ITA Airways complaints: comments, page 5
307 comments
No reason given
They sent me an email 2 hours ago to tell me that my flight was concealed without any explanation. This is the second time on the same airplane. I never had any explanation. I had to stay one more night in DC, because I couldnβt take an hotel I had to stay in the airport an entire day and I had to change my train ticket from Geneva to Lyon this was 40 more dollars.- Washington-Geneva
- Economy
Problems at airport
There was some medical issue on the flight, but there was a delay already and we wouldnt have made the next flight even if the other issue would not occure- Amsterdam-Rio De Janeiro
- Economy
- Chicago-Rome
- Economy
No reason given
We were notified on Aug 3, 2025 that our ITA Airways flight from Genoa to Rome on Aug 8, 2025 was cancelled. That prevented us from getting to the second leg of our flight to Paris (our final destination) before we left early on Aug 9 for California. We called ITA and all the agent told us was that we could get a full refund if we wanted. We did not want a refund we needed a flight to Rome in time for our connection. She said there were no flights. ITA provided ZERO care in helping us try to get to our final destination and we got no money back. The agent was so rude and not apologetic at all. We hunted the internet for new last minute tickets to Paris and all we found were Lufthansa tickets for 878 Euros. We had to get an early morning (4:00) ride to the airport which was 40 minutes away from Zoagli where we were staying. We had to reschedule our prepaid taxi pick up from CDG airport. It was a nightmare!- Genoa-Paris
- Economy
Technical problems
It was really frustrating, I woke up super early to get the flight in Lamezia Terme and after that waiting at the gate for more than 2 hours- Rome-Boston
- Economy
- Successful claim
No reason given
I landed today august 25th, before my flight in rome i checked with united airlines about my bags if they will remove it from ITA and transfer it automatically with the new flight UA they took the tags numbers and they contacted ITA lost and found and they said that they took care of it and they will transfer it to the new flight UA127, my 2 bags are still in rome and i have no clothes with me. If i can have a compensation for my missed bags let me know so i can share the information.- Rome-Washington
- Economy
- Successful claim
- New York-Naples
- Economy
- Successful claim
No reason given
I tried to get in touch, but being on another continent, I was unable to make calls, and my emails were never answered. Also, there is no IT personnel available at the airport.- Sao Paulo-Barcelona
- Economy
- Successful claim
No reason given
My ITA Airways flight from Naples to Rome was delayed over 5 hours, which caused me to miss all my connecting flights to the United States. Because of this disruption, I had to completely rebook my trip and paid an additional $270 for a new ticket. On top of that, my checked baggage was left behind in Rome and went missing. While waiting for a new flight, I had to pay out-of-pocket for a hotel, Uber rides, and food, which created additional expenses and stress. This delay not only disrupted my travel plans but also caused significant financial loss and inconvenience.- Naples-Denver
- Economy
- Successful claim
Technical problems
My ITA Airways flight from Naples to Rome was delayed over 5 hours, which caused me to miss all my connecting flights to the United States. Because of this disruption, I had to completely rebook my trip and paid an additional $270 for a new ticket. On top of that, my checked baggage was left behind in Rome and went missing. While waiting for a new flight, I had to pay out-of-pocket for a hotel, Uber rides, and food, which created additional expenses and stress. This delay not only disrupted my travel plans but also caused significant financial loss and inconvenience.- Naples-Rome
- Economy
No reason given
Final Destination is Brindisi. Missing the Train I was meant to get on. No more trains. Have to pay for hotel or expensive ITA airways flight because only business class left. 570$- San Francisco-Rome
- Economy
- Successful claim
No reason given
I arrived to my final destination 1800 by pacific time, Subject: Claim for Compensation and Reimbursement under EU Regulation 261/2004 β Flight AZ620 Dear ITA Airways Customer Relations, I am writing to formally submit a claim for compensation and reimbursement under EU Regulation 261/2004 regarding my delayed flight with ITA Airways. β’ Flight number: β’ Route: Rome (FCO) β Los Angeles (LAX) As the delay exceeded three hours upon arrival, I am entitled to β¬600 compensation in accordance with Article 7 of EU Regulation 261/2004.- Cairo-Los Angeles
- Economy
- Successful claim
No reason given
The delay exceeded 3 hours. I am 71 years old and I had to wait 4 hours before my flight departed. My whole body was in pain and I am requesting compensation.- Naples-Los Angeles
- Economy
- Successful claim
No reason given
Flight was scheduled to depart 09:15 on 20/08/2025. Contacted via email from Booking.com (where I booked the flight) at 16:58 on 19/08/2025 with confirmation of flight cancellation, less than 24 hours prior to the scheduled departure. The airline (ITA Airways) contacted me via email at 17:07 on 19/08/2025 to confirm flight cancellation, but did not offer any explanation. ITA Airways emailed at 05:08 on 20/08/2025 to provide details that I had been placed on a new flight. This new flight was scheduled to depart Rome at 17:00 on 21/08/2025, and include a two-hour stopover in Milan (which my original direct flight to Trieste did not include). This alternate flight would have had me arrive in Trieste over 36 hours later than originally scheduled, which was in no way possible for me and my travel plans. I had a ticket for a connecting bus from Trieste that I was forced to miss. In addition, this alternate flight would have forced me to source accommodation in Rome for an additional night at extremely short notice. In order to try and keep my schedule, I was forced to book a train from Rome to Trieste (via Venice), at short notice and at high cost. I missed an important appointment as a result of my delayed arrival in Trieste, and am obviously out of pocket for the additional costs involved with being forced to make alternate arrangements.- Rome-Ronchi De Legionari
- Economy
Technical problems
Flight was delayed by 2 hours then once we got to our gate, we were told that the flight got delayed again by 1 hour- Rome-Toronto
- Economy
- Successful claim
No reason given
We went to check in for our flight that we booked with a scheduled departure for July 15 and when we tried to check in, it said check in wasn't available yet. My home page for my upcoming flights showed the flight information for July 15, but Christopher went to check in and his said July 16. When I clicked into my flight details, that's when it showed the 16th. We immediately checked our booking email to make sure it wasn't our own mistake and our booking emails said we booked our flight for July 15th. I called ITA support to understand what was happening and all they could say was that our "flight was cancelled and rescheduled for the 16th and I'm so sorry". They wouldn't give us any information about why it was cancelled and why weren't informed. They just kept saying sorry and to submit a claim. Due to this, we had to scramble to find another place to stay for a night, which included another train and meals. Additionally, i had to take an unplanned additional day off of work, utilizing a Paid Time Off (PTO) day, i did not want to use.- Genoa-San Francisco
- Economy
No reason given
We finally arrived at 00:00 (delayed again with the new flight for 45 min! ) at the airport of Barcelona , our final destination, instead of that 15:55. We lost our rented car because the rental company was closing at 23:30 (that was 118.82β¬ loss) . The ITA airways only thing they provided, was that new flight that took us at 00:00 as I said earlier (delayed again). I asked for compensation, there at Rome desk customer support (while waiting for the next flight) and they said to do an online compensation procedure. I applied the form online on 14/7/2025( see attached ) and the answer I got was negative (on 21/7/2025 see attached) and the reason was βOur records indicate that flight AZ 719 was delayed due to air traffic control restrictionsβ . I replied back asking for proofs but I never got a response even with several reminders. I was traveling with my family , two small children (3 and 6) , they got dead tired and thank God a friend picked me up and took me to the Hotel , 2 hours away. I will never book with ITA again.- Athens-Barcelona
- Economy
No reason given
The person who was supposed to pick me up at the airport couldn't come because I arrived late and had to take a taxi.- Rome-Los Angeles
- Economy
- Successful claim
Ardit L
New York-Tirana
Economy
Weather conditions
The take off on July 25 in JFK was delayed and then the flight from Rome to Tirana was rescheduled to the evening flight which kept us at the Airport for about 13 hours.- New York-Tirana
- Economy
Frank F
Economy
Refund for cancelled flights not actioned
Booking Number SXRXL3 Return flights: Rome - Catania October 2025. The flights were in the names of Farmer and Watts and were cancelled by me on the 3rd of July 2025. I received an email from ITA dated the 4th of July confirming the cancellation and the automatic eligibity for a full refund. 'Automated Refund 055 2109150228 6 INT ITA CC US Market Airline'. US$ 229.50 X 2 = US$ 459.00 The refund has not been forthcoming. I have rung 1-8777931717 on three occasions since the 4th of July. On each occasion I was assured the refund would be advanced and attended to, however the refund is still not forthcoming. Please acknowledge this email and advise me that you have activated the refund. Regards Frank Farmer- Economy
Linda H
Economy
NO REFUND AFTER 19 DAYS - ON TOP OF THAT, THEY RETAINED $270 FOR PRE-BOOKED LUGGAGE AND SEAT SELECTION ON A REFUNDABLE FLIGHT THAT COST 93 USD!
HORRIBLE POLICY - NO REFUND ON PREBOOKED CHECKED BAGGAGE AND SEAT SELECTION PURCHASED AT TIME OF BOOKING ON LINE. TOTAL TICKET ONLY 93 USD THAT THEY SAY IS REFUNDABLE - THEY KEPT 270 USD FOR A SEAT THAT THEY CAN REBOOK AND BAGGAGE ROOM THAT IS NOT USED. THEY SENT EMAIL REFUNDING THE 93 USD THAT IS STILL NOT RECEIVED AFTER 19 DAYS AND THERE IS NO ANSWER ON THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE AFTER BEING ON HOLD 25 MINUTES. NO EMAIL, NO CHAT LINE. I WOULD NEVER FLY THIS AIRLINE. IF THEIR POLICIES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ARE THIS BAD, CAN THE PILOT AND GROUND CREW BE ADEQUATE???- Economy
- Loss: β¬93
- Desired solution
Refund
What is the status of my seat from Rome to Chicago
Good day, I have sent an email requesting my status for the seat but no one is answering. Top in that I have called internationally to the customer care and no answer as well. Please be noted that I have upgraded my seat to business but it doesn't show online. Also I have purchased exit seat but now is busy? I need assistant my flight is on 15 Aug from Rome to Chicago. Mnahel Sultan +966 559081769- Economy
- Desired solution
Other
Weather conditions
We had a delay of 2 days , very bad trip , late noarding and we had to go from Italy to France and spend 1 night in France with very bad condition- Washington-Algier
- Economy
- Rome-Amsterdam
- Economy
- Successful claim
No reason given
1. Our main destination was Sofia (SOF), with a connecting flight through Rome (FCO). Our initial flight from Genoa (GOA) to Rome (FCO) on July 13, 2025, was cancelled at Genoa Airport. This occurred after all passengers had already checked in and were at the boarding gate. 2. The cancellation of our first flight from Genoa (GOA) to Rome (FCO) on July 13, 2025, directly led to the cancellation of our connecting flight to Sofia (SOF). The scheduled layover time between these two flights was 2 hours, causing us to miss important pre-arranged commitments at our destination.- Genoa-Sofia
- Economy
- Venice-Boston
- Economy
No reason given
The flight was delayed by over 3 hours meaning that when I arrived at the airport in Palermo I had to stay overnight as I missed the last bus. This caused major disruptions to my trip and panic, plus additional costs.- Rome-Palermo
- Economy
No reason given
Landed not in Catania. Plane landed in Palermo and after bus trip I came to Catania later more than 4 hours- Rome-Catania
- Economy
No reason given
I was traveling with my mother who purchased the tickets- Angela DeVere - both of our flights were delayed- Chicago-Alghero
- Economy
- Successful claim
No reason given
Due to the late flight we arrived to the car rental office later than the agreed upon time. Due to the delay, I was charged an extra fee by our car rental because our flight was late. I could not contact them to let them know as I had no wifi.- Chicago-Alghero
- Economy
- Successful claim
Weather conditions
First there was delay, then we could not land in Brussel due to bad wheather en then we had to fligh to Schiphol to take the bus to Brussel. Normally whe arrived at 10:40 at Brussel now it was 16:30. We missed a concert by it.- Rome-Brussels
- Economy
Aicha S
Brussels-Cairo
Economy
Strike
Formal Complaint Regarding Unprocessed Refund β Flight Cancellation on 31 March 2025 Dear ITA Airways Customer Service, I am writing to formally file a complaint regarding a refund that has not yet been processed following the cancellation of my flight to Cairo on 31 March 2025 due to a national strike. On 27 March, I contacted your customer service to request a refund. I was informed that the process could take up to 90 days and that I would receive confirmation. However, I did not receive any confirmation at that time. A week later, I called again, and during this second contact, I was sent a βrefund notice,β which I did receive. I waited patiently until 92 days had passed since my initial request, but no refund had been issued. Upon contacting your service again, I was told that the refund should already have been processed and was advised to check with my bank. My bank, however, could not find any trace of the refund and referred me to either ITA Airways or Mastercard. I contacted both ITA Airways and Mastercard, but neither could provide any evidence of a refund transaction. I was once again referred back to ITA Airways to resolve the matter. In a subsequent phone call with one of your representatives, I was told that my case had been escalated to a higher level and that I would be contacted within two weeks. Unfortunately, it has now been more than two weeks, and I have still received no follow-up or resolution. As a student, I am financially dependent on this refund, and the lack of clear communication and action from your side has caused me significant distress and inconvenience. I respectfully request that this matter be addressed urgently and that my refund be processed without further delay. Please confirm receipt of this complaint and provide an update on the status of my refund. Sincerely, AΓ―cha Sefiani 0552110089109/YIZKMY AZ165 31/03/2025 sefaicha1@hotmail.com
- Brussels-Cairo
- Economy
Delay flight
Our problem is because of flight delay from New Delhi , we canβt reach Rome on time , we are a seafarers suppose to embark today on board , we miss the flight going to Bari they gave us another flight which 7 hours late than our actual flight , since we fail to embark cuz of your flight delay our company is telling us to pay hotel stay on our own , could please help us for hotel stay , I will have to stay at hotel till ship come back to Bari . This is so sad , since itβs not our fault you should hold and notify a little bit longer to another flight for us to catch .
- Economy
- Loss: β¬1000
- Desired solution
Dirty seat, floor, food tray, horrible smell of vomiting
The flight attendant recorded the incidence for the seat 57E under the name Marina Youssef and it will match with my complaint for a full refund. We were stuck with this seat over 12 hours with no cleaning supplies on plane. Seat and floor and tray were very dirty and horrible and smelled so bad snelled and looked like vomit and I had nausea from this horrible situation and it ruined our whole flight. I request a full refund. The flight attendant documented the whole thing and assured that this is a terrible situation and we are eligible for full refund. No cleaning supplies on plane and it was full and delayed.- Economy
Technical problems
I was having my flight at 10:25 am on the 5th July2025, they have sent us first email at 10 am stating that the flight is delayed by 30 min , then another email after ine our stating that the delay will be for 1:05 min then after 1.5 hour they said that the flight was cancelled. I was at the airport from 7am and by the time I cancelled the exist stamp claimed my luggage and exit from airport it was 3pm due to long queues that day, a whole airplane asking for alternative flight and information. I was with my wife and child (3 years old) my son was sleeping on a chair from 10 am until 3am and me and my wife were in the queue , we got a n alternative flight on9/5/2025 and we spent 35 euros (between taxi to go back home -+ train+ food+ taxi to go back to the airport on 9/5/2025 the day of the alternative scheduled flight) we deserve a compensation because it was horrible especially with a 3 years old child and we had to spent extra money here home for rent and food and transport (out of budget expenses)- Tunis-Rome
- Economy
- Successful claim
Bag never made it to Rome.
I filed a report with ITA airways at the airport. They told me the bag would be arriving later that day and they would deliver it to my cruise ship the next day before we left. They told me i can buy clothes/toiletries and I would be reimbursed. I get to the cruise port and my bag is not there! I track my bag and it says itβs in Rome. So now Iβm getting on a cruise with no clothes. I buy what i can find in the cities to get me through. My cruise ship finally gets my bag for me in Sicily. So 4 days no bag! I had to pay $119.85 to my cruise ship for them going to get the bag- and i paid around 300 euros for clothes etc. ITA airways only offered me $163 which is short- Euros are with more than dollars so around $300 short. I asked them for more as I provided all the receipts. They declined!!! They lost my bag for 4 days caused extreme emotional damage and not to mention panic of trying to find undergarments and clothes in Europe where thereβs isnβt a target handy. My trip was completely ruined at the beginning because of this and I expected to get reimbursed!- Economy
Influence by other flights
Flight from Atlanta got delayed 2/3 hours, so I arrived in Rome with a 15-minute layover. They said over the plane to allow people on the ITA airways flight to get off and run to the flight, and they would hold it, but the plane was already gone. This caused me to wait two hours for luggage in Rome and then take trains to Florence.- Nashville-Florence
- Economy
No reason given
They just said the plane had issues , cancelled until 26 hours later We arrived 2 days later at 3pm We lost 1 day in Rome , my parents are senior citizens who were very stressed- Chicago-Rome
- Economy
- Successful claim
Charged for baggage when we were within allowance
We flew business class and we are allowed up to 32kg per luggage. This is clearly stated on their website. We had one that was only 29kg but we were forced to pay β¬68 for an overweight baggage fee. I contacted them, but they refuse to refund our money.- Economy
- Loss: β¬68
- Desired solution
Refund
Technical problems
They just cancelled it and the flight they put me on was 30 hours later. I am going to have to buy a new colosseum access ticket for like 20 euros tho I haven't gotten yet but feel free to contact me for that in a few days- Washington-Rome
- Economy
Technical problems
We arrived at 16:50 to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. We waited for 30 minutes and on the screen the bags were delayed. Then the personnel told us that the was a technical disruption so the bags were still in Rome and were not delivered to Amsterdam. When the luggage arrives in Amsterdam they will ship it to the destination.- Rome-Amsterdam
- Economy
- Rome-Cairo
- Economy
- Genoa-Sofia
- Economy
- Successful claim
No reason given
I specific booked a flight where I would land during the day as a safety precaution and arriving late at night was not ideal as I have never been to Naples before which made my flight very overwhelming.- Catania-Naples
- Economy
- Los Angeles-Cairo
- Economy
- Los Angeles-Cairo
- Economy
No reason given
What time did you arrive at your final destination? 14:10 the following day What did the airline tell you, and when? "Operational Issues" - see attached Contact Travel Agency (I did contact Priceline and they issued a refund) What care did the airline provide, if any? None Did you miss an event or lose money? We had to purchase alternate tickets with Air Europa Business. These were the only available tickets- Madrid-Tel-aviv
- Economy
No reason given
I had a scheduled workshop that I was to attend on 8th April 2025 from 8:30 pm, which I had paid for, but I ended up not attending because I was in transit. The decision for me to attend the workshop was a result of my initial booking, which I knew would allow me to arrive at my destination to attend the workshop.- Rome-Nairobi
- Economy
- Successful claim
Lubna H
Economy
Crew is very unprofessional and rude to passengers.
Crew refused to make some space to go back to the seat in a very rude way. I was seated in premium Economy , crew asked me to use the rear restroom as the front is only for business. As i was going back to my seat after using the rear restroom, the crew asked me to stay for more than 10 minutes standing while their was turbulence and almost fell in the aisle as they refused to move the trolly from the way.- Economy
- Desired solution
Apology / Voucher
- Delhi-Lisbon
- Economy


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