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| Founded | 2008-owned by alitalia | |||
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| Hubs | Milan-Malpensa International Airport | |||
| Alliance | Alitalia | |||
| Subsidiaries | Air Europe | |||
| Fleet size | 2 | |||
| Destinations | 17 | |||
| Parent company | Alitalia — CAI S.p.A. | |||
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy | |||
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| Website | www.volareweb.com | |||
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Volareweb.com was a low-cost airline based in Milan-Malpensa International Airport, Italy. It was a subsidiary to Alitalia S.p.A. as CAI-Second and has ceased activity with this name since 12 January 2009.
After bankruptcy, the Volare Group S.p.A. (holding that controlled Air Europe S.p.A. and Volare Airlines S.p.A.) was put up for sale by the Italian Government in December 2006. Alitalia's offer for 38 million euros was the winning bid yet, however, Air One tried to block the sale by going to court. Air One was unsuccessful but Alitalia had to create Volare S.p.A. in order to take over Volare Group S.p.A.. On 15 May 2006 the former Volare Group employees were transferred to Volare S.p.A..
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History
At one time the airline operated flights from Italy to Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Romania. In addition to these routes, Volare operated frequently to London Luton Airport. The airline suspended its operations in November 2004 and filed for bankruptcy. The tickets on suspended flights were never refunded to passengers. Since then, the airline has come out of bankruptcy and, for a period, it was flying only Italian domestic routes. As of May 2008, Volare flies to 20 destinations across Italy and Europe. Volare's charter and leisure subsidiary Air Europe flies to other long-haul international destinations.
New owners
After bankruptcy, the Volare Group was put up for sale by the Italian Government in December 2006. Alitalia's offer for 38 million euros was the winning bid yet, however, Air One tried to block the sale by going to court. Air One was unsuccessful but Alitalia had to create Volare SpA in order to take over Volare Group. On 15 May 2006 the former Volare Group employees were transferred to Volare SpA (the Alitalia subsidiary).
In Italy, the sale of Volare is considered a soap-opera due to the multiple obstacles placed on the sale of the airline to Alitalia.
As of 1 January 2008, Volareweb is an integral part of the Alitalia Group and will serve as the company's Italian low-cost subsidiary. Furthermore, due to Alitalia's hub switch from Milan-Malpensa to Rome-Fiumicino, several flights from Malpensa have been discontinued (such as Kraków and Timişoara) and have been transferred to Volare.
Destinations
Volareweb.com served these destinations at the time of closure:
Former Destinations
Fleet
The Volare Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 25 January 2009):
| Aircraft | Total | Registrations | Notes |
| Airbus A320-200 | 2 | I-WEBA / WEBB |
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