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| Founded | 2008 | |||
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| Commenced operations | 2 February 2009 | |||
| Ceased operations | 29 October 2011 | |||
| Operating bases | Malpensa Airport (Milan) | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | Miles & More | |||
| Airport lounge | Senator Lounge | |||
| Alliance | Star Alliance | |||
| Fleet size | 6 (+3) | |||
| Destinations | 8 (6 countries) | |||
| Parent company | Lufthansa | |||
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy | |||
| Key people | Michael Kraus (CEO) | |||
| Website | italia.lufthansa.com | |||
Lufthansa Italia S.p.A was a wholly owned subsidiary of German airline Lufthansa based in the Centro Leoni complex in Morivione, Zone 5, Milan, Italy.[1][2] Operations started on 2 February 2009 and ceased on 29 October 2011.[3][4]
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On 28 April 2008 Lufthansa announced plans to commence intra-European flights out of Malpensa International Airport using six Embraer 195 aircraft from its subsidiary Air Dolomiti.[5]
When the eight initial routes were announced on 11 September of the same year, Lufthansa had changed its plans towards using the larger Airbus A319 jetliner.[6]
On 26 November 2008 the new brand Lufthansa Italia was formed instead of the originally planned Air Dolomiti operations.[3][7]
Still, Lufthansa maintained its request to partner with the bankrupt Alitalia, without success.[8]
On 17 June 2009, Lufthansa Italia was registered at Milan's Chamber of Commerce as an Italian company,[9] and as of 11 January 2011, has received an Italian AOC.[1]
A Lufthansa statement issued on 26 January 2011 reported that Heike Birlenbach, CEO of Lufthansa Italia, would be replaced by the CEO of Air Dolomiti, Michael Kraus, creating an Italian division of Lufthansa, which Kraus represents.[10] Heike Birlenbach was established as crew manager of Lufthansa at the hub of Munich (MUC).
On 23 July 2011, Lufthansa reported in a press release that it will stop all Lufthansa Italia flights at the end of the IATA summer 2011 timetable (ending 29 october 2011). All the aircraft of the defunct airline returned to Lufthansa.[11]
The following cities were served by Lufthansa Italia prior to its shutdown on 29 October:[12]
As of August 2011, the average age of Lufthansa Italia's aircraft was 13.8 years. The fleet was composed of the following:[13]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| Airbus A319 | 8 | 12 | 120 | 132 | |
Two aircraft of the fleet were wet-leased from mainline Lufthansa. One further A319, wet-leased from BMI, operated 3 of the 5 daily services between Milan and London.
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