ITA Airways and Air Malta, have signed a broad codeshare agreement connecting the networks of the two airlines. This new commercial partnership, which applies to flights departing from Sunday 31st October, is bound to boost business travel and tourism between Italy and Malta and will offer customers more options and better flight schedules when traveling through the two airlinesโ hubs in Rome and Luqa, Malta.
Following this agreement, ITA Airwaysโ and Air Maltaโs customers can now fly seamlessly to their desired destination with a single โuniqueโ ticket, checking-in at the airport of departure, and collecting their checked-through baggage at the end of their trip in the arrival airport.
ITA Airways will apply its โAZโ code on all services operated by Air Malta between Italy and Malta. Similarly, Air Malta will codeshare AZ flights between Malta and Rome, connecting Italian domestic services beyond Rome Fiumicino Airport and Milan Linate and selected connecting international services.
The new codeshare flights are now available for sale through the airlinesโ respective websites (itaspa.com and airmalta.com), reservation systems and in travel agencies.
Top Copyright Photo: Malta – airmalta.com (Air Malta 2nd) Airbus A320-251N WL 9H-NEB (msn 8940) ZRH (Andi Hiltl). Image: 955682.
Voyager Aviation Holdings, LLC (VAH) has announced that it has closed a transaction with Italyโs new national airline and flag carrier, Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA Airways), for the lease of two (2) Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
The aircraft are part of ITAโs initial fleet that commenced operations on October 15, 2021.
ITA yesterday was awarded the Alitalia brand and website domain as previously reported. Now, the Alitalia brand doesn’t seem to matter.
Today, October 15, 2021, ITA launched operations as ITA Airways with their own brand, logo and livery.
Officially the new airline is Italia Trasporto Aereo S.p.A., doing business asย ITA Airways.
ITA is operating with 18 Airbus A319-100s, 27 Airbus A320-200s and seven Airbus A330-200s.
ITA issued this statement:
The ITA Airways era has begun: the new Italian national airline is born, with a focus on efficiency and innovation, customer satisfaction and environmental sustainability. The company will fly with a new blue livery, a symbol of the countryโs unity and pride, of sport and the Italian national team. On the rudder, the Italian tricolor; on the blue background, the red and white gold ITA Airways logo and stylized icons inspired by Italy’s artistic heritage. The Alitalia brand was acquired with the aim of managing the transition to the new livery and reserving the right to future uses of the brand.
โToday is the first day of a story yet to be written โ said Alfredo Altavilla, President of ITA Airways โ The new brand and the new livery of our aircraft are the symbol of change, of the beginning of a different adventure. The new national airline is an integral part of Italy’s recovery strategy, and it is a result to which all stakeholders, starting with the institutions involved, have actively contributedโ.
The airline will operate with a network of 44 destinations and 59 routes โ 191 flights in total (24 domestic and 56 international) โ which will increase to 58 destinations and 74 routes in 2022 and 74 destinations and 89 routes in 2025. Charter flights were also launched, with the first MalpensaโFiumicino flight carrying Italian champion Inter Milan.
ITA Airways will focus its activity on the Rome Fiumicino hub and the Milan Linate airport, where it will position itself as the reference airline for business and leisure traffic. Pending the identification of a Strategic Partner, ITA Airways will join SkyTeam. โVolareโ is the new loyalty program, with 4 levels: smart, plus, premium and executive. It will start with 52 aircraft (7 wide-body, 45 narrow-body) to grow to 78 in 2022, with the gradual inclusion of new-generation aircraft that will reach 75% by 2025, with 105 new aircraft. The agreement with Air Lease Corporation will provide for the leasing of an additional 31 new-generation Airbus aircraft โ long-, medium- and short-haul.
โFor every end there is always a new beginning โ commented Fabio Lazzerini, CEO of ITA Airways โ This is just the first step in an ambitious project: the creation of the new flagship airline that will connect our country to the world and represent it through the work of the women and men who are and will be part of itโ.
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