Lumiwings on September 30 began service from Foggia to Milan Malpensa.
The flights are operated initially four days a week.
The airline is operating 142-seat Boeing 737-300s and 149-seat Boeing 737-700s on the new route.
Marco Finelli reporting from Italy.
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Lumiwings has added its first Boeing 737-700. The pictured ex-Transavia 737-7K2 now registered as SX-LWC (msn 30659, ex PH-XRD) is also named “Itaca” arrived at Forli Airport on June 14.
The new type will be based at Forli for flights to Greece this summer.
The arrival was met by Giuseppe Silvestrini, President of FA srl, the airport managing company who celebrated together with Dimitrios Kremiotis, CEO of Lumiwings.
All photos by Forli Airport.
Marco Finelli reporting from Italy.
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New start-up carrier Lumiwings, with base at Forli Airport in Northern Italy, has published its Summer 2021 schedule. The new schedule will include flights from Forli to Prague (Czech Republic), Craiova, Arad (Romania), Katowice, Lodj (Poland) and Odessa (Ukraine) as well as several additional destinations in the Mediterranean including Sicily, Kefalonia, Corfu, Santorini, Rhodes, Heraklion.
The first flights are expected to be launched by March 26, 2021 with more destinations gradually added to the schedule throughout the summer.
TAL Aviation Group, International Airlines and Travel Representation Company will engage four of its global teams to support the launch and distribution of Lumiwings flights. These teams are based in Bucharest, Kiev, Prague and Warsaw.
“We are excited at the launch of new services to Czech Republic, Poland, Romania and Ukraine. Lumiwings is a young and dynamic airline and our customers will find a friendly and professional approach when booking individual or group travel on Lumiwings flights, through us” says Nissim Sagis, Chief Commercial Officer for TAL Aviation Group.
Flights are scheduled from end of March* until end of October 2021.
Czech Republic Service
| Forli-Prague-Forli | 2 x weekly | Fridays & Sundays |
Polish Service
| Forli-Katowice-Forli | 2 x weekly | Mondays & Fridays |
| Forli-Lodj-Forli** | 2 x weekly | Tuesdays & Saturdays |
| Perugia-Katowice-Perugia** | 2 x weekly | Mondays & Fridays |
From June, Katowice and Lodj will also be serviced by connecting flights via Forli from Trapani, Sicily.
Romanian Service
| Forli-Craiova-Forli | 2 x weekly | Mondays & Fridays |
| Forli-Arad-Forli | 2 x weekly | Mondays & Fridays |
| Perugia-Arad-Perugia** | 2 x weekly | Mondays & Fridays |
*Romanian services: effective from 23 April 2021.
From June, Arad will also be serviced by connecting flights via Forli from Trapani, Sicily.
Ukrainian Service
| Forli-Odessa-Forli** | 2 x weekly | Thursdays & Sundays |
| Perugia-Odessa-Perugia** | 2 x weekly | Thursdays & Sundays |
**Lodj, Perugia, Odessa services: effective from June 2021
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