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Lufthansa Italia S.p.A. was an Italian airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of the German Lufthansa Group headquartered in Milan and based at Milan–Malpensa Airport. Operations started on 2 February 2009 and ceased on 29 October 2011.[1]

Lufthansa Italia
IATA ICAO Callsign
LH LIT MIRACOLO
Founded2008
Commenced operations2 February 2009
Ceased operations29 October 2011
Operating basesMilan–Malpensa
Frequent-flyer programMiles & More
AllianceStar Alliance (affiliate)
Fleet size9
Destinations18
Parent companyLufthansa
HeadquartersMilan, Italy
Key peopleMichael Kraus, CEO
Websiteitalia.lufthansa.com at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

History



Foundation


On 28 April 2008 Lufthansa announced plans to commence intra-European flights out of Milan–Malpensa Airport using six Embraer 195 aircraft from its subsidiary Air Dolomiti.[2] On 26 November 2008 the new brand Lufthansa Italia was formed instead of the originally planned Air Dolomiti operations.[1][3] Operations started on 2 February 2009 using the larger Airbus A319-100.[4] The new subsidiary was established to allow Lufthansa to better tap into the lucrative North Italian market that was all but abandoned by Alitalia during a series of cutbacks. The airline's on board cuisine was aimed towards the Italian market, with Italian foods and drinks. For example, in business class, Italian espresso was served.


Shutdown


On 23 July 2011, Lufthansa reported in a press release that it would stop all Lufthansa Italia operations by 29 October 2011[5] as it had been proven too difficult to operate the Italian-based operations economically.[6] As a replacement, the Lufthansa Group increased their flights from Italian destinations to their German hubs in Frankfurt and Munich instead.[6] The last scheduled flight of Lufthansa Italia was LH3627 on 29 October 2011, which landed at 16:35, coming from Palermo to Milan-Malpensa, which was flown on the Airbus A319-100 with the registration D-AKNJ. The former Lufthansa Italia aircraft have been transferred back to other Lufthansa Group airlines.


Destinations


Four Lufthansa Italia Airbus A319-100's at their homebase at Milan–Malpensa Airport in 2009
Four Lufthansa Italia Airbus A319-100's at their homebase at Milan–Malpensa Airport in 2009

The following cities were served by Lufthansa Italia prior to its shutdown on 29 October 2011:[7]

Hub
Seasonal
City Country IATA ICAO Airport
Barcelona SpainBCNLEBLJosep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Bari ItalyBRILIBDBari Airport
Cagliari ItalyCAGLIEECagliari Airport
Casablanca MoroccoCASGMMCCasablanca Anfa Airport
Catania ItalyCTALICCCatania Airport
Ibiza SpainIBZLEIBIbiza Airport
Lisbon PortugalLISLPPTLisbon Airport
London United KingdomLHREGLLHeathrow Airport
Madrid SpainMADLEMDAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Milan ItalyMXPLIMCMilan Malpensa Airport
Naples ItalyNAPLIRNNaples Airport
Olbia ItalyOLBLIEOOlbia Airport
Palermo ItalyPMOLICJPalermo Airport
Palma de Mallorca SpainPMILEPAPalma de Mallorca Airport
Paris FranceCDGLFPGCharles de Gaulle Airport
Prague Czech RepublicPRGLKPRVáclav Havel Airport Prague
Stockholm SwedenARNESSAStockholm Arlanda Airport
Warsaw PolandWAWEPWAWarsaw Chopin Airport

Fleet


Lufthansa Italia Airbus A319-100
Lufthansa Italia Airbus A319-100

The Lufthansa Italia fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Lufthansa Italia Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A319-100 9 12 120 132

Five of the airline's aircraft came from Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings, and the other five came from Lufthansa's base at Munich. All aircraft were given names of Italian cities, such as 'Bologna' and 'Varese', and were painted in a modified Lufthansa livery. The aircraft retained their German registrations. In 2010, the airline planned to replace one A319 with two Airbus A320, but this never occurred. Two of the five daily flights to London were operated by a British Midland International Airbus A321 in a 31/118 configuration.[citation needed]


References


  1. Lufthansa press release: "Lufthansa launches new Lufthansa Italia brand" Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Lufthansa press release: "Lufthansa boosts services from Milan" Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Espinoza, Javier. "Lufthansa's Italian Adventure." Forbes. 26 November 2008.
  4. Lufthansa press release: "Fly Lufthansa direct from Milan to major European cities" Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Lufthansa and Air Dolomiti will take over role of the Lufthansa Italia brand – Air Dolomiti to expand route network". 2011-05-23. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  6. "Rückzug vom Drehkreuz in Mailand - aus für "Lufthansa Italia"".
  7. "Lufthansa Italia on ch-aviation".


Media related to Lufthansa Italia at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках

[de] Lufthansa Italia

Lufthansa Italia S.p.A. war eine italienische Tochtergesellschaft der Deutschen Lufthansa AG mit Sitz in Mailand und Basis auf dem Flughafen Mailand-Malpensa.
- [en] Lufthansa Italia

[fr] Lufthansa Italia

Lufthansa Italia était une compagnie aérienne italienne, filiale de Lufthansa qui a commencé ses opérations le 2 février 2009. Un arrêt définitif des opérations a eu lieu fin octobre 2011.

[it] Lufthansa Italia

Lufthansa Italia S.p.A è stata una sussidiaria (totalmente posseduta dalla casa madre) della compagnia aerea tedesca Lufthansa, con sede a Milano[1] (Italia).


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