Flights from North America to Rome are to increase, with a plethora of flights scheduled for the coming summer.
A full recovery in the peak holiday months
The peak months will see a full recovery for Aeroporti di Rome with flights on routes from North America counting 34 daily departures to Rome Fiumicino, 11 of which from New York alone. This is thanks to the new flights to be launched by ITA Airways and those operated by the American carriers which will see a 50% growth compared to the pre-pandemic summer.
Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci will be Europe’s third hub
Leonardo da Vinci will position itself as the third European hub after London and Paris for the number of flights from and to the Big Apple and among the airports with the greatest growth in flights to North America, including Canada. Among the main novelties are the new ITA Airways and United Airlines’ San Francisco-Rome flights, and flights from Mexico City thanks to the debut of Aeromexico. Destinations historically linked to the capital will also increase, with New York in the lead and Norse Atlantic Airways as a new player with daily flights.
US and Canada, but also Buenos Aires flights
ITA Airways will introduce a new direct flight from Washington starting in June, while the increased Air Canada and Air Transat services will rise to three daily from Toronto and Montreal. WestJet will also invest in Rome by boosting flights from Calgary, the only direct connection from Western Canada to Italy, launched last year, which will be operated up to five times weekly. And from South America Aerolineas Argentinas will connect Leonardo da Vinci with five weekly Buenos Aires flights.
“2023 could really be the year of the definitive recovery of traffic”
“During the summer Fiumicino's traffic is set to return very close to pre-pandemic levels. 2023 could really be the year of the definitive recovery of traffic, with Rome’s the two airports playing a crucial role, - said Marco Troncone, CEO of Aeroporti di Roma. - The dynamism of the American market, the gradual opening of flights from Asia, and the return of strategic areas such as South America and the Middle East, confirm a trend of progressive growth that will boost Rome's role as a strategic gateway for Italy."
