(AGENPARL) – mer 06 marzo 2024 PRESS RELEASE
Emirates and ITA Airways sign MoU, planning extended cooperation for codeshare
Berlin, Germany 6 March 2024 – Emirates and ITA Airways have today inked an MoU for the expansion of
their existing interline into a full codeshare partnership. Once activated, the codeshare will boost travel options
and connection choices for customers travelling between Dubai, Italy and beyond.
The MoU signed today will establish the foundations to strengthen the partnership between both airlines,
creating one-stop connections to popular cities across Italy and wider Europe with ITA Airways, and opening
up simpler and faster journeys to the Emirates network from Dubai with the best routes, schedules and
connections.
Adnan Kazim, Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates Airline said: “Enhancing our
partnerships and boosting our presence in key regions such as Europe is an integral part of our commercial
strategy and underscores our commitment to providing customers flexibility through our partners’
complementary networks. Working closely with ITA Airways will strengthen our footprint across exciting cities
in Italy, and key points in Europe. We look forward to fully activate our partnership with ITA Airways in the
coming months and providing unrivalled access to both of our growing networks.”
Antonino Turicchi, Chairman of ITA Airways said: “We are pleased to sign this codeshare partnership with
Emirates today. This MoU further enhances ITA Airways’ commercial strategy of growth and opens up a
privileged access route to all passengers who will benefit the connectivity via Rome Fiumicino and Dubai. This
agreement marks the Company’s 35th codeshare partnership, an excellent result we have achieved in just
over two years.”
Under the planned codeshare, Emirates’ customers will be able to smoothly travel to a number of domestic
cities in Italy from the airline’s gateway in Rome, including popular tourist destinations like Florence, Genoa,
Palermo, Trieste, among others. Customers will also be able to connect to cities across Europe including
Tirana, Sofia, and other major cities.
ITA Airways customers will benefit from significantly enhanced choices by connecting to the Emirates route
network from Dubai via the airline’s Rome services. The connectivity provided between Emirates and ITA
Airways will eventually offer combined ticketing and seamless baggage transfers. The planned agreement will
also support inbound visitation to Italian points from regions across the Emirates network, including Australia,
the Far East, Middle East/GCC and West Asia.
The MoU also seeks to establish extending reciprocal loyalty benefits on both airlines’ frequent flyer
programmes at a later stage.
Once the necessary government and regulatory approvals are obtained, the codeshare flights will
progressively be made available to customers across online and travel agency platforms.
Emirates has been serving Italy since 1992. The airline currently operates 41 weekly flights between Dubai
and its four Italian gateways including Rome, Milan, Venice and Bolonga with a mix of Boeing 777s and Airbus
A380s.
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.
For press information:
Pietro Caldaroni, Head of Communication and Institutional Relations
About Emirates
From its global hub in Dubai, Emirates serves customers on six continents, providing high quality air transport services that facilitate tourism and trade.
Emirates operates the world’s largest fleet of wide-body Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 aircraft, offering spacious cabins and iconic inflight features such
as its A380 Shower Spa and Onboard Lounge, and its ice inflight entertainment system available in all seats across its fleet, which has topped “best
in sky” awards for 16 consecutive years. Emirates is committed to environmentally-responsible operations and focusses on three areas: reducing