Starting 8 April 2022 Volotea’s new flight will take off for Paris Charles De Gaulle four times weekly (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays) during the busiest time of year with a total of 40,000 seats available during the summer months. The introduction of the new flight strengthens the link between Verona and France;  during Summer 2021 the Spanish carrier transported over 277,000 passengers to Verona’s airport (+ 25% compared to 2020), with an overall offer of over 321,000 seats on sale.

More options for Venetians and foreign visitors 

"From next April Verona and France will be closer thanks to this new Volotea flight. Venetian passengers will have many options at competitive prices - said Valeria Rebasti, Volotea’s Country Manager Italy & South-eastern Europe – and thanks to the new route we will also increase the number of foreign tourists who want to visit Verona and the beautiful Veneto region, thus supporting and boosting the local economy.”

Wizz Air has positioned a new Airbus A321neo at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, its fifth aircraft there, and has launched 13 new routes: Madrid, Menorca, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Lyon, Kefalonia, Rhodes, Preveza, Basel, Turku, Podgorica, Belgrade and Yerevan. 

Wizz Air’s Italian network has 18.3 million seats on 283 routes to 36 countries 

This investment confirms the strategic nature of the Italian market and the diversification of Wizz Air’s network which will total 4.3 million seats yearly on 57 routes to 28 countries from Rome, and 18.3 million seats on 283 routes to 36 countries from Italy in total. The growth of the airline's base at Rome’s Fiumicino will also create over 40 new jobs with the airline, and a further 375 new jobs in the industry.

Ivan Bassato George Michalopoulos

The average age of the Wizz Air fleet is 5.1 years

«We are thrilled to offer more routes than any other airline from Rome Fiumicino, adding the fifth aircraft to our base – said the airline’s Chief Commercial Officer, George Michalopoulos - we have also introduced 13 new routes to popular leisure destinations, including the Greek islands and the Balearics.” Wizz Air operates the youngest, most efficient and sustainable fleet of aircraft in Italy, with an average age of only 5.1 years.

“Fiumicino is the first airport in Italy with Sustainable Aviation Fuel”

«The developments announced today for next summer once again confirm the strategic nature of our market - added Ivan Bassato, Chief Aviation Officer, Aeroporti di Roma - we represent one of Europe’s main markets and we want to be prepared for the great changes ahead, starting with sustainability. We announced the Net Zero 30 goal, and Fiumicino is the first airport in Italy to make SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) available.”

Italo’s winter timetable will take effect from 12 December with important news,  relating both to the network and to routes. All changes are in full compliance with anti-Covid rules and procedures, making available to passengers and employees all the safety measures necessary for their journey while recommending the utmost caution.

Boosting many lines in the North  

With the new timetable Italo’s daily routes will be 116 against the current 104. The big news is Italo’s arrival in Genoa, with the Ligurian city joining the network with 2 daily non-stop services to Milan, Rome and Naples. Another significant novelty is the new Udine-Milan service. Daily services along the North East Venice-Milan route will be increased from 14 to 16 and two of these will be extended to Treviso, Conegliano, Pordenone and Udine.

More services to the Garda area

The remaining 14 services on the Venice-Milan line have been confirmed, but departure times have been optimized with more services on Lake Garda. In fact two trains will added for Desenzano bringing the total to nine, while for Peschiera they remain the same. There are also 32 non-stop trains between Rome and Milan, one every hour with reinforcements during peak hours. And on the Turin/Milan-Naples/Salerno line Italo confirms its 26 daily departures (one every hour) thanks to new times.

An extended network in the South 

Some of the connections between Venice and Rome are being extended to Naples and Salerno, and in the last year and a half Italo has significantly expanded its network to the South. Daily services to Puglia will go from four to six with trains stopping in Caserta, Benevento, Foggia, Barletta, Trani, Bisceglie and Molfetta. Finally, the Calabria lines go from four to six a day.

Binter ended its first Italian summer, from Turin and Venice airports, with 5,000 passengers, and confirms its winter schedule from Turin to Gran Canaria. There will be two weekly flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays, departing Caselle at 16.20 and arriving in Gran Canaria at 19.40 (local time) in the winter months.

Flights on Marco Polo Venice change days and times taking effect 1 December. However two weekly flights are confirmed on Mondays and Fridays, departing Venice at 16:25 and arriving in Gran Canaria at 20:05 (local time).

Passengers fly in the comfort of the new Embraer E195-E2, the quietest, cleanest and most efficient single-aisle jet aircraft, that offers more space between seats as well as high-quality benefits for all passengers, including a gourmet aperitif during the flight.

Connecting flights to the other Canary Islands and to Dakar

Binter also offers connecting flights to the other Canary Islands at no extra charge, reaching places such as Lanzarote, Tenerife and Fuerteventura to enjoy the winter discovering the variety of landscapes, activities and cultural beauties of the entire archipelago. From 1 December passengers departing from Venice will also be able to fly to Dakar. The new flight schedule will allow them to touch down in the Senegalese capital on the same day with a stopover in Gran Canaria.

Air Transat has defined the summer 2022 timetable that will see it return to Italy in April with up to 13 direct flights to Canada. Globally, the Canadian airline (represented in Italy by Rephouse Gsa) will operate over 250 weekly flights to 44 destinations.  Operations on the Italian market will be on Rome Fiumicino (5 flights to Toronto and 4 flights to Montreal from April 2022), Venice’s Marco Polo Airport (1 flight to Toronto and 2 flights to Montreal from May 2022) and Lamezia Terme (1 flight to Toronto from June 2022).

The European network

From Toronto, in addition to the 14 weekly London flights, travelers will be able to fly to total of 13 destinations in Europe: Italy, France, Greece, Croatia, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. From Montreal Air Transat will operate 7 flights to London Gatwick and 14 flights to Paris. A total of 19 European destinations will be available with direct flights to and from Canada, snd the airline has also strengthened its position as an international carrier by operating direct flights from Québec City Jean Lasage Airport to London and Paris.

Fleet and services

Over the next few months Air Transat will be operating on Canada, the United States, Europe and the South with their next-generation fleet of Airbus A321neolrs. In 2021 the airline was awarded the Best Vacation Travel Airline in the World 2021 at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, for the fourth consecutive time.

Offering passengers the highest levels of service at every stage of the journey, from booking to return travel in its exclusive Club Class it combines comfort and personalized service. There is also an Economy Class, while its Option Plus is for travelers looking to enhance their onboard experience.

From Fiumicino Leonardo Da Vinci airport to the center of Rome, and vice versa, in just 20 minutes. And with zero emissions. This is what to expect from VoloCity, the innovative sky taxi from the German company Volocopter, due to begin operations within the next three years, the time necessary to complete the flight regulations and develop the vertical take-off Vertiport.  Both the Italian Civilian Aviation Authority and the Italian Air Traffic Control Agency, together with the Aeroporti di Roma company, are working to ensure that Rome will be one of the world’s first major capitals to get this new form of urban air mobility. 

Eventually the vehicle will be completely autonomous 

The VoloCity, which will initially be able to carry two people one being the pilot, although later the vehicle will be completely autonomous, will travel at a maximum speed of 110 km/hr on the 35 kilometres from the airport to the city. Once the journey is complete the lithium-ion batteries - 9 units will be installed on board the aircraft - can be replaced within five minutes, allowing for a quick turnaround. This also significantly increases battery life and lower prices for the flights

Zero emissions from the airport to the city

The VoloCity has a maximum take-off weight of 900 kg, of which 700 kg are the weight of the empty vehicle and the remaining 200 kg passengers and luggage. Safety is maximum with 18 independent rotors powered by 18 electric engines that allow a totally sustainable journey, without any type of emission.