Qatar Airways has signed a
codeshare agreement with Air Italy.
Starting 24 April, the new
agreement provides codeshares on Air Italy’s routes between Milan-Malpensa
Airport and six domestic cities across Italy, including Catania
(CTA), Rome (FCO), Naples (NAP), Olbia (OLB), Palermo (PMO) and
Calabria (SUF).
The agreement also consists of Air Italy’s route
between Rome Fiumicino Airport and Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
(OLB).
From 24 April Air Italy will also offer
codeshare flights on all of Qatar Airways’ Italy to Doha services
along with two further routes on the Qatar Airways network to
Singapore and Male.
Qatar Airways first began flying to Italy in
2002 with a service from Doha to Milan. A year later, the airline
launched direct service to Rome. In 2011, Qatar Airways started
operating to Venice, and in 2016, the airline further
strengthened its commitment to the country with a daily service to
Pisa. Since adding its fourth Italian destination, Qatar Airways
has been operating 42 weekly flights from its home and hub in
Doha, Hamad International Airport, to Italy.
Qatar Airways Group
Chief Executive Officer, Mr.
Akbar Al Baker, said,
“We are pleased to be announcing this codeshare with the
newly-launched Air Italy. The new agreement will provide seamless
connectivity for Qatar Airways passengers arriving at our Italian
gateways, onto further domestic destinations, enabling them to
explore this beautiful country. This codeshare between Qatar
Airways and Air Italy demonstrates the strengthening ties between
Italy and Qatar; two countries that share many economic
affiliations.”
In 2017, Qatar Airways acquired 49% of
AQA Holding, the new parent company of Air Italy. Italy’s long
established privately owned airline was previously known as
Meridiana, however, in February this year, the airline announced a
new phase of growth and development, starting with its brand new
identity and livery as Air Italy.
The new airline aims to acquire
50 aircraft by 2022, and has already committed to receiving 20
brand new Boeing 737-Max aircraft type, starting this month.
Cargo
Qatar Airways Cargo
currently offers global customers belly-hold cargo capacity to and
from the Italian cities of Milan, Rome, Venice and Pisa. The cargo
carrier also operates five Boeing 777 freighters and two Airbus
A330 freighters each week to the fashion capital, Milan, taking
its combined cargo capacity to Italy to more than 1,100 tonnes
each week.
Additionally, the twice weekly Boeing 777 freighter
service on the Milan-Chicago-Milan route affirms Qatar’s rising
position in the USA and Europe, providing high quality and
reliable airfreight service between two key trading partners with
200 tonnes of weekly cargo capacity each way.
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