Alitalia

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Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A.

IATA ICAO Call sign AZ AZA ALITALIA
Founded	16 September 1946 (1946-09-16) (as Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A.) 12 January 2009 (2009-01-12) (as Alitalia - Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A.)[2] 1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) (as Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A.)
Commenced operations	5 May 1947 (1947-05-05)
Ceased operations	15 October 2021 (2021-10-15) (sold to, reorganized to, and replaced by ITA Airways)
AOC #	I-130
Hubs	Milan–Linate Milan–Malpensa (1998–2008) Rome–Fiumicino (1946–2021)
Frequent-flyer program	MilleMiglia
Alliance	SkyTeam (2001–2021) Wings Alliance
Subsidiaries	Aero Trasporti Italiani (1963–1994) Air One (2009–2014) Alitalia CityLiner (2009–2021) C.A.I. First (1997–2015) C.A.I. Second (1997–2009) Società Aerea Mediterranea (1959–1981) Alitalia Loyalty S.p.A.
Parent company	Government of Italy (via MEF)
Headquarters	Fiumicino, Rome, Italy

Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A.,^[3][4] operating as Alitalia (Italian pronunciation: [aliˈtaːlja]), was an Italian airline which was once the flag carrier and largest airline of Italy.^[5] The company had its head office in Fiumicino, in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital.^[6] The airline was owned by the Government of Italy as a nationalized business from its founding in 1946 until it was privatized in 2009. However, it struggled with profitability whilst operating as a private company, including failed negotiations to sell to other private parties. The airline entered extraordinary administration in 2017 following many years of financial losses.^[7] The Italian government eventually took back ownership of the airline in March 2020.

The airline operated a fleet of Airbus A319-100, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-100, Airbus A330-200, and Boeing 777-200ER aircraft to over 34 scheduled domestic, European and intercontinental destinations. The airline operated from its main hub at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome. The airline was a full member of the SkyTeam alliance, and it had codeshare agreements with 42 airlines. In 2018, the airline was the twelfth-largest airline in Europe.

On 24 August 2021, Alitalia announced that it would cease operations on 15 October 2021,^[8] and that passengers with tickets for later flights could reschedule on an earlier flight or request a refund.^[9][10]

On 15 October 2021, in a hybrid reorganization, Alitalia sold its entire operation to ITA Airways, a newly formed state-owned flag carrier.^[11]