TITLE WON AT THE ANNUAL AIRLINE MARKETING WORKSHOP IN ATHENS
ITA Airways was awarded for the first time the prestigious title of “Fastest Growing Airline in Western Europe” during the Airline Marketing Workshop, organized by the Athens International Airport.
A major event for key players in the aviation world, the Airline Marketing Workshop focuses on the challenges and developments in the industry. Every year, during the annual meeting the airlines, recording the most successful results in the previous year, are awarded according to specific categories. The event was held in the presence of the Athens International Airport Executives, ACI Europe and other key Partners, the Greek Authorities, the Airline Industry and distinguished speakers from the field of Aviation and beyond.
The “Fastest Growing Airline” was awarded to ITA Airways for the results achieved in 2023, which outperformed those of other carriers in Western Europe. The ITA Airways local team in Athens received the award during the ceremony held in the Greek capital.
“We are proud to receive this recognition, which is an inspiration to do even better. In over two years, ITA Airways has achieved business results that in some cases exceed forecasts. We ended 2023 with an operational breakeven, one year ahead of what was envisaged in the Business Plan” – said Emiliana Limosani, Chief Commercial Officer ITA Airways and CEO Volare. “Last year, we improved our performance in terms of passengers carried by 50%. In particular, the intercontinental segment doubled the number of passengers and reached EBIT already in 2023, after just one and a half years of full operations. This important achievement testifies to the great work done so far and pushes us towards more ambitious challenges in our mission of making ITA Airways become the benchmark in guaranteeing Italy quality connectivity both with international and domestic destinations”.
ITA Airways in the upcoming summer season will offer from Athens to Rome Fiumicino 3 daily flights that will become 4 from the 1st of June, ensuring convenient connections to the entire network of destinations in Italy and the rest of the world. In addition, during the summer peak, ITA Airways will add 11 seasonal connections, selected among the most popular Mediterranean tourism destinations, including Greece, Spain, Croatia, and the Italian islands.
In total, in the Summer 2024, ITA Airways will operate 57 destinations, including 16 domestic, 26 international and 15 intercontinental.
ITA Airways‘ expansion into long- and medium-haul continues in the current year. North America, Africa and the Middle East are the markets where ITA Airways will inaugurate direct flights from its Rome Fiumicino hub. In detail, a new direct flight from Rome Fiumicino to Chicago will be launched in April as well as direct connections to Toronto and Riyadh in May. In June, it will be the turn of nonstop flights to Accra and Kuwait City, in July of the one to Dakar and in August to Jeddah.
The new intercontinental destinations in Summer 2024 add to the direct long-haul flights already operated to New York, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, Washington, San Francisco, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, and New Delhi.
