The Italian airline Meridian is one of the largest air carriers in the country. She is in second place after the Fiumicino. For more than half a century, passengers have been happy to give preference to the company's services for domestic and international flights. Meridiana provides customers with low cost transportation. Perhaps that is why her services are so in demand. The history of the company is very interesting and filled with entertaining events. The original name of the corporation was Alisarda, but then the company received the name Meridiana Fly. But we will talk about all this in order.
Stories of two companies
One of Italy’s largest passenger airline companies is called Meridiana Fly. The airline was formed as a result of the merger of two air carriers - Meridiana and Eurofly. The merger occurred in 2010. Thus, it turns out that the history of the enterprise totals only six years. But, on the other hand, it is preceded by a story several decades long. It is difficult, but we will try to put everything in its place.
Meridian Airlines (one of the parents of Meridiana Fly) was founded in 1963 by Prince Karim Aga Khan IV. This company was called Alisarda. Initially, the company specialized in charter flights. But this did not stop the carrier from developing and gaining its "place in the sky." Alisarda transported approximately 800 thousand passengers a year already in the mid-1980s. In the 2000s, this figure exceeded one million people. In 1991, the company became known as Meridiana. In 2010, the very coveted particle Fly appeared.
Eurofly itself was formed in 1989. She, like the airline "Meridian", was successful and provided the needs of Italian tour operators.
Big merger
Meridian Airlines and Eurofly Airlines were forced to unite in 2010 in order to be able to survive a difficult economic crisis. And so the airline company Meridiana Fly appeared. It was an extremely successful and justified entrepreneurial move. The two former aerogiants combined their organizational and administrative structures, aircraft fleets and technical facilities. So a new brand appeared. And carriers managed to reach the highest level of activity and increase their income.
Today, Meridiana Fly is the second largest air carrier in Italy, which managed to absorb another airline corporation in 2011, Air Italy.
The company carefully monitors the state of its own aircraft. European Joint Aviation awarded the carrier a special certificate of service. Tickets for Meridiana Fly aircraft have an average cost. But in some areas, the brand positions itself as a low-cost airline and offers fairly profitable options.
Today, Meridian Fly provides customers with seven transcontinental directions. Within the country 32 directions are served. Approximately 48 European interstate flights are also provided.
Meridiana Fly Airpark
Meridiana Airlines (Italy) has a common fleet, which has 27 air liners. Of these, ten are McDonnell Douglas MD82 brand ships. These airbuses comply with all necessary environmental standards and are designed with the latest technology. Such machines are used to service the domestic market for air connections.
For international flights, A320 aircraft are used in the amount of seven. Each of the vessels can accommodate 180 persons. The interior of the cars is very unusual, which provides passengers with a festive atmosphere. The salons are equipped with special comfortable seating. The side of each airbus is decorated with hues of hibiscus.
There are ten Boeings in the Meridiana Fly fleet: Boeing 737 and Boeing 767 models. The first machines are designed to serve short- and medium-haul distances, the second - for long-range flights. On board each of the ships of this brand can fit more than two hundred people. Boeing cases and salons are made in white with bright red accents.
Additional services and offers
On board a Meridiana Fly airline , passengers will not be hungry. Free long-term desserts and snacks, as well as non-alcoholic and tonic drinks, are provided on all long and medium-haul routes. On each of the domestic and international flights, the latest editions of the Meridiana Fly corporate magazine are at the customer's service. In them you can read interviews of world stars, various culinary articles, as well as find information about a variety of travels.
Interactive programs are provided on board the Meridian Fly airbuses. For long-haul flights, passengers can pass the time with the Cinema Fly program, full of games, movies and music. For passengers on short-term flights, the Happy Fly program has been prepared. It consists of comedies, cartoons and documentary works.
Meridiana Fly is one of the few airlines that allows its customers to transport various pets. One plane can have four pets. And one person can carry with him no more than a pair of cells with four-legged passengers. To be allowed to fly with a dog or cat, you must book this service no later than 12 hours in advance.
Company contact details
Meridian Airlines CJSC is located at the following address in Italy: Centro Direzionale, Costa Smeralda Airport, 07026 Olbia. The official website of the company is meridiana.it.
The Moscow office of the company is located at 40 Prechistenka Street, Building 2, Office 32. If necessary, you can write to meridianafly@discovertheworld.ru. You can also contact the Moscow representative office by phone +7 (495) 699-52-19 or by fax +7 (495) 699-21-27.
Passenger opinions
Many passengers use the services of the Meridiana company. Airline reviews get good. As a rule, customers are satisfied with her services. They celebrate the quality of service on airplanes. They say that the service is polite, and the flight attendants serve delicious food. And let the portions are small, but very tasty, and they are enough for a half hour flight.
Also, passengers note that everything is organized at the highest level in the company: in case of cancellation or transfer of a flight, notifications always come to customers' email.