27 June 2024
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Date: 27 June 2024, Malta
KM MALTA AIRLINES AND ITA AIRWAYS SIGN CODESHARE AGREEMENT
Malta/Rome, 27th June 2024 – KM Malta Airlines and ITA Airways have signed a broad codeshare agreement connecting the networks and flights of the two airlines.
This Codeshare agreement enables customers to book a single, consolidated ticket across multiple flights involving both airlines. Through this agreement, KM Malta Airlines and ITA Airways customers can now enjoy a smoother, seamless travel experience, checking-in at their departure airport and collecting their checked through baggage at their final destination.
Under this partnership, ITA Airways will affix its 'AZ' code to all KM Malta Airlines services operating between Italy and Malta. Similarly, KM Malta Airlines will codeshare on ITA Airways flights between Malta and Rome/Milan, as well as extending to Italian domestic services beyond Rome Fiumicino Airport and Milan Linate, along with selected international connections.
David Curmi, Executive Chairman at KM Malta Airlines, expressed his enthusiasm about the agreement, stating, "This codeshare agreement significantly broadens our reach to various airports in Italy and beyond. Italy holds an important position in the strategy of KM Malta Airlines, and this collaboration is poised to enhance our presence in the Italian market. We look forward to further collaboration with ITA Airways to deliver more advantages to our customers in partnership with ITA Airways expanding international network."
Andrea Benassi, General Manager ITA Airways, said: “We are pleased to sign this codeshare agreement with KM Malta Airlines. This partnership is a significant step in ITA Airways' growth strategy, enhancing connectivity for our passengers. It creates a privileged and convenient travel route between Italy and Malta, further strengthening the economic and commercial ties between our two countries."
The KM Malta Airlines Summer 2024 schedule until 26th October 2024, with the airline serving 17 airports across 15 key European cities, namely, Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Catania, Dusseldorf, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Lyon, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, Prague, Rome, Vienna and Zurich.
Contact KM Malta Airlines: [email protected]
For the 2024 summer season, ITA Airways is flying to 57 destinations, including 16 domestic, 26 international, and 15 intercontinental. The company is proud to introduce new nonstop flights from its Rome Fiumicino hub to key markets in North America, Africa, and the Middle East. Among the highlights are the launch of new routes to Chicago – opened in April – Toronto – inaugurated in May, plus Riyadh and Accra – opened in June, which will be followed by nonstop flights to Dakar and Jeddah. These additions complement ITA Airways' 2 existing portfolio, which includes among its intercontinental destinations New York, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, Washington, San Francisco, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Tokyo and New Delhi, offering seamless connectivity to travelers across the globe.
For ITA Airways press information:
Pietro Caldaroni, Head of Communication and Institutional Relations
Mail: [email protected]
About ITA Airways
ITA Airways is a company totally owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance for the exercise of business in the air transport sector. ITA Airways aims at creating an efficient and innovative air carrier that will become a reference point in providing Italy with quality connectivity both in terms of international destinations, thus boosting tourism and foreign trade, and within the Country, also taking advantage of the trainair integrated mobility. ITA Airways will place the best customer service at the center of its strategy (through a strong digitization of processes that ensure a best-in-class experience and personalized services), combined with sustainability, in its environmental (new green and technologically advanced aircraft, use of sustainable fuels), social (equality and inclusion for a gender-neutral company) and governance (integration of sustainability into internal strategies and processes) aspects. ITA Airways is a member of SkyTeam alliance as of October 2021
