Alitalia rearranges flights departing from and arriving at airports in the red zones following the directives contained in the Government decree which imposed very heavy restrictions on Lombardy and 14 other provinces to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The former flag carrier has set up a plan that scales back and forth flights for Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa and Venice. The new measures are added "to the rationalizations already carried out in recent days due to the drop in passengers due to the restrictive measures and the lower propensity to travel", Alitalia said.
In detail, from 9 March to 3 April, Alitalia applies the following changes:
- Milan Linate: in the urban airport the company operates "national connections only", but with lower frequencies than usual. International destinations are “reachable by flights via Rome Fiumicino.
- Milan Malpensa: from 10.40 on 9 March the activity is suspended.
- Venice: Alitalia continues to fly, but the frequency of flights is reduced.
“Passengers involved in cancellations will be able to change their reservations on confirmed flights free of charge or request a refund”, the company said.
To figure out how to do it, on the Alitalia website information is also provided on how to change the reservation without penalty or obtain a voucher for the value of the ticket already purchased for those who have problems traveling due to the coronavirus emergency.
We remind you that air transport is one of the sectors most affected by the coronavirus emergency. Companies are forced to cancel or reduce the frequency of scheduled flights and fewer and fewer passengers are traveling. According to an estimate published by IATA; the international association that brings together the world's leading airlines, the sector could suffer losses exceeding 100 billion euros.
