TRIP REPORT | Aeroitalia Saab 340A | FCO-AOI | XZ2215

Aeroitalia (not to be confused with Alitalia) is a relatively new, privately-owned Italian airline. Founded in 2022, it mostly operates domestic flights in Italy and a few international ones as well, in addition to the occasional charter and ACMI flights. Join me as I fly with them tonight from Rome to Ancona on their Saab 340.

Overall, this flight was a bit different compared to a typical Italian domestic flight! Our Saab was operated by RAF-Avia; a somewhat obscure Latvian airline that mainly operates cargo flights. The crew (at least the F/A and the mechanic) were from Ukraine, and it was a bit odd that there were no Italian-speaking crew considering this was a domestic flight in Italy. The interior of our aircraft was also somewhat vintage, with the seats even being equipped with ashtrays, and the headrest covers featured the logo of L'Odyssey; a French-Swiss airline that is currently inactive. All of this though, created a rather interesting and cool flight experience, not to mention that it was great to fly on the Saab 340 once again! If you happen to travel with Aeroitalia someday, however, beware of some of their fees - including 35€ for a large carry-on bag & priority boarding bundle, and 22€ for a front row seat. Pretty insane if you ask me, especially for a 1 hour flight.

I hope you will enjoy the video!

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Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Ticket price: 69,99€, O/W (126,99€ incl. extras)

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Camera used: iPhone 11

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Flight details:

Aircraft info:
*Type: Saab 340A(QC)
*Registration: YL-RAL
*Construction number: 340A-100
*First flight: August 8, 1987
*Delivered: February 24, 2022 (opf. Aeroitalia since December 3, 2023). Previously in service with SalAir Sweden, Skyways, Business Air, BMI, B.A.C.H. Flugbetriebs, Grossmann Air Service, Teamline, Fairline and Sky Taxi
*Configuration: Y34
*My seat: 3C (later changed to 3A)
(source: https://www.planespotters.net/airfram...)

Flight info:
*Scheduled departure time: 21:40
*Scheduled arrival time: 22:40
*Scheduled flight time: 1h
*Punctuality: on time
*Cruising altitude: 18.000 feet
*Number of pax: 14 (load factor: 41%)

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00:00 - Intro & Fiumicino airport
01:41 - Bus to aircraft & boarding
03:01 - Onboard
04:59 - Startup
05:51 - Taxi to runway
07:16 - Take-off & climb
08:36 - Inflight
10:41 - Approach
11:26 - Landing
12:34 - Taxi to stand & verdict
13:53 - Engine shutdown
14:23 - Ancona airport & end