ITA Airways: New Italy-US Direct Flights Go on Sale

ITA’s flagship, the Airbus 350. Photo source: ITA.

Italian flag-carrier, ITA Airways, has recently announced that its two new flights to the US have gone on sale, further strengthening the company’s intercontinental network.

ITA’s new US direct flights will link Rome Fiumicino to San Francisco and Washington.

“In November 2021 we had only one intercontinental destination in our network, and today we offer 9 intercontinental destinations in North and South America and Asia, and the new flights are proof of our growth,” said CEO and General Director of ITA Airways Fabio Maria Lazzerini.

Rome Fiumicino Airport.

The new routes are joining ITA Airways’ flights to New York, operated from both Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa airports, and those to Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, New Delhi and Malè (Maldives) operated from Rome Fiumicino, which opened in 2022.

More specifically, the new Rome Fiumicino – San Francisco route will operate from July 1 to July 30, 2023, with three weekly frequencies every Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday, departing from Rome Fiumicino Airport at 9:35 a.m. and arriving in San Francisco International Airport at 1:15 p.m., local time. From August 2 to October 28, 2023, the route will operate every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Flights from San Francisco are scheduled to run from July 1 until July 30, 2023, with three weekly frequencies, departing every Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 3:15 p.m. and landing in Rome Fiumicino at 12:15 p.m., local time. From August 2 through October 28, the route will operate every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

San Francisco International Airport.

Furthermore, the Rome Fiumicino – Washington route will operate from June 2 to July 2, 2023, with five weekly frequencies every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with departure from Rome Fiumicino Airport at 10:20 a.m. and arrival in Washington – Dulles International Airport at 2:20 p.m., local time.

From July 4 to July 30, 2023, the route will operate every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. From August 1 through October 28, 2023, however, the flight will be daily.

Flights from Washington will run from June 2 to July 2, 2023, with five weekly frequencies every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday departing at 4:20 p.m. and landing at Rome Fiumicino at 7:05 a.m. From July 4 to July 30, 2023, the flight is scheduled to run every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. From August 1 through October 28, 2023, the route will operate daily.

Washington – Dulles International Airport.

Discussing the new ITA routes, Emiliana Limosani, Chief Commercial Officer of ITA Airways and CEO Volare, underlined that “the multiple offers from the Rome Fiumicino hub will allow us to be the reference carrier from the United States to Italy and via Rome to Europe and the Mediterranean for the Italian community and the main communities of the Mediterranean countries.”

Tickets for ITA’s new flights can be purchased through all ITA Airways sales channels, via the official ita-airways.com website, the airline’s call center, travel agencies and airport ticket offices.