Regional airline of Italy
Air Dolomiti S.p.A.
is an Italian
regional airline
and a subsidiary of
Lufthansa
. It is a member of
Lufthansa Regional
and has its head office in
Dossobuono
,
Villafranca di Verona
.
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Its hubs are at
Verona Villafranca Airport
,
Florence Airport
and
Venice Marco Polo Airport
and focus cities at
Munich Airport
and
Frankfurt Airport
in
Germany
.
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It is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lufthansa
. Air Dolomiti operates a network of routes from several Italian destinations to and from Munich and Frankfurt.
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Most of these services are sold under the Air Dolomiti brand and codeshare with Lufthansa, while a few remain under the Lufthansa brand.
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History
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Foundation
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Air Dolomiti was established on 30 December 1989 by the
Linee Aeree Europee (L.A.E)
. The airline's name derives from the section of the
Alps
known as the
Dolomites
. It started airline operations in January 1991 with a
Trieste
-
Genoa
route. In 1992, the airline started international services with flights from
Verona
to
Munich
.
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Takeover by Lufthansa
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After several years of co-operation,
Lufthansa
acquired a 26% stake in January 1999 and increased it to 52% in April 2003 and 100% in July 2003.
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Although most
Lufthansa Regional
subsidiaries operate under their parent's name and colours, Air Dolomiti retains its own identity.
The airline employed some 748 people in June 2020. At one time the airline's registered office was in
Dossobuono
,
Villafranca di Verona
, while the airline's executive headquarters were in
Ronchi dei Legionari
.
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In September 2018, Lufthansa announced it would expand Air Dolomiti's fleet significantly by 12 pre-owned
Embraer 190 and 195
aircraft to be transferred from sister company
Lufthansa CityLine
.
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However in late 2021, Lufthansa stated that the transfer was no longer confirmed and may be continued later or on a smaller scale if at all.
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Later on, two Embraer 195 were transferred from
Lufthansa CityLine
by spring 2022.
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In late 2022, Lufthansa confirmed it would transfer further aircraft from Lufthansa CityLine to Air Dolomiti to strengthen the group's presence in Italy after its bid to take over
ITA Airways
fell apart.
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In March 2024, Lufthansa announced plans to expand Air Dolomiti's fleet to 25 aircraft within the year, as the subsidiary is scheduled to take over more routes within the Lufthansa Group network.
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Destinations
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As of April 2024
[update]
, Air Dolomiti operates routes from
Frankfurt Airport
and
Munich Airport
to 26
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destinations in Italy and -increasingly- other European countries on behalf of its corporate parent,
Lufthansa
.
Codeshare agreements
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Air Dolomiti has
codeshare agreements
with the following airlines:
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Fleet
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Current fleet
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As of May 2024
[update]
, Air Dolomiti operates the following aircraft:
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Historic fleet
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Air Dolomiti previously also operated the following types of aircraft:
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Trivia
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Accidents and incidents
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- 24 August 2008
: An Air Dolomiti
ATR 72
(registration I-ADLM, c/n 543), operating flight LH3990 from
Munich
,
Germany
, to
Bologna
,
Italy
, abandoned take off due to smoke alarm. The airline treated the evacuation of the aircraft as a minor incident, but on August 26 an amateur video, filmed by a bystander, circulated on television and the Internet. The footage shows tense moments of some 60 passengers jumping from and fleeing the burning plane before the fire department extinguishes the flames.
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- 17 May 2012
: An Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500 operating on flight EN-1912/LH-1912 from
Munich
to
Venice
returned to Munich after the right engine shut down and smoke was discovered in both cockpit and cabin. Shortly after touchdown the plane deviated from the southern runway and came to a standstill about 80 metres (262 feet) into the grass covered side strip. The
nose gear
was reported to have collapsed in the process. Of the 58 passengers and four crew members aboard, five passengers were reported to have received minor injuries.
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References
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External links
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Media related to
Air Dolomiti
at Wikimedia Commons
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