ITA Airways has inaugurated its first route to the United Arab Emirates from Rome Fiumicino to Dubai.
Daily flights between Rome and Dubai
The new Dubai-Rome flight is now operated daily with an Airbus A321neo. configured with three classes: Business Class (12 seats), Premium Economy (12 seats) and Economy (141 seats, including 12 seats in Comfort Economy. “The first important novelty of our winter season,- said Emiliana Limosani, chief commercial officer of ITA Airways and CEO of Volare. -This new daily flight will boost tourism and trade between Italy and the United Arab Emirates, a strategic market not only for point-to-point connections but also for connections to other domestic, international and intercontinental destinations through our Fiumicino hub, combining leisure and business travel. This connection strengthens our presence in the Middle East, adding to our direct flights to Riyadh and Jeddah which were launched earlier this summer.”
Aeroporti di Roma strengthens its offer to the Arabian Peninsula
“The launch of the new Dubai-Rome will allow us to further strengthen our offer to the Arabian Peninsula, a key market for Rome, which in the first nine months of 2024 exceeded the 1.4 million passenger mark, growing by 21% over the same period in 2023 which was a record year,- said Ivan Bassato, chief aviation officer of Aeroporti di Roma.
New Rome-Bangkok flights from 16 November
During the 2024-25 winter season, ITA Airways will serve a network of 53 destinations, including 15 domestic, 23 international and 15 intercontinental. Following the launch of the new Dubai-Rome services, ITA will launch the new direct flight to Rome from Bangkok, which will mark the airline's debut in Thailand. This will start on 16 November with five weekly frequencies with Airbus A330neo aircraft. Following this, from 20 December, the company will operate up to five weekly frequencies from Rome to Malé, operated with Airbus A330neos.
