ITA Airways, the new flag carrier of Italy, has announced that it will soon launch nonstop flights between Rome and Dubai.
ITA Airways to Dubai
Starting 27th October 2024, ITA Airways will operate a daily nonstop service between Rome Fiumicino Airport and Dubai International Airport with the following schedule:
- Rome Fiumicino-Dubai
- Departure time: 10:40
- Arrival time: 19:50
- Flight time: 6 hours and 10 minutes
- Flight number: AZ856
- Dubai-Rome Fiumicino
- Departure time: 01:50
- Arrival time: 06:00
- Flight time: 7 hours and 10 minutes
- Flight number: AZ857
- Note: This flight launches on 28th October 2024
These flights will be operated by ITA Airways’ Airbus A321neo aircraft 12 lie-flat Business Class seats, 12 Premium Economy seats and 141 Economy Class seats including 12 Economy Comfort seats. Each seat is equipped with an inflight entertainment system, featuring on-demand video and audio with 17.3-inch (Business), 15.6-inch (Premium Economy) and 13.3-inch (Economy) low reflectivity and 4K resolution touchscreens.
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In the first four months of 2024, we recorded positive results, even beyond expectations. We carried over 5 million passengers, a 29% increase versus last year, and generated 38% more revenue compared to the same period in 2023 thanks to the performance of the intercontinental sector, which reported revenue growth of more than 50% compared to the first four months of 2023. Our average load factor reached 78%, 3.6 percentage points higher than last year, with peaks of 82% in the intercontinental segment, a result that more than compensated for a slight reduction in average prices.
The data are also encouraging for the summer season, when we are expecting a 25% increase in carried passenger numbers compared to last year. From January to April 2024, our operations maintained a 99.9% regularity and achieved an approximately 85% on-time arrival rate within 15 minutes. These achievements enable us to invest in the Company’s development towards two main objectives: to establish ourselves as a key player in air transport and in the national economy, and providing Italy with a carrier with solid prospects. Thanks to the connection between Rome and Dubai we aim at enhancing tourism and trade between Italy and the United Arab Emirates.
Antonino Turicchi, President of ITA Airways said.
The airline says that the timings of the flights are such that it caters “not only to point-to-point traffic but also enables customers to connect to several domestic, international, and intercontinental destinations from the Rome Fiumicino airport, thus combining leisure and business travel”.
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