Lufthansa Italia
{{Short description|Italian airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of the German Lufthansa Group}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Lufthansa Italia
| logo = Lufthansa-Italia-Logo-2011.png
| logo_size = 200
| IATA = LH
| ICAO = LIT
| callsign = MIRACOLO
| founded = 2008
| commenced = 2 February 2009
| ceased = 29 October 2011
| bases = Milan–Malpensa
| frequent_flyer = Miles & More
| alliance = Star Alliance (affiliate)
| fleet_size = 9
| destinations = 18
| parent = Lufthansa
| headquarters = Milan, Italy
| key_people = Michael Kraus, CEO
| website = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://italia.lufthansa.com|title=italia.lufthansa.com}}
}}
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.[http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/presse/pressemeldungen/index.html?c=nachrichten/app/show/en/2008/11/874/HOM&s=0 Lufthansa press release: "Lufthansa launches new Lufthansa Italia brand"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201170506/http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/presse/pressemeldungen/index.html?c=nachrichten%2Fapp%2Fshow%2Fen%2F2008%2F11%2F874%2FHOM&s=0 |date=2009-02-01 }}
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.[http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/presse/pressemeldungen/index.html?c=nachrichten/app/show/en/2008/04/818/HOM&s=0 Lufthansa press release: "Lufthansa boosts services from Milan"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211095534/http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/presse/pressemeldungen/index.html?c=nachrichten%2Fapp%2Fshow%2Fen%2F2008%2F04%2F818%2FHOM&s=0 |date=2008-12-11 }}
On 26 November 2008 the new brand Lufthansa Italia was formed instead of the originally planned Air Dolomiti operations.Espinoza, Javier. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20081211053553/http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/11/26/lufthansa-alitalia-expansion-markets-equity-cx_je_1126markets114.html Lufthansa's Italian Adventure]." Forbes. 26 November 2008. Operations started on 2 February 2009 using the larger Airbus A319-100.[http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/presse/pressemeldungen/index.html?c=nachrichten/app/show/en/2008/09/856/HOM&s=0 Lufthansa press release: "Fly Lufthansa direct from Milan to major European cities"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919152655/http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/presse/pressemeldungen/index.html?c=nachrichten%2Fapp%2Fshow%2Fen%2F2008%2F09%2F856%2FHOM&s=0 |date=2008-09-19 }} 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.{{cn|date=May 2024}}
=Shutdown=
On 23 July 2011, Lufthansa reported in a press release that it would stop all Lufthansa Italia operations by 29 October 2011{{cite web|url=http://presse.lufthansa.com/en/news-releases/singleview/archive/2011/may/23/article/1936.html|title=Lufthansa and Air Dolomiti will take over role of the Lufthansa Italia brand – Air Dolomiti to expand route network|date=2011-05-23|accessdate=27 August 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903000725/http://presse.lufthansa.com/en/news-releases/singleview/archive/2011/may/23/article/1936.html|archivedate=3 September 2011}} as it had been proven too difficult to operate the Italian-based operations economically. As a replacement, the Lufthansa Group increased their flights from Italian destinations to their German hubs in Frankfurt and Munich instead.{{Cite web|url=http://www.airliners.de/aus-fuer-lufthansa-italia/24212|title=Rückzug vom Drehkreuz in Mailand - aus für "Lufthansa Italia"|access-date=2015-04-03|archive-date=2015-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204203216/http://www.airliners.de/aus-fuer-lufthansa-italia/24212|url-status=live}} 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.{{cn|date=May 2024}}
Destinations
The following cities were served by Lufthansa Italia prior to its shutdown on 29 October 2011:{{Cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airline.php?cha=LHI|title = Lufthansa Italia on ch-aviation}}
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!style="background-color:#000080;color: #FFBA00"|Country !style="background-color:#000080; color:#FFBA00; width:50px;"|IATA !style="background-color:#000080; color:#FFBA00; width:50px;"|ICAO !style="background-color:#000080;color: #FFBA00"|Airport | ||||
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| |Barcelona | {{ESP}} | align=center|BCN | align=center|LEBL | Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport |
| Bari | {{ITA}} | align=center|BRI | align=center|LIBD | Bari Airport |
| style="background-color: #FFD1DC" | {{ITA}} | align=center|CAG | align=center|LIEE | Cagliari Airport |
| style="background-color: #FFD1DC" | {{flag|Morocco}} | align=center|CAS | align=center|GMMC | Casablanca Anfa Airport |
| Catania | {{ITA}} | align=center|CTA | align=center|LICC | Catania Airport |
| style="background-color: #FFD1DC" | {{ESP}} | align=center|IBZ | align=center|LEIB | Ibiza Airport |
| Lisbon | {{PRT}} | align=center|LIS | align=center|LPPT | Lisbon Airport |
| London | {{UK}} | align=center|LHR | align=center|EGLL | Heathrow Airport |
| Madrid | {{ESP}} | align=center|MAD | align=center|LEMD | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport |
| style="background:#FADA5E" | {{ITA}} | align=center|MXP | align=center|LIMC | Milan Malpensa Airport |
| Naples | {{ITA}} | align=center|NAP | align=center|LIRN | Naples Airport |
| Olbia | {{ITA}} | align=center|OLB | align=center|LIEO | Olbia Airport |
| Palermo | {{ITA}} | align=center|PMO | align=center|LICJ | Palermo Airport |
| Palma de Mallorca | {{ESP}} | align=center|PMI | align=center|LEPA | Palma de Mallorca Airport |
| Paris | {{FRA}} | align=center|CDG | align=center|LFPG | Charles de Gaulle Airport |
| Prague | {{flag|Czech Republic}} | align=center|PRG | align=center|LKPR | Václav Havel Airport Prague |
| Rome | {{ITA}} | align=center|FCO | align=center|LIRF | Rome Fiumicino Airport |
| Stockholm | {{SWE}} | align=center|ARN | align=center|ESSA | Stockholm Arlanda Airport |
| |Warsaw | {{POL}} | align=center|WAW | align=center|EPWA | |Warsaw Chopin Airport |
Fleet
File:Airbus A319-114, Lufthansa Italia JP6620553.jpg]]
The Lufthansa Italia fleet consisted of the following aircraft. All aircraft were given names of Italian cities, such as 'Bologna' and 'Varese', and were painted in a modified Lufthansa livery while retaining their German registrations.
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| + Lufthansa Italia fleet
!rowspan="2" |Aircraft !rowspan="2" align=centre width=25|Total !colspan="3" |Passengers !rowspan="2" |Notes |
| bgcolor=lightblue
!J !Y !Total |
| Airbus A319-100
|align=center|9 |align=center|12 |align=center|120 |align=center|132 |align=center|taken over from Germanwings and Lufthansa |
| Total
!9 ! ! ! ! |
|---|
References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Lufthansa Italia}}
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://italia.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lhi/it/homepage?l=en&cid=1000273|title=Lufthansa Italia}}
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://italia.lufthansa.com|title=Lufthansa Italia}} {{in lang|it}}
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://konzern.lufthansa.com/en/html/ueber_uns/lufthansa-italia/|title=Lufthansa Italia - A New Brand for Italy}} - [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218215040/http://konzern.lufthansa.com/de/html/ueber_uns/lufthansa-italia/index.html German version], Italian version linked from English page
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