Published at 0600GMT 07FEB24

Today (07FEB24) marks the first day of The 20th CONNECT Aviation Forum in Turin - Piemonte, Italy. Coinciding with the event, as well as AeroRoutes being one of the official media partners of CONNECT Aviation, this post is the first of two-part series focusing on Turin's historical network.

The first part is the Histroic network from selected years between 1955 and 2008. Information listed below is from ABC World Airways Guide and Official Airline Guide, covering scheduled services. Selected carriers may be excluded due to charter operations or not appearing in both ABC and OAG.

November 1955
Alitalia
Turin – Rome 1 daily Convair 340

January 1964
Alitalia
Turin – Milan Linate 1 daily DC7C, 1 daily Viscount, 1 daily Caravelle
Turin – Paris Orly 1 daily Caravelle
Turin – Rome 2 daily Viscount, 1 daily DC7C

BEA
Turin – London Heathrow 2 weekly Viscount

December 1968
Alitalia
Turin – London Heathrow 1 weekly DC9
Turin – Milan Linate – Frankfurt 1 daily DC9
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 1 weekly DC9

ATI – Aero Trasporti Italiani
Turin – Genoa 1 daily Fokker 27
Turin – Milan Linate 1 daily Fokker 27
Turin – Pisa 1 daily Fokker 27

British European Airways
Turin – London Heathrow 3 weekly Trident

Itavia
Turin – Bologna 5 weekly Handley Page Herald

April 1971
Alitalia
Turin – London Heathrow 4 weekly DC9
Turin – Milan Linate – Frankfurt 1 daily DC9
Turin – Paris Orly 1 daily DC9
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 4 daily DC9/Caravelle (5 daily from 01MAY71, 6 daily from 01JUN71)

ATI – Aero Trasporti Italiani
Turin – Genoa 1 daily DC9
Turin – Milan Linate 1 daily Fokker 27
Turin – Pisa 1 daily Fokker 27

British European Airways
Turin – London Heathrow 3 weekly Trident

Itavia
Turin – Bologna 5 weekly Fokker 28
Turin – Geneva 5 weekly Fokker 28

Lufthansa
Turin – Frankfurt 6 weekly 737

April 1973
Air France
Turin – Paris Orly 6 weekly Caravelle

Alitalia
Turin – London Heathrow 4 weekly DC9
Turin – Naples 4 weekly DC9
Turin – Paris Orly 1 daily DC9
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 4 daily DC9, 2 daily Caravelle 10B

ATI – Aero Trasporti Italiani
Turin – Genoa 1 daily DC9
Turin – Pisa 1 daily DC9

British European Airways
Turin – London Heathrow 3 weekly Trident

Itavia (Operational aircraft not specified in OAG, either Fokker 28 or DC9)
Turin – Bologna 2 daily Jet
Turin – Geneva 1 daily Jet

Lufthansa
Turin – Frankfurt 3 weekly 727

December 1977
Air France
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 4 weekly Caravelle, 2 weekly 727

Alitalia
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 1 daily DC9
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 5 daily DC9

ATI – Aero Trasporti Italiani
Turin – Alghero 1 daily DC9

British Airways
Turin – London Heathrow 4 weekly BAC1-11

Lufthansa
Turin – Frankfurt 5 weekly 737

January 1987
Air France
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 6 weekly 737

Alitalia
Turin – London Heathrow 3 weekly DC9
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 5 weekly DC9
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 34 weekly DC9, 19 weekly MD80

ATI – Aero Trasporti Italiani
Turin – Alghero 1 daily ATR42
Turin – Cagliari 1 daily DC9
Turin – Naples 1 daily DC9
Turin – Pisa 1 daily DC9

British Airways
Turin – London Heathrow 3 weekly 737, 1 weekly BAC1-11

Lufthansa
Turin – Frankfurt 6 weekly 727
Turin – Munich 5 weekly Jetstream J31
Turin – Stuttgart 5 weekly Jetstream J31

March 1990
Air France
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 6 weekly 727

Alitalia
Turin – Frankfurt 6 weekly DC9
Turin – London Heathrow 1 daily DC9
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 13 weekly DC9
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 52 weekly DC9/MD80/A300
Turin – Zurich 5 weekly ATR42

ATI – Aero Trasporti Italiani
Turin – Cagliari 1 daily DC9
Turin – Naples 12 weekly DC9
Turin – Pisa 2 weekly MD80

British Airways
Turin – London Heathrow 12 weekly 737

Lufthansa
Turin – Frankfurt 6 weekly 737
Turin – Munich 12 weekly EMB120
Turin – Stuttgart 10 weekly Dash 8/Saab 340

Sabena
Turin – Liege – Brussels 6 weekly EMB120

Swissair
Turin – Geneva 5 weekly Saab 340
Turin – Zurich 6 weekly Fokker 100

January 1994
Air Dolomiti
Turin – Barcelona  6 weekly Dash 8
Turin – Venice Marco Polo 5 weekly Dash 8

Air France
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 17 weekly 737

Aliadriatica
Turin – Pescara 10 weekly Jetstream J31

Alitalia
Turin – London Heathrow 1 daily DC9
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 13 weekly DC9
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 46 weekly DC9/MD80/A300

ATI – Aero Trasporti Italiani
Turin – Bari 6 weekly DC9
Turin – Cagliari 1 daily DC9
Turin – Naples 13 weekly MD80/DC9
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 1 daily MD80

Austrian Airlines
Turin – Vienna 4 weekly MD80

British Airways
Turin – London Heathrow 13 weekly A320
Turin – Thessaloniki 1 daily A320

Eurowings
Turin – Dusseldorf 6 weekly ATR72

KLM
Turin – Amsterdam 1 daily Fokker 50

Lufthansa
Turin – Frankfurt 19 weekly 737
Turin – Munich 11 weekly Fokker 50
Turin – Stuttgart 5 weekly Fokker 50

Portugalia
Turin – Madrid – Lisbon 2 weekly Fokker 100

Sabena
Turin – Brussels 6 weekly Bae146

Swissair
Turin – Zurich 4 daily Fokker 50/Saab 340

August 1998
Air Dolomiti
Turin – Barcelona 6 weekly ATR42

Air France
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 3 daily 737/A320

Alitalia
Turin – Alghero 2 weekly Dornier 328
Turin – Bari 1 daily Avro RJ
Turin – Cagliari 1 daily MD80
Turin – Lamezia Terme 6 weekly Avro RJ
Turin – Naples 20 weekly MD80
Turin – Paris Orly 2 daily Avro RJ
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 6 daily MD80 (Excluding service from Sep 1998)

Azzurra Air
Turin – Alghero 3 weekly Avro RJ
Turin – Olbia 2 weekly Avro RJ
Turin – Zurich 2 daily Avro RJ

Eureca
Turin – Ancona 5 weekly Fokker 27 (eff 31AUG98)
Turin – Olbia 1 weekly Fokker 27
Turin – Pescara 5 weekly Fokker 27

Iberia
Turin – Barcelona 6 weekly Fokker 50

KLM
Turin – Amsterdam 3 daily Fokker 70

Lufthansa
Turin – Dusseldorf 6 weekly CRJ200 (eff 30AUG98)
Turin – Frankfurt 26 weekly Avro RJ/737/A320
Turin – Munich 13 weekly Avro RJ/CRJ200/Dash 8/Fokker 50
Turin – Stuttgart 2 weekly CRJ200 (11 weekly from 31AUG98)

Luxair
Turin – Luxembourg 5 weekly EMB120/Fokker 50 (7 weekly from 25AUG98)

Meridiana
Turin – Catania 2 daily MD80
Turin – Olbia 1 daily DC9
Turin – Palermo 1 daily MD80

Portugalia
Turin – Marid – Lisbon 5 weekly Fokker 100

Regional Airlines
Turin – Clermont-Ferrand 5 weekly Jetstream J31 (10 weekly Embraer EMB120 from 07SEP98)

Sabena
Turin – Brussels 18 weekly Avro RJ85/Bae146

Swissair
Turin – Zurich 13 weekly Saab 340/2000

January 2004
Air France
Turin – Clermont-Ferrand 12 weekly EMB120
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 33 weekly A319/320/737-500/Fokker 100

Air One
Turin – Bari 1 daily 737
Turin – Catania 1 daily 737
Turin – Lamezia Terme 1 daily 737
Turin – Naples 19 weekly 737
Turin – Palermo 1 daily 737
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 39 weekly 737

Air Vallee
Turin – Pescara 6 weekly FRJ

Alitalia
Turin – Cagliari 1 daily MD82
Turin – Naples 20 weekly MD82
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 47 weekly MD82/A320/A321

Britannia Airways
Turin – Birmingham 1 weekly 757-200
Turin – Bristol 1 weekly 757-200
Turin – London Gatwick 2 weekly 757-200/767-200
Turin – London Stansted 1 weekly 757-200
Turin – Manchester 1 weekly 757-200

British Airways
Turin – London Gatwick 2 daily 737

Iberia
Turin – Madrid 3 daily CRJ200

KLM
Turin – Amsterdam 13 weekly Fokker 70

Lufthansa
Turin – Dusseldorf 11 weekly CRJ100
Turin – Frankfurt 35 weekly various aircraft
Turin – Munich 3 daily CRJ100/700/Avro RJ/Dash 8
Turin – Stuttgart 11 weekly ATR42

Luxair
Turin – Luxembourg 6 weekly ERJ145

Meridiana
Turin – Palermo 1 daily MD80

Portugalia
Turin –  Madrid – Lisbon 6 weekly Fokker 100

Ryanair
Turin – London Stansted 2 daily 737-300/-800

SN Brussels Airlines
Turin – Brussels 2 daily Avro RJ85/Bae146

January 2008
Air France
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 33 weekly Fokker 100/A318/A320

Air One
Turin – Alghero 1 daily 737
Turin – Bari 1 daily 737
Turin – Lamezia Terme 1 daily 737/A320
Turin – Naples 21 weekly 737/A320/CRJ900
Turin – Palermo 1 daily 737
Turin – Paris Charles de Gaulle 13 weekly CRJ900
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 44 weekly 737/A320

Air Vallee
Turin – Genoa 3 weekly FRJ
Turin – Pescara 6 weekly FRJ

Albanian Airlines
Turin – Tirana 4 weekly Bae146

Alitalia
Turin – Naples 19 weekly MD80/82
Turin – Rome Fiumicino 54 weekly A319/MD82

Blue Air
Turin – Bacau 2 weekly 737
Turin – Bucharest Baneasa 2 weekly 737

British Airways
Turin – London Gatwick 1 weekly 737-400/-500

Brussels Airlines
Turin – Brussels 13 weekly Bae146/Avro RJ85

Carpatair
Turin – Timisoara 3 weekly Saab 2000

EasyJet
Turin – London Luton 1 daily 737-700

EuroFly
Turin – Sharm el Sheikh 1 weekly A320

Iberia
Turin – Madrid 3 daily CRJ200/900

Interstate Airlines
Turin – Bologna 5 weekly ATR42
Turin – Reggio di Calabria 5 weekly ATR42

ItAli Airlines
Turin – Pescara 5 weekly FRJ

Jet2
Turin – Edinburgh 1 weekly 737-300

LOT Polish Airlines
Turin – Katowice 6 weekly ERJ145

Lufthansa
Turin – Dusseldorf 11 weekly CRJ200
Turin – Frankfurt 28 weekly 737-300/-500/Bae146-300
Turin – Munich 3 daily ATR42/72
Turin – Stuttgart 11 weekly ATR72
 
Luxair
Turin – Luxembourg 6 weekly ERJ135/145

Meridiana
Turin – Cagliari 1 daily MD80
Turin – Catania 15 weekly MD80

Royal Air Maroc
Turin – Casablanca 2 weekly 737-500/-700/-800

Ryanair
Turin – Bristol 1 weekly 737-800
Turin – Brussels South Charleroi 1 weekly 737-800
Turin – Dublin 1 weekly 737-800
Turin – London Stansted 2 daily 737-800

TAROM
Turin – Bacau 2 weekly 737 (One flight in January 2008 operated as Turin – Bucharest)

Thomas Cook Airlines
Turin – London Gatwick 1 weekly 757-300
Turin – Manchester 1 weekly 757-200