(AGENPARL) - Roma, 20 Novembre 2023 - (AGENPARL) – lun 20 novembre 2023 PRESS RELEASE
New codeshare agreement between ITA Airways and Korean Air
Rome, November 20th, 2023 – ITA Airways, the Italian national carrier, and Korean Air, the South
Korean carrier, have signed a codeshare agreement connecting their networks.
This new commercial partnership will facilitate business relations between the two nations and
increase tourist flows. The agreement will provide more travel options for customers of both
Companies, who will benefit from connectivity via Rome Fiumicino and Seoul Incheon, the two
airlines’ hubs.
Starting from November 21st, Korean Air will apply its “KE” code on 11 Italian destinations in
connection with Rome Fiumicino airport (Bologna, Venice, Turin, Trieste, Genoa, Bari, Brindisi,
Florence, Catania, Palermo, Naples), and on 5 international destinations (Madrid, Barcelona, Athens,
Cairo, Munich).
ITA Airways will apply its “AZ” code on the services operated by Korean Air between Italy (Rome
Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa) and South Korea (Seoul Incheon) on 2 domestic Korean destinations
(Pusan and Daegu) and on 4 Japanese destinations (Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo).
The two airlines are also already working to expand their cooperation in order to offer their customers
further travel combinations.
The arrangement with Korean Air is ITA Airways’ 32nd codeshare agreement, a result achieved in
just over two years since the Company’s inception.
For more details or reservations visit www.ita-airways.com and www.koreanair.com or contact your
local travel agent.
For press information:
Pietro Caldaroni, Head of Communication and Institutional Relations
About ITA Airways
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.