HISTORY
Air Dolomiti was founded in 1989, the fruit of the enthusiasm of an Italian entrepreneur, Alcide Leali, who foresaw the strategic potential of a market thus far ignored: the interregional air-transport market.
Air Dolomiti foresaw the importance of alliances: after a brief period of collaboration with Crossair Air Dolomiti and Lufthansa made a trade agreement in 1993, the first step towards their future partnership, signed in ’94, and subsequently the entry of the German colossus into the capital of the regional carrier in 1999.
In 2003 the young carrier was bought by the Lufthansa group. The Chairman of the new management was Michael Kraus, who took the helm of Air Dolomiti after a career of 25 years and several managerial posts in Lufthansa.
In 2009 Lufthansa confirms the confidence in Air Dolomiti with a major investment for 5 new Embraer 195, replacing the Bae 143 fleet, with a 17% capacity increase.
Air Dolomiti made its mark from the very beginning as an airline business with a most distinctive corporate culture, and was immediately recognised as a reliable, efficient and strongly customer-orientated company. All services are orientated to satisfy the requirements of travellers, and one of its key strong points today is its commitment to provide several daily flights to each destination which guarantee regular and punctual services.