(AGENPARL) – mer 04 ottobre 2023 PRESS RELEASE
ITA Airways wins two awards at the 2023 Food and Travel Italia Awards
ITA Airways is the ‘Best airline of the year’
Emiliana Limosani, CCO ITA Airways and CEO Volare wins the title of ‘Manager of the Year’
Paestum (SA), 4th October 2023 – Yesterday, in the charming setting of the Oleandri Resort in Paestum, ITA Airways was awarded two prestigious titles during the gala evening of the Food and Travel Italia Awards, the Italian edition of the first international magazine on food and wine, gourmet travel and high-profile tourism which is distributed in 18 countries.
The event of Food and Travel Italia, now in its sixth edition, is an unmissable moment to crown the Italian and international excellences that have distinguished themselves in their respective sectors, for the high performance and quality in their services, and takes place in the presence of editors from all over the Food and Travel world, sponsors, personalities, institutions and selected journalists.
ITA Airways has been rewarded by the readers of Food and Travel magazine as Best Airline of the Year with the following motivation: “The very name of the new national airline already summarizes the three fundamental concepts, which will be the turning point for exponential growth: future, freshness, and flexibility. A fleet that, starting from 52 aircraft on 15th October 2021, has now reached 77 aircraft, 26 of which are new generation, and a network that includes 64 destinations, with 10 intercontinental (which will become 12 by the end of 2023). Innovation in terms of fuel consumption and improved efficiency overall. Moreover, on board the long-haul Business class you will also be able to enjoy unique food with traditional dishes and gourmet creations signed by Italy’s best starred chefs”.
Emiliana Limosani, Chief Commercial Officer ITA Airways & CEO Volare has been awarded as Best Manager of the year with the following motivation: “A professional who represents the most modern values of a determined and resilient managerial approach. Emiliana Limosani, Chief Commercial Officer ITA Airways & CEO Volare has always distinguished herself for her innovative thinking and real knowledge of her company’s role in the market, which has enabled her to create effective strategies and achieve important objectives such as the excellent commercial results obtained by the Company and the creation of the loyalty program, Volare, which has now reached over 1,600,000 subscribers”.
“I am proud to collect the two prestigious awards from Food and Travel Italia, which represent the Company’s commitment in these first two years of operations. It is an honor to receive the award of Best Manager of the year, a recognition of the great work that together with my team we carry out every day to ensure positive business results for the company – said Emiliana Limosani, Chief Commercial Officer ITA Airways and CEO Volare – Since 15th October 2021 we have set ourselves challenging goals. This year, between June and September (for this last month we are talking about forecast data) we transported over 5.7 million passengers (+25% compared to the same period in 2022), of which over 700 thousand on long-haul flights (55% more than in the same months of 2022). Our flights also recorded an average load factor of 84%, improving by 2.6 p.p. on the already excellent performance of 2022” added Ms. Limosani. “These brilliant results testify to the great work done so far and push us towards more ambitious challenges in our mission of making ITA Airways become the benchmark in guaranteeing Italy quality connectivity both with international and domestic destinations”.
For press information:
Pietro Caldaroni, Head of Communication and Institutional Relations
ITA Airways is a company totally owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance for the exercise of business in the air transport sector. ITA Airways aims at creating an efficient and innovative air carrier that will become a reference point in providing Italy with quality connectivity both in terms of international destinations, thus boosting tourism and foreign trade, and within the Country, also taking advantage of the train-air integrated mobility. ITA Airways will place the best customer service at the center of its strategy (through a strong digitization of processes that ensure a best-in-class experience and personalized services), combined with sustainability, in its environmental (new green and technologically advanced aircraft, use of sustainable fuels), social (equality and inclusion for a gender-neutral company) and governance (integration of sustainability into internal strategies and processes) aspects. ITA Airways is a member of SkyTeam alliance as of October 2021.