(AGENPARL) – mar 21 maggio 2024 PRESS RELEASE
ITA Airways increases intercontinental network in 2024-2025 winter season
Additional frequencies on the Rome – Miami and Rome – Malè routes are on sale
Rome, May 21st, 2024 – ITA Airways confirms its commitment to the intercontinental network for the upcoming
2024-2025 winter season by increasing frequencies on its routes from Rome Fiumicino to Miami and the
Maldives. Tickets are already available for purchase.
Starting October 31st, ITA Airways will enhance its Rome-Miami route with two additional frequencies,
increasing from 7 to 9 per week. The new flights are scheduled on Thursdays and Saturdays with departure
from Rome Fiumicino at 3:00 p.m. (local time) and arrival in Miami at 9:55 p.m. (local time). The return flight
from Miami departs at 11:20 p.m. (local time) and arrives in Fiumicino at 3:10 p.m. (local time). The additional
frequencies will be operated with Airbus A330-900 aircraft.
The increased offer to Miami further confirms the excellent performance of ITA Airways’ North American routes
and highlights the importance of this region, the first strategic market for the Company after Italy.
Currently, ITA Airways operates eight connections to the United States and Canada, following the recent
opening of nonstop flights from Rome Fiumicino to Chicago in April and Toronto earlier in May.
In the 2024-2025 winter season, ITA Airways will also increase frequencies on its nonstop route from Rome
Fiumicino to Malè, the capital of the Maldives. During the Christmas holiday period, the flight will operate up
to six weekly frequencies between December 30, 2024, and January 5, 2025.
The operating schedule includes departure from Rome Fiumicino at 10:15 p.m. (local time) and arrival at
Velana International Airport in Malè at 11:25 a.m. (local time). The return flight from Malè is scheduled at 1:25
p.m. (local time) with landing in Rome Fiumicino at 7:50 p.m. (local time).
Thanks to ITA Airways’ extensive network, passengers can easily access direct flights from Rome to Miami
and the Maldives via the convenient connections offered by the Company from major European and domestic
airports.
The flights can be purchased on ITA Airways’ sales channels, through the official website http://www.itaairways.com, the Company’s Customer Center, travel agencies and airport ticket offices.
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.