Alitalia Is Shutting Down With All Future Flights Canceled Starting October 15

Alitalia under Extraordinary Administration from midnight today will no longer sell tickets for flights from 15 October. At the same time, it will send a prompt and direct communication, via e-mail, to customers who have purchased flights departing from 15 October. The note includes instructions for managing tickets. In order to ensure full consumer protection, it will be possible to replace the flight with another equivalent operated by Alitalia by 14 October; otherwise full refund of the ticket will also be possible.

The communication campaign responds to the Company’s desire to manage the situation in a clear and transparent way, safeguarding consumers.

It is the flag carrier and largest airline of Italy. The company has its head office in Fiumicino, Rome. The airline is fully owned by the Government of Italy since 17 March 2020. The airline operates a fleet of Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, 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.

The airline is a full member of Sky Team alliance and it has codeshare agreements with 42 airlines. In 2018, the airline was the twelfth-largest airline in Europe. The airline has been in Extraordinary Administration since 2017 following years of not turning a profit. As of October 2020, the airline has plans to reincorporate itself under a new name ITA – Italia Trasporto Aereo. The new airline is expected to commence operations on 15 October 2021