ITA Airways Awarded as Fastest Growing Airline in Western Europe Market for 2023

The ITA Airways local team in Athens receiving the award during the ceremony. Photo source: ITA Airways

ITA Airways, the Italian national carrier, was honored for the first time with the title of “Fastest Growing Airline in Western Europe” for 2023 at the recent Airline Marketing Workshop held by Athens International Airport (AIA) in Athens.

A major event for key players in the aviation world, AIA’s workshop focuses on the challenges and developments in the industry. Every year, during the annual meeting, the airlines that recorded the most successful results in the previous year are awarded according to specific categories.

“We are proud to receive this recognition, which is an inspiration to do even better… We ended 2023 with an operational breakeven, one year ahead of what was envisaged in the Business Plan,” said Emiliana Limosani, Chief Commercial Officer of ITA Airways and CEO of Volare.

ITA Airways last year improved its performance in terms of passengers carried by 50 percent. In particular, the intercontinental segment doubled the number of passengers and reached EBIT already in 2023, after just one and a half years of full operations.

“This important achievement testifies to the great work done so far and pushes us towards more ambitious challenges in our mission of making ITA Airways the benchmark in guaranteeing Italy quality connectivity both with international and domestic destinations,” Limosani added.

ITA Airways to add flights to Athens

ITA Airways Country Manager Greece & Malta Anna Xenaki speaking during AIA’s awards ceremony. Photo source: ITA Airways

ITA Airways in the upcoming summer season will offer from Athens to Rome Fiumicino three daily flights that will become four from June 1, ensuring convenient connections to the entire network of destinations in Italy and the rest of the world.

In addition, during the summer peak, ITA Airways will add 11 seasonal connections, selected among the most popular Mediterranean tourism destinations, including Greece, Spain, Croatia, and the Italian islands.

In total, in the summer of 2024, ITA Airways will operate 57 destinations, including 16 domestic, 26 international, and 15 intercontinental.

ITA Airways’ expansion into long- and medium-haul continues in the current year. North America, Africa, and the Middle East are the markets where ITA Airways will inaugurate direct flights from its Rome Fiumicino hub.

The new intercontinental destinations in summer 2024 add to the direct long-haul flights already operated to New York, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, Washington, San Francisco, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, and New Delhi.