21 January <strong>2016</strong>. The dawn is cold and we are going to get to the airport of Verona Villafranca for what promises to be a busy day, guests of Air Dolomiti. Exactly 25 years ago, on January 21, 1991, a Boeing De Havilland Dash 8 belonging to the fleet of a new company, Air Dolomiti, took off for the first time from Trieste to Genoa, thus starting the operation of a regional company, which soon would distinguished in the market for its elegance, quality of service and great attention to the passengers. Today Air Dolomiti – which belongs to the Lufthansa Group – after twenty-five years of success and excellence, proudly celebrates her Silver Wedding! First international airline to land in Monaco of Bavaria for own business flights, Air Dolomiti has worked in recent years on a training and Research program focusing on differentiation and quality of the offered services. The day promises to be exciting and a thrill accompanies us while we cross the entrance to Verona’s Valerio Catullo Airport [LI/PXVRN]. It is a chill, it is something pleasant and exciting. After security checks, we immediately meet a host of beautiful Air Dolomiti’s flight attendants who’ll fly with us, and we immediately notice that all exhibit a different look, wearing uniforms that have been part of the airline’s history, and which for today only, are proudly displayed on some routes of the network. Our day’s program will include Monich as the first destination (where the crew will be divided and continue on other sections of the network), and then a flight to Bologna where other industry and media representatives will be welcomed on board. Will follow the return flight in the Bavarian city and then, in the late evening, the last flight of the day to get back to Verona. Fifteen minutes before the normal passengers boarding, we reach - together with the crew and a representative of the company - our Embraer 195 ER, thus we can take some shots immortalizing alongside the girls in their splendid uniforms. Once accommodated on board the elegant jet, you can immediately breathe an exciting feel, which makes everyone aware of being protagonists of a special day which will live long, imprinted in the memories of passengers, guests and employees of Air Dolomiti. Despite the importance and extraordinary nature of the event, the crew will keep in each moment a friendly, relaxed and at the same time, very professional attitude. After boarding all the passengers, we are right on schedule and ready for take-off, not before having carried out a necessary operation of deicing on the control surfaces of the aircraft, which has been parked all night under cold winter temperatures. Thanks to the vigorous thrust of the engines and the great professionalism of the pilots, we perform a textbook take off that bring us into the calm and dark air of the morning. We reach soon our cruising altitude, and the flight attendants can serve the breakfast accompanied by a delicious sweet made for the occasion, which we enjoy in the company of the first sun rays filtering from the large window of the Brazilian jet. Among the events that mark the celebrations of the 25th anniversary, for some weeks Air Dolomiti offer to its business customers some dishes treated by an important starred chef which are combined with prestigious Italian wines and sparkling wines. We spend the flight time among pleasant talks and taking photos with the crew, all accompanied with some healthy laughter. The atmosphere is wonderful and the time goes fast. It seems is passed only a moment and we are already down to Monaco, which welcomes us with a light snowfall. After a short break we have to embark again on the next flight towards Bologna. Also in this case the aircraft have to make the de-icing. This isn’t the same aircraft of the first flight in fact, and this one have to make deicing because it is its first morning flight. We take off on time under a gray sky and soon we go beyond the thick layer of clouds, allowing us to enjoy the view of a wonderful sun which in the meantime has become high, indispensable condition to do some light shooting to the flight attendants and their splendid uniforms. After a short flight, Bologna welcomes us with an almost spring weather, and this time we can deplane with the crew e and go alongside the aircraft to take some external photo. As the day unfolds pleasant, we always assisted by the very professional and impeccable flight attendants, who are very busy among photo and video requests but also with the in-flight service but never show a sign of tiredness, constantly complying with requests of photographers and video operators without losing their smile, making guests feel part of a big family. Air Dolomiti confirms to be a a young-minded and forward-looking company, always sensitive to the social mdia world and actively communicative with bloggers, aircraft spotters and simple aviation enthusiasts. An elegant, refined, communicative and nice twenty-five year old company. The ideal partner for your travels. By Mauro Cassaro/Marco Morbioli Piti Spotter Club - Verona 20 <strong>Spotters</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>
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