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Alitalia is the flag carrier and national airline of Italy with United Arab Emirates based aviation giants Etihad Airways owning 49% of the company. Founded in 1999 under the name Trattamenti Termici Solbiate s.r.l., Alitalia operates flights to a network of 27 domestic and 75 international destinations in 50 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, The Middle East, North America and South America. In 2010 Alitalia was nominated as “Europe's Most Punctual Airline” and as one of the “World's 5 Most Punctual Airlines” in 2011. Alitalia has officially been a member of the SkyTeam alliance since 2009 and has since arranged codeshare agreements with its fellow SkyTeam members. This allows passengers to fly to numerous additional destinations using a single Alitalia ticket. Alitalia has a fleet of over 100 aircraft consisting of Airbus and Boeing airliners.

• Passengers travelling with Alitalia can check in online from 2 days before the scheduled flights departure. Alitalia requires that passengers check in at least 25 minutes before the flight's departure time. When travelling from Malpensa or Fiumicino, passengers must be checked in at least 40 minutes before the flight.
• Passengers are able to check in online provided they have a valid Alitalia e-ticket and all relevant traveling documents such as up to date passport and visas if necessary.
• When checking in online with Alitalia passengers are able to select their preferred seat on board the flight.

• The maximum dimensions of cabin luggage for Alitalia flights must not exceed 45cm x 35cm x 25cm.
• The maximum weight of cabin luggage per piece for all Alitalia flights is 5kg.
• Each passenger of an Alitalia flights is allowed to carry 1 item of cabin luggage and 1 personal item such as a laptop bag, handbag, or briefcase.
• Passengers carrying more bags than the permitted allowance or bags that exceed the weight or size restrictions will have their bags placed in the aircraft’s hold and charged additional fees.

• There are no checked baggage size restrictions for passengers flying within Alitalia. Passengers flying to or from Italy have a checked baggage size restriction of 157cm in total.
• Passengers traveling with Alitalia to or from the USA, Canada or Mexico have a checked baggage weight restriction of 23kg that can be increased to 32kg for a fee. Passengers traveling to or from Brazil have a checked baggage weight restriction of 32kg, while passengers flying to all other destinations have a weight limit of 20kg.
• Alitalia passengers are entitled to 1 item of checked baggage. Additional baggage allowances can be purchased dependent on the number of extra bags required and the excess weight of each item.
• Some checked items of sports equipment will be charged a fixed handling fee because of size, fragility, or other handling requirements.

• Airline name: Alitalia
• IATA code: AZ
• Year Founded: 1999
• Headquarters: Rome, Italy
• Website: alitalia.com

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