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 each day foundation.
The inaugural ITA Airways flight from Rome Fiumicino, AZ 856, 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 world 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 growth within the Firm’s development technique.
Emiliana Limosani, Chief Business Officer of ITA Airways and CEO of Volare, stated: “We’re delighted to inaugurate our nonstop service between Dubai and Rome Fiumicino. As the primary main addition to our winter schedule, this new each 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 in addition for connecting to different home, worldwide, and intercontinental locations through our Fiumicino hub, combining leisure and enterprise journey. This new flight strengthens our presence within the Center East, complementing our nonstop companies 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 development of Italian nationals residing within the UAE, the numerous touristic flows in each methods and the growth 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, stated: “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 in addition presents seamless onward journey by DXB’s intensive international community. We look ahead to internet hosting company desperate to discover the colourful locations and the tons of of cities we connect with worldwide.”
Hoor Al Khaja, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations, Dubai Company of Tourism and Commerce Advertising, commented: “We warmly welcome ITA Airways’ route from Dubai to Rome which presents new thrilling alternatives for additional visitation development from Italy, firmly amongst Dubai’s goal markets. Within the first quarter of 2024 we noticed an additional rise in guests, in comparison with the identical interval in 2023. We’re optimistic that this new route will contribute to assist Dubai Division of Financial system and Tourism optimistic outlook for 2024 and past, as we proceed profitable promotion of our tourism choices to maintain the vacation spot prime of thoughts for Italian vacationers”.
The new direct flight from Dubai to Rome Fiumicino can 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 gasoline effectivity, consuming over 20% much less gasoline 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 newest in-flight leisure methods, with “on-demand” video and audio, 17.3” (Enterprise), 15.6” (Premium Financial system) and 13.3” (Financial system) low reflectivity and 4K decision touchscreens for a easy, easy and intuitive person expertise.
ITA Airways’ fleet consists totally of Airbus plane, with 100 planes presently 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 gasoline and produce decrease CO₂ emissions, aligning with the airline’s objective of turning into Europe’s greenest provider.
As a part of its ongoing community growth, ITA Airways is flying to 53 locations through the 2024/2025 Winter Season, together with 15 home, 23 worldwide, and 15 intercontinental 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 provide as much as 5 weekly frequencies between Rome and Malé, the capital of the Maldives, operated by the Airbus A330-900.
ITA Airways began its operations on fifteenth October 2021 with a fleet of 52 plane. The corporate is dedicated to being an envoy of “Made in Italy” by providing customized companies and delivering a distinctively Italian in-flight expertise. That is achieved by partnerships with outstanding Italian manufacturers, corresponding to Brunello Cucinelli, who designed the crew and floor employees uniforms, Walter De Silva, who crafted the interiors of ITA Airways’ new plane, and famend Italian cooks, who create the onboard eating choices.
All ITA Airways flights may be bought on the ita-airways.com web site, through ITA Airways Buyer Middle, journey companies and airport ticket workplaces.
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