Italy reveals its new national airline

[brooklynite]

CNN

(CNN) — They've long dominated the food and fashion worlds, this year they've dominated sports, and now they're aiming for the skies.

Italy's new national airline, ITA Airways, launched on Friday with a promise to bring pride back to its national flag carrier, after Alitalia, Italy's legacy airline, went bankrupt and ceased operations a day earlier.

Executives unveiled plans for the new network, airplanes, staffing and livery at a press conference livestreamed from Rome.

The first thing to know: everything will be centopercento italiano.

The new ITA Airways planes will be colored sky-blue, with staff wearing uniforms by top Italian designers.

[FirefighterJo]

1. Alitalia

Was for us frequent travellers the acronym ’ArrivaL
In Tokyo, All Luggage In Amsterdam’, I am interested what Ita’s acronym will be

[mitch96]

2. "I am interested what Ita's acronym will be"...

ITalian Airline? Anything else I can think of would probably get deleted..
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[FirefighterJo]

4. That s the official one

I am awaiting the frequent traveler one... For instance... TWA is officially Trans World
Airlines. I didn't fly them but my mother flew them all the time... It became Try Walking Again 😉

[FirefighterJo]

5. Another one

PIA... Pakistanian International Airline... Or... Please Inform Allah

[FirefighterJo]

7. How many do you want

Frome my home... Sabena... Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation et Navigation Ariènne... Or... Such A Bad Experience Never Again

[FirefighterJo]

8. SAS

Scandinavian Air Services... Or... Sex And Service
My mile high pointer by the way 😈

[nilram]

9. A defunct Honduran airline, SAHSA

Servicio Aéreo de Honduras S.A.

--or--

Stay At Home, Stay Alive

[jmowreader]

11. It officially means

Italia Transporto Aereo or in English Italian Air Transport.

[qazplm135]

3. It's a airline...

Said in an Italian accent?

[underpants]

6. It a airplane

[brooklynite]

12. I always heard it referred to as.....

Always Late In Takeoff; Always Late In Arrival

[FirefighterJo]

14. Yes

For some reason, the difficult acronym Alitalia inspired travelers 😈

[rso]

10. TACA

TACA, the airline of El Salvador, “Take a chance airline “.

[FirefighterJo]

13. New one

And a nice one 🙂