Qatar Airways recently acquired a 49% stake in Air Italy, which was formerlyknown as Meridiana. This seems to be Qatar Airways attempt at putting Alitalia out of business (though I doubt that will ever happen).
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They used to be the cheapest options out of New York and Miami but with the Basic Economy fares now available AA is the same if not slightly cheaper.
As a side note I'm curious why Chicago has such limited multiple flights a day to international destinations
@Lucky - Unrealted, but the Oneworld announcement was that they are unveiling branded lounges!
Strange, because the past few months they have been advertising like crazy on the radio. (Chicagoland market)
Pure speculation, but you think politics has anything to do with this? Maybe Qatar gave in to the big 3 a little, and got concessions somewhere else whether for the airline or Qatar as a country in general?
I had a terrible experience with Air Italy last year on a series of flights and with customer service on phone & email. I booked soon after they announced schedule and before they began to unbundle fares. They lost my seat assignments & claimed I never had any, they kept me waiting for an hour on hold then hung up before I spoke to anyone & told me complete an online complaint form which was then ignored. I was surprised by your good review but I guess when everything goes okay they're okay. Amateur hour indeed.
So in all reality, what're we calling the over/under on how many more months AirItaly will actually be around? All these route cancellations must portend something bigger/worse down the road; it's not a matter of if, but when.
@Markus : ORD has a poor showing of international flights or foreign airlines ? in what sense ? for an interior airport, i'd say their foreign airline representation is definitely up to par.
no way! I already bought my flights and non-refundable hotel reservations....Does anyone know my rights in this situation? cant believe this is happening =(
I have Avios tickets on their LAX flight and I'm wondering what happens if they cancel that route...?
Declining GDP growth over two consecutive quarters (July to December 2018) has put Italy in recession - it's the third time the country has fallen into recession in a decade. You have to wonder how much this may have played into Air Italy becoming more cautious in their growth plans for 2019.
mark, me too and wondering the same... just about to put down non refundable money for the trip we've planned. wondering what our best options are. thoughts?