Editing Sardinia (section)

=== Airports ===

Sardinia has three international airports ([[Alghero-Fertilia Airport|Alghero-Fertilia/Riviera del Corallo Airport]], [[Olbia - Costa Smeralda Airport|Olbia-Costa Smeralda Airport]] and [[Cagliari-Elmas Airport]]) connected with the principal Italian cities and many European destinations, mainly in the United Kingdom, [[France]], Spain and Germany, and two regional airports ([[Oristano-Fenosu Airport]] and [[Tortolì Airport|Tortolì-Arbatax Airport]]). Internal air connections between Sardinian airports are limited to a daily Cagliari-Olbia flight. Sardinian citizens benefit from special sales on plane tickets for [[Rome]] and [[Milan]] (''continuità territoriale''),<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.sardegnamobilita.it/tariffe-aereo|title= Tariffe trasporto aereo|language=Italian|access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref> and several [[Low-cost carrier|low-cost air companies]] operate on the island.

''Airone - Compagnia Trasporti Aerei S.A.'' was an airline established in Cagliari in October 1944 , its founders intended it to be the answer to the need for fast connections between Sardinia and mainland Italy. The name itself recalled one of the most typical animals of the island's wetlands. It is remembered as the first airline founded in Italy after the Second World War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sardegnaindustriale.it/article.asp?id=999&IDmagazine=2003004|title=SardegnaIndustriale.it|website=www.sardegnaindustriale.it}}</ref>

[[Air Italy (2018–2020)|Air Italy]] (formerly known as [[Meridiana]]) was an airline headquartered in the airport of [[Olbia]]; it was founded as [[Alisarda]] in 1963 by the [[Aga Khan IV]]. The development of [[Alisarda]] followed the development of [[Costa Smeralda]] in the northeast part of the island, a well known vacation spot among billionaires and film actors worldwide.