Italy Travel Notes

We have been searching for all the low-cost airline options there are to fly to and from Italy, as well as inside the country and we have found a total of 40 airlines. What follows is our report on all the low-cost airlines you can fly to Italy, which we are going to publish in the next few weeks` presenting you several at a time. So our pick today is:

1. Air Berlin
http://www.airberlin.com/

Air Berlin operates flights to major European cities, as well as to the most popular holiday resorts around the Mediterranean, on the Canary Islands and in North Africa. The airline also has a dense network of domestic flights between German cities.

With them you can reach
Rome,
Milan,
Naples,
Lamezia Terme,
Brindisi

from almost any city in Germany (Belin, Franfurt, Dusseldorf, etc) plus Copenhagen, Vienna, Zurich.

Starting from Euro 177 / USD 258 (at today`s exchange rate)
for a flight Vienna and Rome and Vienna

If you are to part from Italy in the directions of Northern Europe say Milan Orio and Frankfurt and Milan Orio would cost you Euro 146 / USD 213

2. Aerlingus
http://www.aerlingus.com/

Aer Lingus was founded by the Irish Government in April 1936 to provide air services to/from Ireland. The first flight, from Dublin to Bristol, took place on May 27th 1936. Aer Lingus’ low-cost, low fares model is centred on maintaining low unit cost, offering one way fares, maintaining effective fleet utilisation and developing the Aer Lingus brand. Consistent with this low-cost model, Aer Lingus’ primary distribution channel is its website aerlingus.com.

With them you can reach
Rome,
Milan,
Naples,
Bologna

from Belfast, Cork and Dublin and via Dublin can have a connecting flight form a number of airports in the US as well.

Starting from Euro 43.65 / USD 63.83 (at today`s exchange rate)
for a flight Dublin and Rome and Dublin
- this price with booking 2 months in advance

Their transatlantic flights are also available (via Dublin), but prices there do compete with the general airlines flight prices even with 2 months in advance booking.

3. Air Italy
http://www.airitaly.eu

The initial aim of Air Italy is to offer charter type air carriage services on international and intercontinental routes and then gradually develop regular scheduled flights within Italy. Operating reliability and careful cost management have been the guiding principles for Air Italy from the start.

They fly predominantly within Italy withing the cities of
Rome,
Milan,
Alghero,
Bari,
Brindisi,
Catania,
Naples,
Olbia,
Palermo,
Verona.

Their international destinations at present are Warsaw and Mauritius.

From Euro 120 / USD 175 (at today`s exchange rate)
for a flight Verona and Naples and Verona

Next week we will continue to explore all other low-cost airlines and possibilities to arrive in Italy without spending a fortune.

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