Originally Posted by
glemat
[MENTION=10092454]David J Clay[/MENTION], if I were you, I would absolutely NOT book anything on Alitalia for next year because they will cease to exist at some point later this year-- November appears to be the latest estimate-- and there are no guarantees that its successor ITA will honor those tickets. Yes, you could book one of their flights via Delta or Air France and you would technically be protected, but why deal with a potentially undesirable schedule change if you don't need to? Another "if" is whether ITA will be flying the Paris-Rome route, which is well-covered by Air France. There are just too many unknowns at this point. I myself am booked on AZ Rome-LAX at the end of September using Alitalia miles and I'm slowly allowing myself to accept it just may happen.
I was booked on the LA-FCO flight and return, mid-August to mid-Sept, but using DL - when I saw things falling apart, I called and had it rebooked. Extra stop on the return (via JFK), but I’d rather this for peace of mind. Is there a possibility of doing that, even w/ AZ mille miglia points? I hope they keep this flight and stay with sky team, regardless, as I like the long leg and prefer AZ service in J (well, pre-covid - these times all bets are off!)