Editing Transport in Italy (section)

=== Airlines ===
{{see also|List of airlines of Italy}}
[[File:ITA AIRWAYS A350-941 EI-IFF HND RJTT 19-APR-2023 (52829502995).jpg|thumb|An [[Airbus A350]] of [[ITA Airways]]]]

Since October 2021, Italy's [[flag carrier]] airline is [[ITA Airways]], which took over the brand, the IATA ticketing code, and many assets belonging to the former flag carrier [[Alitalia]], after its bankruptcy.<ref name="CNN"/> ITA Airways serves 44 destinations ({{as of|October 2021|lc=y}}) and also operates the former Alitalia regional subsidiary, [[Alitalia CityLiner]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Villamizar |first1=Helwing |title=Italian Flag Carrier ITA Airways Is Born |url=https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/ita-airways-is-born/ |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=Airways Magazine |date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016100028/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/ita-airways-is-born/ }}</ref>

The country also has [[regional airline]]s (such as [[Air Dolomiti]]), low-cost carriers, and Charter and leisure carriers (including [[Neos (airline)|Neos]], [[Blue Panorama Airlines]] and [[Poste Air Cargo]]). Major Italian cargo operators are [[ITA Airways|ITA Airways Cargo]] and [[Cargolux Italia]]. In 2012 there were 130 airports in Italy, including the two [[Airline hub|hubs]] of [[Malpensa International Airport]] in Milan and [[Leonardo da Vinci International Airport]] in Rome.