Air One launches non-stop flights from Boston and Chicago to Milan
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Air One announced it is launching its first intercontinental flights between the US and Italy, with the launch of its non-stop flights from Boston and Chicago to Milan, the industrial and financial heart of Italy, as well as the point of departure to some of Northern Italy’s top destinations including Turin, Verona, Lake Como and the Alps.
New Flights
Air One’s inaugural flight to Boston will arrive at Logan International Airport (BOS) on 14-Jun-08; the Boston-Milan connection will operate daily, excluding Tuesday and Thursday. The inaugural flight to Chicago will arrive at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) on 21-Jun-08, and will operate daily, excluding Wednesdays.
Air One’s intercontinental connections will operate as codeshares with United Airlines. Passengers who fly these routes can accumulate points for frequent flyer programmes Mileage Plus of United Airlines and Miles & More of Lufthansa.
The Air One network
Travellers who arrive in Milan from the US can continue to several destinations within the Air One network, thanks to convenient connecting flights: in Italy, to Naples (two flights daily), Palermo (weekly frequency, to be doubled starting from 08-Jul-08), Rome Fiumicino (four flights daily), Bari (one flight daily), and Lamezia Terme in southern Italy (seasonal flight, up to 27-Sep-08 with weekly frequency); and in Europe to Brussels and Athens (two flights daily), Berlin and Thessaloniki (one flight daily).
Additionally, Air One passengers have the option to continue from Milano Malpensa with codeshare-partner carriers to Warsaw (with LOT flights), Riga and Vilnius (with Air Baltic flights), Lisbon and Oporto (with TAP flights), and Malta (with Air Malta flights).
One of the youngest fleets in Europe
The intercontinental flights from Boston and Chicago to Milano Malpensa will operate with two Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The configuration of these two aircraft includes 239 seats, 38 of which are in Business Class and 201 in Economy.
Meanwhile, Air One has an agreement for firm purchase orders of 90 Airbus A320s, of which 15 have already been delivered, while the remaining aircrafts will be delivered at the rate of more than one per month. The fleet also includes ten new 90-seat Bombardier CRJ900s for regional connections (final delivery made in 2007). The airline is also about to conclude negotiations for the purchase of a large number of long-haul aircraft that will be delivered starting in 2009.
At the end of 2008, the fleet will comprise approximately 60 aircraft. In 2012 Air One will have one of the youngest fleets in Europe.
About Air One
Air One was established on 23-Nov-95, when the company began to operate scheduled flights on the Roma Fiumicino-Milano Linate route, the fifth largest in Europe in terms of traffic volume. For the first time, the monopoly held by Alitalia on this route was broken, offering an alternative to the only carrier authorised up to that time.
In 2007, Air One surpassed 37% of the domestic market share, transporting over 7.5 million passengers and recording revenues of about EUR750 million. With more than 3400 employees (including those working at the subsidiary companies) Air One provides flights for 21 domestic, 10 international, and 2 intercontinental destinations.
© Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 19-May-08
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