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Travelling by airplane
Information
The airplane is for sure the most comfortable and fastest means
of transport. Once decided the destination, for having information
on the most convenient flights and the rates, you can have a look at the Internet site or go to the travel
agencies with aerial ticket office, in the centres of the airlines
companies in the cities and in the airports personally, or calling
the toll numbers (free) or call centers of airlines
companies.
The flight reservation and the purchase of the ticket can be carried
out through agency, airline company or via Internet.
In case of purchase of the electronic ticket you can pay it with
the credit card and subsequently you will take the boarding paper
directly in airport.
Because competition created in recent years between airlines, they offer different rates for the same routes, but those who run low cost flights usually offer the cheapest rates.
Line Flights, charter
flights, no frills/low cost flights and last minute
Line Flights: they have a timetable, a city of departure
and of arrival fixed every day of the week. They are managed
by the various airlines, both flag companies, namely controlled
by the States that cover most of the routes from and for the
country they belong to, and they can be private. In order
to obtain convenient prices, it is necessary to reserve with
considerable advance.
Charter Flights: they are occasional flights
hired by tourist organizations in established dates and timetables
and characterized by the inferior cost of tickets in comparison
with the line flights. They can be useful if you have to reach
a place that is not connected directly with the line flights.
No frills or low cost Flights: They are flights at
low cost going to Europe at very convenient rates since the
services on board and those at the airport are reduced to
the minimum and secondary landings are used even if they are
often more uncomfortable to reach. Moreover the number of
the places on every flight is reduced and it is necessary
to carry out the reservation with large advance. Generally
the purchase of the ticket takes place at the same time of
the flight reservation. The reservations occur by telephone directly to
the Company or via Internet. The tickets sale does not take place
through intermediaries.
Last minute Flights: these flights of airlines are remained unsold and bookable starting from 15 days before the date of departure. You need to go on the dates indicated and you can be booked on-line.
Useful References for low cost flights :
Useful References for Last minute Flights:
Italian Airlines
We propose you a list of the Italian airlines giving more
space to the flag airline company, Alitalia and to the private
company Air one:
ALITALIA
Alitalia is the flag company and connects the main Italian
and foreign cities through approximately thirty airports located
on all the national territory. It has Offices in the main
cities and all the civil airports.
For information and reservations it is possible to address
to all the Alitalia Offices (whose address and telephone numbers
can be found on the Yellow
Pages at the voice Linee Aeree), to the travel
agencies (Yellow
Pages at the voice Agenzie Viaggi
e Turismo). It does not exist a Alitalia toll number, but a call center active 24 hours
out of 24. It is also possible to consult the page 432 of Televideo RAI or to visit the
Alitalia Internet site.
- ALITALIA - http://www.alitalia.com
Headquarters: Palazzo Alitalia EUR - via Marchetti 111 - 00148 Rome
Call center +3906/2222 - number active 24 hours out of 24 for: information and rates, national and international flights reservation and sale
AIR-ONE
Air One is the most important private airline company entirely
of Italian property, that connects the most important italian airports and some european capitals and destinations.
For information and reservations it is necessary to address
to all the Air-One Offices (whose address and telephone number
can be found on the Yellow Pages at the voice airlines), to
the travel agencies (on the Yellow
Pages at the voice Agenzie Viaggi
e Turismo). It does not exist a Air-One toll number, but a call center paid service. It is also possible to visit the Air-One
Internet Site.
- AIR-ONE - http://www.flyairone.it/en/
Headquarters: via Viola, 27- 00148 Rome
Call center for information and reservations:
tel.
199. 20.70.80 (paid service for fixed and mobile phones
of all Italy)
tel. +39.06.488.80.06 (from out of Italy )
numbers active
every day from 5.00 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Moreover:
Rates
There are a lot of reduced rates that vary according to the
period of the year and the day of the week, the age band and
to the airline that issues the ticket. It can be therefore
very convenient, before buying a ticket, to verify various
possibilities of price reduction in different travel agencies.
Generally, these are the main offers:
- Infant: children up to 2 years accompanied by a parent pay just 10% of the ticket and they do not have right to the reserved
place (that however is assigned to him once on board if there
are places available)
- Child: children from 2 to 12 years pay 33% of the ticket
price.
- Young people: up to 24 years have a 25-30% price reduction.
- Students: up to 26 years avail of price reductions
between 30 and 40%.
Foreign
airlines in Italy
We signal the addresses of some Italian centres of the main
foreign airlines.
For the cities not indicated it is possible to consult the
Yellow
pages at the voice Linee aeree, the Internet site
or to ask information in the airports or in the travel agencies.
Main Italian civil
airports
From the airports to the city you can take a taxi (generally
rather expensive) or if you are not in a hurry, you can take
a public transport (in most of the cases there is a bus service).
It is possible to have a complete and descriptive list of
all the Italian airports just consulting the following sites:
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