicino; and

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and

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, on 7 June. In February 2007, it started its first international route, between

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and

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. On 13 January 2009, Air One and Alitalia merged under the Alitalia brand name, therefore Air One CityLiner S.p.A. was reincorporated as Alitalia CityLiner S.p.A. On 20 April 2011, the airline was rebranded as Alitalia CityLiner. It became the only regional airline of the Alitalia group and has taken up the role formerly performed by

Alitalia Express C.A.I. First S.p.A. was an Italian airline operating flights for its parent company, Alitalia, to preserve slots at Milan Linate Airport. For this reason Alitalia when merged with Air One didn't close C.A.I. First, which at that time still ope ...

. A brand new fleet of 20 Embraer 175s and 190s was delivered between September 2011 and March 2013. As of August 2019, the airline Parent Company and itself are currently under Extraordinary Administration (EA), this due to years of not making profitability. Since 2020, Alitalia CityLiner Parent Company, Alitalia, has been fully owned by the

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. Due to its

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entering administration, Alitalia CityLiner ceased operations at the same time as its parent company, Alitalia, on 15 October 2021 when both were replaced by

ITA Airways Italia Trasporto Aereo S.p.A., trading as ITA Airways, is the state-owned flag carrier airline of Italy. It is fully owned by the Government of Italy via the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The airline flies to over 60 scheduled domestic, E ...

Destinations

Alitalia CityLiner operated short-haul domestic and international routes within the network of Alitalia. It had a Hub at

Milan-Linate Airport Milan Linate Airport is the third international airport of Milan, the second-largest city and largest urban area of Italy, behind Malpensa Airport and Orio al Serio Airport. It served 9,233,475 passengers in 2018, being the fifth busiest a ...

Alliances

As Alitalia was part of

Alliance from 2009 to 2021, Alitalia CityLiner had been a member-affiliate of the alliance.

Fleet

Embraer 190-100STD, Alitalia CityLiner JP7384049

Primo volo Air One CityLiner TRS-FCO aamm EI-DOT

Former fleet

Before ceasing operations, the Alitalia CityLiner fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Historical fleet

Over the years, Alitalia has operated the following aircraft types (including aircraft inherited from Alitalia Express and Air One CityLiner):

References

External links

Official website
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