Vueling is betting on Italy with a network of 56 summer routes on 16 Italian airports. From Genoa the IAG group airline is operating London Gatwick flights and two other direct international connections: to Barcelona (up to 3 weekly frequencies) and to Paris Orly (up to 2 weekly frequencies). The Genoa-London Gatwick flights will start on 3 July, operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with ideal timetables both for passengers headed to the UK and for tourists wishing to visit Liguria. 

Vueling has been operating on Genoa Airport for ten years

"We are extremely happy about this important new development which brings Liguria closer to the UK capital," said Paolo Odone, president of Genoa Airport. "We have established excellent relations with Vueling, which has been operating at our airport for ten years, also thanks to the involvement of the Savona tourism promotion board, the Chamber of Commerce of the Rivieras, the Genoa Chamber of Commerce, and the Genoa City Council.

“Increasingly sustainable flight experiences”

"Vueling continues to focus on Italy, confirming itself as a key carrier for the country- commented Jordi Pla Pintre, Vueling’s network director – our aim is to maintain a strong position in the market and continue to offer attractive routes to our passengers, with dedicated services for increasingly sustainable flight experiences.”

Direct Air Canada flights are stepping up as the flag carrier rebuilds its network of direct connections between Italy and Canada.

The airline has reactivated both the Venice-Montreal (twice-weekly flights operating up to 28 October) and the Venice-Toronto flight, which operates three days a week up to 29 October 2022.

In addition to the seasonal connections from Venice to Toronto and Montreal, Air Canada operates non-stop flights from Rome Fiumicino to Toronto and Montreal, while from 21 May, the annual connections from Milan Malpensa to Montreal will also resume.

Air Canada flies to 46 airports in the United States

Flights from Venice to Toronto and Montreal are operated with Airbus A330-300s, which can seat up to 297 passengers, with a choice of three classes of service: Economy, Premium Economy and Air Canada Signature Class, with seats that fully recline to become beds. All flights have been scheduled to optimize the extensive connectivity of Air Canada's North American network, which includes as many as 46 airports in the United States.

Business travel is expected to bounce back

Air Canada expects to go through the 2022 summer season with even less capacity globally than pre-pandemic, but still recovering significantly compared to last year, when numerous anti-Covid restrictions were still in place in various countries around the world.  "This summer, we will be at almost 80% of 2019, and we aim to be close to full recovery during 2024," said Air Canada's chief commercial officer Lucie Guillemette. The CCO forecasts positive yields over 2019 for corporate travel now at 50% of 2019 levels and expected to rise to 60% by June.

Westjet is operating up to three weekly flights on the Calgary-Rome route having inaugurated the service from Rome Fiumicino to Calgary on 8 May. The flight, initially scheduled for May 2020 and postponed due to the Covid pandemic, will operate for the entire summer up to three times a week with a 320-seat Boeing 787/900 Dreamliner.  From it’s hub in Calgary WestJet has invested significantly in transatlantic connectivity from Alberta, with a 43% increase in flights to Europe compared to 2020.

Tourists from Canada now have non-stop access to Rome

“The launch of our highly anticipated Rome-Calgary service is an incredible milestone for both WestJet and our passengers, we have been waiting for this moment for more than two years," said Chris Hedlin, WestJet’s network vice president. “The development of tourism between Alberta and Europe is hugely important for the economic recovery of our industry. It's no surprise that many tourists are eager to visit Rome and now have direct access thanks to our new non-stop flights.”

In 2019 over one million passengers flew between Canada and Italy

Federico Scriboni, Aeroporti di Roma’a head of aviation business development said the launch of the direct flight to Calgary is the result of a long collaboration with WestJet, and marks an important step towards the development of connectivity between Italy and Canada. “With over one million passengers to and from Italy in 2019, the Canadian market is one of the main long-haul sources in terms of current and prospective potential." Elissa Golberg, ambassador of Canada to Italy, said the flights are a tangible demonstration of a shared desire to move forward together. “This year marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Italy."

Arbatax-Tortolì airport in Ogliastra, on Sardinia’s eastern c,oast will be operational again from June, after more than ten years without flights. The airport will initially only be operational for small general aviation aircraft and private planes with up to twelve seats. From 2023 scheduled flights could also return for aircraft with between 70 and one hundred seats.

Creating new jobs in the area

The final go-ahead is expected from ENAC, which had prescribed a series of works and adjustments to allow the airport, closed since 2011, to also serve civil aviation. The reopening of the airport will result in a dozen new direct employees, as well as hundreds of new jobs throughout the Ogliastra area, from car rental companies to the upgrading of catering and accommodation facilities and tourist services.

The Ogliastra has a vocation for luxury tourism

This means from this summer being able to reach the Ogliastra’s stunning coast and bays without having to face the two-hour car journey from Cagliari and Olbia airports. Although at least this year it will only be for tourists who can afford air taxis, helicopters and private flights. Which fits perfectly with the Ogliastra’s vocation for luxury tourism. 

While waiting for updates on the Tribe under construction in Mestre, the partnership between the Accor group and Amapa, which is already behind the Veneto and other hotel projects in collaboration with the French company, continues to move ahead.

Next to Malpensa’s international terminal

In fact the Italian company will manage the new Tribe,which will be built in an area adjacent to the Milan Malpensa international terminal and is scheduled to open in Q4 2023. The news follows the announcement by Foruminvest Italia, which recently acquired an 11,500 square-metre site for a new hotel development within the Mxp business park and next to the Vodafone automotive headquarters.

Also in the pipeline a 102-room hotel on Lake Como

The hotel will have 240 rooms, including ten suites, a fitness centre, meeting rooms, a restaurant and a bar on the ground floor, a swimming pool on the panoramic terrace and parking for 130 cars some of which will be covered. Construction work on the facility is scheduled to begin in Q2 2022. In Italy Foruminvest is also developing a 102-room five-star hotel in a scenic location in the charming lakeside town of Menaggio on Lake Como.

Fiumicino airport in Rome gets a new boarding area. The new facility, inside Terminal 1, will open to the public on 19 May and will be on three floors, covering 37,000 square metres.

With up to 23 new boarding gates, the number of passengers transiting the capital’s main airport is expected to increase by more than six million annually.

Fiumicino wins its 5th Airport Service Quality Award

The new Fiumicino Airport A Pier has a large concourse with premises for food and retail outlets. Primarily lit by natural light. it also has nursery services, a business area, photovoltaic systems. Holding all the major international environmental and eco-sustainability certifications, makes it one of the facilities which has earned the Airport Service Quality Award for the fifth consecutive year for Leonardo da Vinci Airport.

New jobs in and serving the airport

Investment in the new facility totalled nearly €400 million, and 100 new jobs are planned, including cleaning staff, handling services, and passenger assistance. At least 10,000 jobs are also planned in the industries and services that revolve around the new pier, such as shops, airport services, and tour operators.

EasyJet has added Amsterdam to its network from Pisa: the new summer route is already operational three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

This brings to seven the number of destinations available to passengers departing from Pisa airport.

Many new European flights

The EasyJet Amsterdam flights are in fact in addition to the new flights already announced for the next summer season, thanks to which, from the Tuscan airport it will be possible to fly to some of the most fascinating European destinations: London (both Gatwick and Luton), Paris Orly, Berlin, Manchester and Bristol.

Growth is up 534% over summer 2021

Seventeen years after the first Paris-Pisa flight, which took off on 30 March 2005, about 7.5 million passengers have travelled with easyJet through the Tuscan airport. Today EasyJet - with 450 thousand seats offered and a growth of 534% compared to the summer of 2021 - confirms its commitment to the Tuscan city, positioning itself as the second busiest airline at the San Giusto airport this summer.

“The new flights consolidate the fruitful collaboration with easyJet” 

"The new flights to Amsterdam expand the network of Toscana Aeroporti connections,  consolidating the fruitful collaboration with easyJet - said Marco Carrai, President of Toscana Aeroporti – and it is great satisfaction and confidence for the future that we now link Pisa and Tuscany with one of the most important cities in Europe and the world.”

Jet2.com is getting ahead of the game and introducing flights from Newcastle Airport to Verona this summer. The weekly services to the Venetian city will be operated every Wednesday from 10 May 2023 until the end of September.

Holiday packages include airport transfers

With this addition, Jet2.com's network of summer destinations from Newcastle rises to 125, of which 34 are purely sunshine' destinations. In addition to the flight-only options, holiday packages are available with Jet2CityBreaks. These include flights, 22 kilos of checked baggage, transfers to and from the airport and a choice of 2 to 5-star hotels.

“Verona is a fantastic city break and close to Lake Garda”

"The demand for flights, city breaks and holidays from Newcastle Airport continues to be extremely strong," says Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays. "The introduction of Verona to our operations this summer offers a fantastic city break option for those who want to visit a city packed with history, culture and beauty with the added benefit of having beautiful Lake Garda close by."