Italian airlines - the central link in the airspace of Europe

National air carriers of Italy are the key links in the European air transportation system. Flights on airplanes meet all the rules of safety and comfort for travelers.

In Italy, more than a dozen airlines that carry passengers.

• "Air Dolomiti" - Regional airline in Northern Italy. The fleet consists of "Embraer-195" aircraft.
• "Blue Express" - budget airlines with a base airport in Rome.
• "Blue Panorama" - charter flights from Italy.
• "Ernest" - budget airlines between Italy and Albania.
• "Fly valan" - the base airport in Genoa, flights to Europe.
• "Mistral Air" - charter flights to Italy and Europe.
• "Neos" - charter flights from Milan.

"Alitalia" - carrier number one

Italian Airlines Alitália is the largest carrier in the country. The home airport is Fiumicino named after Leonardo da Vinci.

Careful attention to the quality of passenger service, care of the fleet makes the airline "Alitalia" the leading company in Italy.

The completely renovated fleet consists of:

• "Boeing 777" and "Airbus A 330" - for long-haul flights.
• "Airbus A 321", "A 320", "A 319" - for medium-range flights.
• "Embraer E 190" and "E 175" - for regional flights.

Airline "Alitalia" can be proud of one of themodern fleets in the world, which uses only four types of aircraft. This allows her to effectively use her resources. New aircraft use less fuel and have significantly lower emissions of carbon dioxide. Long-haul fleet aircraft have three classes: business class, premium economy and economy.

Flights that carry Italian airlines "Alitalia"

1. Africa - Algeria, Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia.
2. Pacific and Asia - Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, South Korea.
3. Europe - Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Malta, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
4. North and South America - Argentina. Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, USA.
5. The Middle East - Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Arab Emirates.

On the official site you can study the scheduleItalian airlines Alitalia in Russian. This makes available registration functions for tourists who do not speak Italian or English.

You can register for the flight in several ways. The most popular is registration via the Internet. For this you need:

1. Select a flight.
2. Choose additional services, place.
3. Boarding pass.

The registration service is available the day before the departure.You can register, print out a boarding pass and change seats 2 hours before departure on international flights and up to 1 hour for domestic flights. You can not cancel online registration.

Hand luggage, which you can take with you tothe aircraft can weigh no more than 8 kg and have parameters: not more than 55 cm in height, 35 cm in width and 25 cm in depth, including handles, side pockets and wheels. The maximum weight of checked baggage is from 23 to 32 kilograms, depending on the class of the trip and the destination.

"Meridian" - Italian airlines, ranking second after "Alitalia"

The fleet is represented by Boeing and Douglas aircraft.The company was founded in March 1963 to promote tourism in Sardinia. Thanks to the merger with the carrier Eurofly and the acquisition of Air Italy, the airline strengthened its position in the international market. It constantly expands the range of flights and cooperates with all major tour operators of the national market.

The official website of the air carrier has all the necessary information for passengers:

• what documents should be taken with you;
• hand and checked baggage;
• how much liquid can be taken on board the aircraft;
• prohibited items;
• travel with animals;
• traveling with minor children, accompanying children.

The site also provides internet services:

• reservation of places;
• web registration;
• mobile registration through a special application;
• a choice of a place in the plane.

On all domestic flights, onlyeconomy class, on medium-haul international flights are provided with economy and business class. In economy class travelers can order cold snacks or breakfast. Hot food is planned for flights lasting more than 5 hours.

To Italy from Russia

Buy air tickets to Italy is not difficult.Direct flights to Venice, Milan, Turin, Rome, Verona, Rimini and Bologna fly from Moscow. From St. Petersburg, a direct flight flies to Rome, Milan and Rimini. From other cities of Russia to Italy you can fly through Moscow or St. Petersburg, or through other European cities with a transfer.