Air Dolomiti Embraer 195

Air Dolomiti S.p.A. L.A.R.E (Linee Aeree Regionali Europee) is an Italian regional airline wholly owned by Lufthansa. Its head office is located in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona.[3] Its main bases are at Munich Airport and Frankfurt Airport in Germany.[1]

Air Dolomiti operates routes from several Italian destinations to and from Munich and Frankfurt.[1][4] Most of these services are sold under the Air Dolomiti brand and codeshare with Lufthansa, while a few remain under the Lufthansa brand.[1]

History

Foundation

Air Dolomiti was established on 30 December 1989 by the Linee Aeree Europee (L.A.E). The airline's name derives from the section of the Alps known as the Dolomites. It started airline operations in January 1991 with a Trieste-Genoa route. In 1992, the airline started international services with flights from Verona to Munich.[5]

Takeover by Lufthansa

After several years of co-operation, Lufthansa acquired a 26% stake in January 1999 and increased it to 52% in April 2003 and 100% in July 2003.[5][6] Although most Lufthansa Regional subsidiaries operate under their parent's name and colours, Air Dolomiti retains its own identity.

The airline employed some 748 people in June 2020. At one time the airline's registered office was in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona, while the airline's executive headquarters were in Ronchi dei Legionari.[7]

In September 2018, Lufthansa announced it would expand Air Dolomiti's fleet significantly by 12 pre-owned Embraer 190 and 195 aircraft to be transferred from sister company Lufthansa CityLine.[8] However in late 2021, Lufthansa stated that the transfer was no longer confirmed and may be continued later or on a smaller scale if at all.[9] Later on, two Embraer 195 were transferred from Lufthansa CityLine by spring 2022.[10] In late 2022, Lufthansa confirmed it would transfer further aircraft from Lufthansa CityLine to Air Dolomiti to strengthen the group's presence in Italy after its bid to take over ITA Airways fell apart.[11]

In March 2024, Lufthansa announced plans to expand Air Dolomiti's fleet to 25 aircraft within the year, as the subsidiary is scheduled to take over more routes within the Lufthansa Group network.[12]

Destinations

As of August 2025, Air Dolomiti operates routes from Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport to 26[1] destinations in Italy, as well as to other European countries on behalf of its corporate parent, Lufthansa.

Country City Airport Notes Refs
AustriaGrazGraz Airport[1]
LinzLinz Airport[1]
CroatiaPulaPula Airport
RijekaRijeka AirportSeasonal
[13]
ZagrebZagreb AirportBegins 25 October 2026[14]
Czech RepublicPragueVáclav Havel Airport Prague
DenmarkAarhusAarhus AirportTerminated
BillundBillund Airport[13]
FranceBiarritzBiarritz Pays Basque AirportSeasonal
[13]
BordeauxBordeaux–Mérignac Airport[13]
FigariFigari–Sud Corse Airport[13]
LyonLyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport
GermanyBerlinBerlin Brandenburg Airport[15]
DüsseldorfDüsseldorf Airport[15]
FrankfurtFrankfurt AirportHub[1]
MunichMunich AirportHub[1]
ItalyAnconaMarche Airport
BariBari Karol Wojtyła Airport
BolognaBologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
BrindisiBrindisi Airport
CagliariCagliari Elmas Airport
CataniaCatania–Fontanarossa Airport
CuneoCuneo International Airport
FlorenceFlorence AirportFocus city
ForlìForlì Airport
GenoaGenoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
MilanMilan Linate Airport
Milan Malpensa Airport
OlbiaOlbia Costa Smeralda Airport
PalermoFalcone Borsellino Airport
PisaPisa International Airport
Trieste Trieste Airport
TurinTurin Airport
VeniceVenice Marco Polo Airport
VeronaVerona Villafranca AirportFocus city
LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourg Airport
NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport Schiphol
PolandKatowiceKatowice Airport
KrakówKraków John Paul II International Airport
WrocławWrocław Airport
SwedenKalmarKalmar AirportTerminated
RonnebyRonneby AirportTerminated
SwitzerlandGenevaGeneva Airport
ZurichZurich Airport[13]
Switzerland
France
Germany		Basel
Mulhouse
Freiburg		EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg[13]
United KingdomBirminghamBirmingham Airport
LondonLondon City Airport[16]

Codeshare agreements

Air Dolomiti has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[17]

Sponsorship

Over the years, Air Dolomiti has established various partnerships and sponsorships. Its Settimocielo onboard service collaborated with renowned chefs such as Simone Rugiati (2015) and Giancarlo Perbellini (2016),[19] as well as with JRE Jeunes Restaurateurs (2017).[20] The airline also partnered with prominent wineries, including Aneri, Marchesi Antinori, and Masi, which was named Air Dolomiti’s "Wine of the Year" for 2018.[21]

Fleet

Air Dolomiti Embraer 190

Current fleet

As of June 2026, Air Dolomiti operates the following aircraft:[22][23]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Embraer 190 9 — 108
Embraer 195 20[24] 10 120 13 aircraft to be transferred from Austrian Airlines by 2028.[25]
Total 29 10

Several of Air Dolomiti's aircraft were named after Italian operas, as a tribute to the city of Verona and its ancient theatre, the Arena di Verona.[26] The remaining christening names are removed during the repaint into the new livery.

Former fleet

Former Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500 wearing an older livery version.

In the past, Air Dolomiti previously operated the following types of aircraft:[27]

Air Dolomiti Historical Fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
ATR 42-300 16 1993 2011 [28]
ATR 72-500 13 2000 2014 [29]
BAe 146-200 1 1998 1998 Leased from Flightline.[citation needed]
BAe 146-300 5 2005 2009 [30]
Bombardier CRJ200 5 2001 2005 Transferred to Eurowings.[citation needed]
de Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 3 1990 1994 [27]
Fokker 100 2 1999 1999 Leased from Alpi Eagles.[31]

Accidents and incidents

  • 7 November 1999: Air Dolomiti Flight 2708, a Fokker 100, wet-leased from Alpi Eagles (registration I-ALPL, c/n 11250), flying from Venice, Italy, with 44 on board suffered landing gear failure while on the runway at Barcelona, Spain. It came to rest safely on a grassy area near the runway.[32]
  • 24 August 2008: An Air Dolomiti ATR 72 (registration I-ADLM, c/n 543), operating flight LH3990 from Munich, Germany, to Bologna, Italy, abandoned take off due to smoke alarm. The airline treated the evacuation of the aircraft as a minor incident, but on August 26 an amateur video, filmed by a bystander, circulated on television and the Internet. The footage shows tense moments of some 60 passengers jumping from and fleeing the burning plane before the fire department extinguishes the flames.[33]
  • 17 May 2012: An Air Dolomiti ATR 72-500 operating on flight EN-1912/LH-1912 from Munich to Venice returned to Munich after the right engine shut down and smoke was discovered in both cockpit and cabin. Shortly after touchdown the plane deviated from the southern runway and came to a standstill about 80 metres (262 feet) into the grass covered side strip. The nose gear was reported to have collapsed in the process. Of the 58 passengers and four crew members aboard, five passengers were reported to have received minor injuries.[34][35]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 airdolomiti.eu - Our flight destinations retrieved 29 March 2020
  2. ↑ "Steffen Harbarth new Air Dolomiti CEO". Lufthansa Group. Retrieved 2026-04-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Air Dolomiti addresses Archived March 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine." Air Dolomiti. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "Registered Headquarters: AIR DOLOMITI S.p.A. Linee Aeree Regionali Europee Via Paolo Bembo, 70 37062 Frazione di Dossobuono - Villafranca di Verona - Italy."
  4. ↑ "Lufthansa-owned Air Dolomiti focused on feeding MUC hub; new Malpensa base planned for 2009". anna.aero. 5 September 2008.
  5. 1 2 Air Dolomiti: Universally Europe Airliner World February 2020 pages 31-37
  6. ↑ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 56.
  7. ↑ "Office addresses." Air Dolomiti. 7 March 2008. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "Registered Headquarters: AIR DOLOMITI S.p.A. Linee Aeree Regionali Europee Via Paolo Bembo, 70 37062 Dossobuono di Villafranca (VR) - Italy" "Executive Headquarters: AIR DOLOMITI S.p.A. Linee Aeree Regionali Europee Via Senatore Antonio Tambarin, 34 34077 Ronchi dei Legionari (GO) - Italy"
  8. ↑ aerotelegraph.com - Air Dolomiti erbt Embraer von Lufthansa Cityline (German) 26 September 2018
  9. ↑ "Air Dolomitis langes Warten auf Embraer-Nachschub". 4 January 2022.
  10. ↑ aerotelegraph.com (German) 1 February 2022
  11. ↑ aerotelegraph.com (German) 28 October 2022
  12. ↑ aero.de (German) 31 March 2024
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Air Dolomiti NS25 network additions". aeroroutes.com. 28 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Air Dolomiti to launch Zagreb and replace Lufthansa". 8 August 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Air Dolomiti startet nach Berlin und Düsseldorf". 15 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Flights London to Frankfurt: Seamless Travel | Air Dolomiti". www.airdolomiti.eu. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  17. ↑ "Profile on Air Dolomiti". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  18. ↑ "The route network of ITA Airways and Lufthansa Group can be combined through code sharing". 25 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "YouTube". YouTube. December 2016.
  20. ↑ "Consigli di viaggio".
  21. ↑ "Masi Agricola: vini e storia della cantina scelta da Air Dolomiti nel 2018".
  22. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Air Dolomiti". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 63.
  23. ↑ "Air Dolomiti: entra in servizio il 28esimo Embraer". 18 March 2026.
  24. ↑ "Air Dolomiti: il terzo E195 ex Austrian a breve in servizio" [Air Dolomiti: the third ex‑Austrian E195 is about to enter service]. Italiavola.com. 2 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "Austrian Airlines begins short- and medium-haul fleet rollover". 21 December 2025.
  26. ↑ "Fleet of Air Dolomiti on Air Dolomiti's homepage". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  27. 1 2 "Air Dolomiti aircraft fleet". Air Dolomiti. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  28. ↑ "Air Dolomiti News Update". ch-aviation. 10 October 2009.
  29. ↑ "Air Dolomiti ends ATR 72 operations today". World Airline News. 26 October 2013.
  30. ↑ "Air Dolomiti News Update". ch-aviation. 18 January 2005.
  31. ↑ Pedde, N. (2007). Almanacco delle Linee Aeree Italiane 1947-2007 (in Italian). Roma: GAN. ISBN 978-88-89640-06-7.
  32. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 100 I-ALPL Barcelona Airport (BCN)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  33. ↑ Amateur films flaming plane at Munich airport Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  34. ↑ "Incident: Dolomiti AT72 at Munich on May 17th 2012, Emergency landing after engine failure and smoke". bd.de. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  35. ↑ "Incident: Dolomiti AT72 at Munich on May 17th 2012, Emergency landing after smoke, collapse of nose gear". Avherald.com. Retrieved 2012-05-17.

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