Review of Alitalia flight Amsterdam Rome in Economy

Airline Alitalia
Flight AZ109
Class Economy
Seat 19F
Aircraft Airbus A320
Flight time 02:10
Take-off 19 Aug 16, 18:05
Arrival at 19 Aug 16, 20:15
AZ 301 reviews
Carlotherocks
Published on 7th December 2016
Hello again
After spending a very pleasant week with my family in Amsterdam it's time to come back to Rome
That's the itinerary of our flights

12nd August Rome-Fiumicino FCO - Venice VCE-Marco Polo (here)
12nd August Venice-Marco Polo VCE - Amsterdam-Schiphol AMS (here)
19th August Amsterdam-Schiphol AMS - Rome-Fiumicino FCO (you are here)

As soon as our residence was quite close to Schiphol (we saw many planes landing from our room) we decided to take a taxi instead of going to the station and take the train. It would have take too much
We arrived about 2 hours and half before in order to spend a bit of time on the famous airport Panorama Terrace
Some planes from the motorway
AZ A320 to Rome-FCO
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KL 787 DreamLiner and 777 behind
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Entering the airport
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Schiphol Plaza from outside with the IAmsterdam sign
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The taxi left us in front of us Departure Hall 1 which hosts SkyTeam flights to Schenghen countries plus others
The departure hall is quite similar to many others but it is quite well keeped
Before accessing to the passengers area we checked-in through self check kiosks
The queuing area for the check-in desks is accessible only with BPs or e-Ticket
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As soon as we had a couple of hours before the departure we headed to the Panorama Terrace, a must for avgeeks at Schiphol
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The KLM CityHopper Fokker 100 on the Panorama Terrace

Inside the Fokker 100
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The cockpit
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KLM and TuiFly 737s parked at Pier D and C
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TuiFly 737
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Kenya Airways 787 and KLM 777s at Pier E
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KLM 747, the "Queen of Skies", named after the City of Shanghai
New KLM livery is quite amazing


Father and son…KLM Asia Triple-7 and KLM 737
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KLM Asia 777 departing from RWY 24
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flybe. Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
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Alitalia A320 departing to Milan-Linate
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Departure board
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After about a half hour there we went downstairs to Plane@Plaza to buy a couple of plane models
I bougth Etihad A380 and KLM A330
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As soon as boarding time was close we went to the security checkpoint
The whole waiting time and check lasted about 25 minutes
The security checkpoint area was however very pleasant
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Going towards gate C7
The departure lounge is very good and there are a lot of shops
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Inside Pier C
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Air France A320
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And our AZ A320
Even this time no new livery for me
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BA and LH A320s
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Boarding started on time
The plane was not full
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AF A320 with the Panorama Terrace in the background
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TuiFly 737 taxiing while we pushed back
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Pier D
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Transavia 737s at Pier C
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AF was behind us for takeoff from RWY24, named Kaagbaan
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Bye bye Amsterdam! Hope to visit you again


After a light turbolence we flied over clouds
A snack made of a spinach sandwich and beverages was served
I'm always impressed by the friendliness of AZ cabin crew
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After the snack I relaxed a little bit listening to music
We started to fly over Central Italy at sunset
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Bracciano's Lake
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Final moments of the flight
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We landed on time on RWY16L
Unfortunately outside was dark and I wasn't able to take some good pics
Luxair 737 departing
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AZ and Niki A320s
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We parked at Gate B close to an AZ A320 in new livery
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Inside Pier B, AZ base for Domestic and EU flights
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Down to Arrivals Area
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Terminal 1 currently hosts AZ and SkyTeam short and medium haul flights but in the future it will be expanded to be Alitalia's base for all flights
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After collecting our baggages we took the shuttle bus to the long term parking and came back home
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Verdict

Alitalia

7.3/10
Cabin8.0
Cabin crew8.0
Entertainment/wifi5.0
Meal/catering8.0

Amsterdam - AMS

8.4/10
Efficiency9.5
Access8.0
Services8.0
Cleanliness8.0

Rome - FCO

8.4/10
Efficiency9.0
Access9.0
Services8.0
Cleanliness7.5

Conclusion

Schiphol is an amazing airport and I'm not barely surprised is considered as "The most appreciated airport in Europe"
AZ is really improving the flight experience and I really appreciate what they're doing

Information on the route Amsterdam (AMS) Rome (FCO)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 10 avis concernant 2 compagnies sur la ligne Amsterdam (AMS) → Rome (FCO).


Useful

La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est KLM avec 7.4/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 2 heures et 9 minutes.

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3 Comments

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  • Comment 377432 by
    NGO85 SILVER 1963 Comments
    Thanks for sharing this FR!

    Excellent spotting shots from the deck. The new livery does look good, almost the inverse of the new BR livery the way it curves around the nose.

    Is this new catering with the new AZ? I always thought AZ only served the salt/sweet snacks on flights, a spinach sandwich sounds like an improvement to their catering. Friendly crews are certainly a recent improvement to AZ, lol.
    • Comment 377434 by
      Carlotherocks AUTHOR 91 Comments
      Thank you for your appreciation ;) Actually it was the first time I flew AZ on a EU flight since 2013 and at that time I remember the snack was just a choice between biscuits or chips. Perhaps they have improved the service on European flights because on the first leg of my journey (FCO-VCE) there were just biscuits or chips as before
  • Comment 378034 by
    marvin150892 42 Comments
    Thank You very much for your flight report :)
    I especially like those many photos of AMS, it is really one of the top airports in Europe.
    Some photos of the cabin or catering would have been nice.

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