Air Europa is celebrating its first 25 years on the Italian market.
The return last June of Madrid-Venice flights
This is a special anniversary that the airline celebrated recently in Rome in an equally special location, Harry's Bar on Via Veneto. It was an opportunity to highlight results and short-term forecasts with Renato Scaffidi, Air Europa's country manager in Italy, and Bernardo Botella, sales director of the Spanish carrier. The latter highlighted the good performance recorded since the start of the three routes operated in Italy, also recalling the return last June of the Madrid-Venice route, which was suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic.
“Italian passengers have access to over 35 destinations”
The positive trend is set to continue in 2025, when the airline expects to carry over 700,000 passengers on routes to and from Rome, Milan and Venice, an increase of 11% compared to the previous year. This year, the airline will operate 4,500 flights with over 811,000 seats available, with an average occupancy rate of over 85%. Through the Madrid-Barajas hub, Italian passengers “have access to over 20 destinations in America and more than 15 in Spain,- Botella pointed out. -Last year, more than 384,000 passengers travelled via Madrid in transit to or from one of the three Italian cities, representing 61% of passenger traffic. The most popular long-haul destinations for passengers flying from Italy to America, and vice versa, are Lima, Santo Domingo, São Paulo, Miami and Havana."
Operating 45 weekly flights during the high season
The carrier operates 42 weekly flights (increasing to 45 during the high season) from Rome, Milan and Venice with a fleet of Boeing 737s, which will be expanded in the coming days with the arrival of a new Boeing 737-8. This will be followed by three more aircraft during the current year and another 10 in 2026, bringing the total to 20.
