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Aviation
ITA Airways to Launch Rome Riyadh Flights.
ITA Airways will resume direct flights between Rome and Riyadh from September 15, 2026, restoring an important air connectivity link between Italy and Saudi Arabia. The airline will operate five weekly flights between Rome Fiumicino Airport and Riyadh, offering passengers more convenient travel options between the two destinations. The resumption of the route is expected to support growing business, tourism…
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ITA Airways and MAECI sign MoU to facilitate travel to and from Italy.
Additionally, the agreement allows for the sharing of studies, analyses, and information on market trends, worldwide demand, sustainability, and workforce development, as well as the potential introduction of special fares for activities supported by MAECI. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and ITA Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the goal of forging…
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Aviation
90% of ITA Airways is acquired by Lufthansa Group.
The 73rd Annual General Meeting of Deutsche Lufthansa AG is now over. The meeting was attended by over 1,600 shareholders. The group declared during the meeting that it will purchase an extra 49% of the company for EUR 325 million, bringing its ownership of ITA Airways to 90%. The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance will keep the remaining 10%…
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Aviation
Volotea and ITA Airways Sign Bilateral Codeshare to Boost Connectivity.
ITA Airways and Volotea, the airline that connects small and medium-sized European cities, have announced the start of their bilateral codeshare agreement, which will take effect on April 15, 2026. This represents a new phase in the two businesses’ strategic alliance, which aims to improve ties between Europe and Italy. With up to 104 possible origin and destination combinations (O&D),…
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Associations
ITA Airways becomes a member of Star Alliance
In a ceremony at Rome Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3’s Piazza di Spagna Lounge, ITA Airways announced its membership in the Alliance. In front of the media and institutional guests, Joerg Eberhart, the chief executive officer and general manager of ITA Airways, Theo Panagiotoulias, the chief executive officer of Star Alliance, and Dieter Vranckx, the chief commercial officer of Lufthansa Group,…
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And Beyond
Italy postpones planned aviation strikes to avoid Winter Olympics travel disruption.
Italy‘s nationwide aviation strikes, which were predicted to cause hundreds of flights to be disrupted on February 16, have been halted, preventing a major disruption in travel during the current Winter Olympics season. Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has halted the industrial action, which included a planned 24-hour strike by ITA Airways employees as well as involvement by pilots,…
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