A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that SkyTeam and Eurostar are launching a partnership, which the alliance claimed was its first non-airline partnership of the sort. Well, SkyTeam has now announced plans to partner with a second train operator, and there might even be reciprocal points opportunities.
Continue reading: SkyTeam Adds Trenitalia As Partner, Promises Points & Elite Perks
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I see this as a reactive measure: with the all-but-certain loss of ITA to Star, they need to do *something* to compete in the Italian market, and creating a new Italian airline wouldn't have been a good idea...
Surprised at the positive comments on Trenitalia. I eventually gave up on trying to get a refund for a couple hundred dollars for a COVID-affected trip after wasting so many hours on it.
Additionally, I just got back riding both the Swiss SBB and Trenitalia and boy was there a difference! The latter's trains were late and full of trash, while the former's were clean and efficient.
I can tell from experience: if the word 'clusterfuck' needed an example when writing a thesaurus, then just add a photo of Trenitalia. Staff is rude, disinterested and indifferent, while they are notoriously known for their delays and cancellations (and strikes). On top of that, their trains are often too dirty to touch, both on the outside and inside.
If I was given a choice, I'd rather fly on a domestic Ryanair route in Italia, to be honest...
each time I use them there are no problems, which is a few times each year . Very efficient and clean especially the Frecciarossa
4 trains two weeks ago .. all on time
Really? On several visits to Italy, I found the Frecciarossa services to be excellent. Fast, punctual, and the normal Business Class (not the unnecessarily fancy Executive Class that Ben's picture shows) is well appointed and very reasonably priced - usually only an extra €10 or €20.
Admittedly my point of reference is comparison to the UK, which sets the bar for train services very low. And I'll acknowledge that some of the slow, local trains in Italy can be grim. But the express Frecciarossa trains are excellent - I would very rarely take an internal Italian flight if a train is available.