ITA Airways has inaugurated its first path to the United Arab Emirates with a nonstop flight between Dubai and Rome Fiumicino. The Italian reference provider will function this route on day by day foundation.
The inaugural ITA Airways flight from Rome Fiumicino, AZ856, serviced with Airbus A321neo, landed at Dubai Worldwide (DXB) at 7:50 p.m. (native time).The primary ITA Airways flight from Dubai to Rome Fiumicino, AZ857, departed at 1:50 a.m. (native time) on Monday twenty eighth of October.
To mark the event, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at DXB Arrivals, which was attended by Pierfrancesco Carino, Vice President Worldwide Gross sales ITA Airways, Benedetto Mencaroni Poiani, Regional Supervisor for Asia, Center East, and Africa ITA Airways, Lorenzo Fanara, Ambassador of Italy in UAE, and Robert Whitehouse, Vice President (VP) of Analysis at Dubai Airports.
As a part of the launch actions within the UAE market, ITA Airways showcased its community, model and winter season highlights to native media representatives and stakeholders throughout an occasion hosted by the Division of Financial system and Tourism of Dubai at Grand Hyatt Dubai.
The brand new Rome – Dubai flight is a milestone for the Firm, increasing its community to incorporate a strategic market. Dubai is a worldwide hub for each enterprise and leisure tourism, and the launch of this nonstop service demonstrates ITA Airways’ dedication to providing optimum journey options whereas reinforcing the significance of community enlargement within the Firm’s progress technique.
Emiliana Limosani, Chief Industrial Officer of ITA Airways and CEO of Volare, mentioned: “We’re delighted to inaugurate our nonstop service between Dubai and Rome Fiumicino. As the primary main addition to our winter schedule, this new day by day route will improve tourism and commerce between Italy and the United Arab Emirates, a strategic market not just for point-to-point journey but additionally for connecting to different home, worldwide, and intercontinental locations by way of our Fiumicino hub, combining leisure and enterprise journey. This new flight strengthens our presence within the Center East, complementing our nonstop providers to Riyadh and Jeddah, launched earlier this summer season”.
Lorenzo Fanara, Ambassador of Italy within the United Arab Emirates, said: “I’m happy to welcome to Dubai the primary flight of ITA Airways from Rome. The continual progress of Italian nationals residing within the UAE, the numerous touristic flows in each methods and the enlargement of Italian export to the affluent Gulf market make this new connection between Rome and Dubai a well timed and farsighted resolution.”
Robert Whitehouse, VP of Analysis at Dubai Airports, mentioned: “We’re excited to welcome ITA Airways to DXB, additional increasing our community and strengthening connections between Dubai and Italy. This new launch not solely opens Dubai to extra guests from Italy but additionally provides seamless onward journey via DXB’s intensive international community. We look ahead to internet hosting visitors desirous to discover the colourful locations and the a whole bunch of cities we hook up with worldwide.”
The brand new direct flight from Dubai to Rome Fiumicino shall be operated as follows:
- Dubai – Rome Fiumicino, working from 28 October with departure at 1:50 a.m. (native time) and arrival in Rome at 6:00 a.m. (native time).
- Rome Fiumicino – Dubai, working from 27 October with departure at 10:40 a.m. (native time)and arrival in Dubai at 7:50 p.m. (native time).
This new route is serviced by the state-of-the-art Airbus A321neo, the primary narrow-body plane in ITA Airways’ fleet configured with three distinct lessons: Enterprise Class (12 seats),Premium Financial system (12 seats), and Financial system (141 seats, together with 12 Consolation Financial system seats). The A321neo is thought for its gas effectivity, consuming over 20% much less gas than earlier fashions, and operates quietly. The plane additionally options ITA Airways’ customized inside design, enhanced lighting, and spacious overhead bins, in addition to the most recent in-flight leisure programs, with” on-demand” video and audio, 17.3” (Enterprise), 15.6” (Premium Financial system) and 13.3” (Financial system) low reflectivity and 4K decision contact screens for a easy, clean and intuitive consumer expertise.
ITA Airways’ fleet consists completely of Airbus plane, with 100 planes at the moment in service. Sixty of those are next-generation fashions, together with 7 A321neo, 19 A320neo, 9 A220-300, 8 A220-100, 11 A330-900, and 6 A350-900 plane. Sustainability is on the coronary heart of ITA Airways’ imaginative and prescient, with the airline aiming for 90% of its fleet to be eco-friendly by the tip of its 2023-2027 Strategic Plan. These superior plane devour 25% much less gas and produce decrease CO₂ emissions, aligning with the airline’s purpose of changing into Europe’s greenest provider.
As a part of its ongoing community enlargement, ITA Airways is flying to 53 locations in the course of the 2024/2025 Winter Season, together with 15 home, 23 worldwide, and 15intercontinental routes.
Following the launch of the Dubai route, ITA Airways winter season will even introduce a brand new direct flight to Bangkok, marking the airline’s debut in Thailand, beginning on November sixteenth with 5 weekly frequencies on the Airbus A330neo. Moreover, from December 20, 2024, ITA Airways will supply as much as 5 weekly frequencies between Rome and Malé, the capital of the Maldives, operated by the Airbus A330-900.