Neos will connect New York JFK to Palermo airport (Sicily) with a direct flight starting on 8 June 2024.
Currently Neos operates NY-Milan and Toronto-Milan flights
With this new summer route the Italian airline will expand its network between North America and Italy. Since 2021 it has been operating three weekly flights on the New York-Milan Malpensa route and a Toronto-Milan Malpensa flight since last April.
A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will operate the new Palermo flights
The flight to Palermo will operate with a 355-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. There are two scheduled weekly flights: every Monday the plane will take off at 17:00 from New York and arrive in Palermo on Tuesday at 7:20, departing from Palermo at 11:25 and arriving in New York at 14:50. Every Saturday the plane will take off at 17:00 from New York and arrive in Palermo on Sunday at 7:20, leaving again at 11:25 for New York where it will land at 14:50.
“Our initial goal is to transport some 20.000 passengers next summer”
“This new connection represents a further opportunity for the development of leisure and business flows between United States and Italy, with an initial goal of transporting some 20,000 passengers next summer,” says Carlo Stradiotti, CEO of Neos. The new intercontinental flight is the only direct service operated by an Italian carrier to and from Sicily and the United States, and is an important opportunity for Italy’s largest island in terms of both outgoing and incoming traffic, without forgetting the many Italians residing in the Big Apple.
