Ita Airways started the connections with Saudi Arabia. The first direct flight Between Rome Fiumicino and Riyadh took off yesterday, June 2nd. Attending the ribbon cutting at Terminal E of Leonardo da Vinci airport in Fiumicino for Ita Airways, Tommaso Fumelli, vp Italy sales and Pierfrancesco Carino, vp International sales; Carlo Baldocci, plenipotentiary minister serving at the Directorate General for Political Affairs and ambassador designated to Riyadh; Sami Ibrahim Al Yahya, Head of HRH Ambassador’s Office Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Italy; Fabio Nicolai, deputy general director Enac; Raffaello Biselli, councilor for Commerce and Markets, productive activities and Suap del Municipality of Fiumicino; Susann Kern, country manager Italy of Saudi Tourism Authority and Federico Scriboni, Aviation Business Development director of Rome airports.
New flights arriving Kuwait City and Jeddah
Saudi Arabia’s has been defined as “a rapidly expanding market and strategic for Ita Airways especially for the business traffic – he has declared Emiliana Limosani, chief commercial officer Ita Airways and CEO Volare -. The new Rome – Riyadh connection marks a significant milestone for our company and will intensify exchanges between the Arabian Peninsula and our country. Our commitment in the Middle Eastern region will continue with theintroduction of new direct flights to Kuwait City and Jeddah in July and August respectively.”
“Saudi Arabia is a rapidly expanding market – he reiterated Federico Scriboni, Aviation Business Development director of Aeroporti di Roma – with approximately 200 thousand passengers transported in 2023 Fiumicino quadrupled its traffic volumes in 2019, a growth trend confirmed in the first quarter of 2024, increasing by +33% compared to the same period last year. The launch of Ita Airways’ new air connection to Riyadh demonstrates the growing relevance of a market, with excellent prospects for further development for both the leisure and business segments”.
Increase visitors from Italy
As for the destination, Hazim Al-Hazmi, president for Europe and Americas of Saudi Tourism Authoritythe introduction of direct connections from Rome to Riyadh in June and Jeddah in August is “a crucial step in our mission to further develop the tourism sector And increase the number of visitors from Italy and beyond to Saudi Arabia. The new routes, powered by our strong partnership with national carrier Ita Airways, will significantly improve accessibility and are expected to stimulate greater investments. Furthermore, this development will also strengthen the cultural and economic ties between Italy and Saudi Arabia.”
Satisfaction also expressed by Ayman AboAbah, CEO of Riyadh Airports Company company that manages the King Khalid International Airport, who said: “This is a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to expand our network and strengthen our connections with major global cities. We are excited to offer this to our passengers more travel options and we look forward to welcoming travelers from Rome to discover the rich culture and hospitality of Riyadh. This new route is a testament to our commitment to providing a high level of service and enhancing the travel experience for our passengers.”
Five weekly frequencies
The newly started connection works with five weekly frequenciesfrom Fiumicino with Airbus New generation A321neo and technologically advanced. The A321neo is the first narrow body aircraft configured with three separate cabins: Business Class (12 seats), Premium Economy (12 seats) and Economy (141 seats of which 12 dedicated to Comfort Economy).
Efficient and silent, it boasts fuel consumption and CO2 emissions per seat that are over 20% lower and allows for a 50% reduction in noise impact compared to previous generation aircraft.
Development
The opening of the new flight is an important product for the company – we read in a note -, which thus inaugurates connections with the Arabian peninsula, a market in which the new Rome-Fiumicino – Kuwait City flights will also soon be opened (1st July) and Rome Fiumicino – Jeddah (1 August).
Connection openings also for Accra and Dakar will lead to a total of 57 destinations operated in Summer 2024, of which 16 national, 26 international and 15 intercontinental. Furthermore, in the summer peak the company will fly to 12 additional seasonal destinations, selected among the most popular Mediterranean tourism destinations, including Greece, Spain, Croatia and the Italian islands, reachable with direct flights from Rome Fiumicino and Milan Linate.
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