Do you know that Alitalia?... (Alitalia)

Member Name: Maliska1

Product:	Alitalia
Date:	13/03/08 (150 review reads)
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Advantages: They fly to Italy

Disadvantages: Problems with Malpensa

Alitalia is the Italian carrier. It has been in trouble for the last years since it is not profitable. The problem is that it employs too many people who work very little.

If you talk to Italian people, they will tell you that the amount of staff of Alitalia who speaks with the typical accent from Rome is huge. This is because the company has always been based in Rome and there is a lot of corruption in terms of employing people. Recently Alitalia decided to reduce the number of flights from the airport of Malpensa, near Milan. It is a political move which will only back fire

As a passenger, I must say that when Alitalia is NOT late, it is reliable, but in the last year the problem has been that too many strikes have been set up and if you travel on business and need to go to Italy and need to book in advance, you may end up being delayed the day of your travel because of strikes, or even have your flight cancelled.

My advice is NOT to use Alitalia until the turbulence is cleared, and this may be some time!

Summary: Be careful