The young Italian South Tyrolean airline SkyAlps is to connect London to Bolzano twice weekly from 13 December.
“The route has potential for the region’s ski slopes”
Still to be decided is whether the airport will be Stansted for the two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Maximilian Alber, head of sales & marketing
“With around 5,000 seats on sale for the winter, traffic on the route will be 75% incoming.- says says Maximilian Alber, head of sales & marketing. - We are convinced that the route has great potential: suffice it to say that there are currently around 40,000 UK passengers travelling to South Tyrol to ski on our slopes. So, if the launch goes as we believe, the connection will also be extended to the summer season.”
On-board catering with high-quality regional products
The London -Bolzano flight - served by Dash 8 Q-400s departs on Wednesdays at 15.05 and arrives at 18.40; on Sundays, it takes off from London at 13.25 and arrives at 17.00. From Bolzano, it departs for London on Wednesdays at 12.40 p.m. and on Sundays at 11 a.m. Fares start at €184 one way, and include on-board catering with high-quality regional products. 
SkyAlps operates with six 76-seat Dash 8 Q-400s
The airline now operates a fleet of six 76-seat Dash 8 Q-400s, which, at 2.3 litres per passenger per 100 kilometres flown, save up to 50% in emissions compared to other regional jets. Looking ahead to the summer of 2024, the fleet will double to 12 aircraft, and flights will be reintroduced to Sardinia, Sicily, Ibiza and Puglia, “but there will also be many other novelties.”
Aiming for 300.000 passengers in four years
SkyAlps aims to close 2023 “with around 120,000 passengers carried, and at least double that number next year. We are currently in line with our business plan, which targets 300,000 passengers within four years of operations.”
