General terms and routes

Territorial continuity refers to the principle and practice of ensuring transport connections between mainland Italy and its islands.

To maintain economic, social and cultural integration between the mainland and the islands, the government has implemented various measures to promote territorial continuity, including subsidies for transport costs.

The maximum discounted fares include VAT but exclude airport taxes and charges.

Routes

The routes included in the territorial continuity programme are:

• Rome (FCO) – Cagliari (CAG);
• Rome (FCO) – Olbia (OLB);
• Rome (FCO) – Alghero (AHO);
• Milan Linate (LIN) – Olbia (OLB);
• Milan Linate (LIN) – Cagliari (CAG).

On the routes listed above, territorial continuity fares are available for both one-way and return bookings.

Eligibility

Fares for flights operated under the Territorial Continuity scheme apply to the following passengers:

Category A – Residents and equivalent categories (“residents & co.”)

• passengers residing in Sardinia;
• passengers with disabilities (*) (**) and their accompanying person (*) (***);
• university students under the age of 27 (*);
• young passengers aged between 2 and 21 (*);
• passengers over the age of 70 (*);
• military personnel with documented permanent and continuous assignment to a place of work in Sardinia (*);
• employees with documented permanent and continuous assignment to a place of work in Sardinia (*);
• non-professional competitive athletes registered with a sports association based in Sardinia (*).

(*) without any discrimination on the grounds of nationality and/or residence

(**) civil disability of at least 80%, certified by a report issued by the medical commission indicating the percentage of disability

(***) where specified in the medical documentation

The Category A fare available under the Territorial Continuity scheme includes priority boarding, one piece of hand baggage weighing up to 10 kg and measuring no more than 55 × 40 × 25 cm, and one piece of checked baggage weighing up to 23 kg.

Musical instruments and sports or technical equipment are also included within the checked baggage allowance, provided that the total weight does not exceed 23 kg.

CAT A fare rules

1. Only one ticket may be issued per passenger, per day and for each individual journey segment.
2. Changes to the flight and/or date are permitted without a penalty up to 1 (one) hour before the scheduled departure time.
3. Route changes are permitted up to 1 (one) hour before the scheduled departure time and may be requested exclusively through Customer Service. Any applicable fare difference may be charged.
4. For sports associations or teams, name changes are permitted without a penalty exclusively through Customer Service, provided that the replacement passenger belongs to the same association or team and holds the same role as the passenger originally booked.
5. For all other passenger categories, name changes are permitted up to 1 (one) hour before the scheduled departure time. The name-change fee is indicated in the “Fees and Surcharges” table.
6. A ticket refund is permitted if the request is submitted through the dedicated Contact Form, together with suitable documentation proving eligibility for the fare category purchased, no later than 1 (one) hour before the scheduled departure time.
7. Failure to present oneself for boarding (no-show) will result in the total loss of the ticket price, unless the absence is due to an unforeseeable event or force majeure, duly documented and reported through the Contact Form within 15 (fifteen) days of the scheduled travel date.

Category B – Non-residents: work, family relationships and assistance (“working & parental”)

The maximum fares, without restrictions or seat limitations, apply to both outbound and return journeys for non-residents (*):

• travelling to Sardinia for work;
• who are first-degree relatives (parents and children; brothers and sisters), second-degree relatives (grandparents and grandchildren—the children of their children) or third-degree relatives (uncles/aunts and nephews/nieces; great-grandparents and great-grandchildren), or who are spouses or children of the beneficiaries of this fare;
• who benefit from extraordinary leave or authorised leave under Italian Law No. 104/92 to assist a relative residing in Sardinia;
• who act as the legal guardian of a person residing in Sardinia.

The Category B fare available under the Territorial Continuity scheme includes one piece of hand baggage weighing up to 10 kg and measuring no more than 55 × 40 × 25 cm, and one piece of checked baggage weighing up to 23 kg.

Musical instruments and sports or technical equipment are also included within the checked baggage allowance, provided that the total weight does not exceed 23 kg.

CAT B fare rules

1. Only one ticket may be issued per passenger, per day and for each individual journey segment (one-way).
2. Changes to the flight and/or date are permitted without a penalty up to 48 (forty-eight) hours before the scheduled departure time.
3. For requests made less than 48 (forty-eight) hours before departure, changes are permitted upon payment of the applicable penalty. The date/flight change fee is indicated in the “Fees and Surcharges” table.
4. Route changes are permitted up to 48 (forty-eight) hours before the scheduled departure time and may be requested exclusively through Customer Service. Any applicable fare difference may be charged.
5. Name changes are permitted up to 48 (forty-eight) hours before the scheduled departure time. The name-change fee is indicated in the “Fees and Surcharges” table.
6. A ticket refund is permitted if the request is submitted through the dedicated Contact Form, together with suitable documentation proving eligibility for the fare category purchased, no later than 48 (forty-eight) hours before the scheduled departure time.
7. A refund is not permitted if the date of the original ticket was previously changed less than 48 hours before departure.

Children under the age of 2 (INF) belonging to any territorial continuity fare category travel free of charge, provided that they do not occupy a seat.

Passengers aged 2 or over but under 14 who belong to fare Category A or B receive a 30% discount on the applicable fare.

Check-in

Passengers who have purchased a territorial continuity fare may check in online through the website or app from 48 (forty-eight) hours before the flight until 1 (one) hour before the scheduled departure time.

As an alternative to online check-in, passengers may purchase the airport check-in service either during the booking process or afterwards, online through the website or app, or directly at the airport. The cost of the service is indicated in the “Fees and Surcharges” table.

Conditions for accessing territorial continuity fares

During the same online transaction, tickets for passengers eligible for discounted fares cannot be purchased together with tickets for passengers who are not eligible for the same fares.

Different types of passengers eligible for discounted fares may not be included in the same booking either. By way of example, this includes a resident/equivalent passenger and a family member, or a worker and a family member. In such cases, separate bookings must be made.

To access the discounted fare, during the booking process the passenger must complete a declaration in lieu of an affidavit pursuant to Article 47 of Italian Presidential Decree No. 445 of 28 December 2000, certifying their degree of kinship or assistance relationship with a person residing in Sardinia, or the work-related reason justifying their journey to Sardinia.

The declaration must be printed, completed and presented at boarding together with a valid identity document.

Falsely declaring eligibility for the discounted fare will result in the matter being reported to the competent authorities and will entitle Aeroitalia to request:

• payment of the full public fare applicable to the relevant route;
• a penalty of EUR 500.00 for each ticket used improperly.