The first direct Neos flight took off yesterday, Saturday 8 June, at 5pm local time, arriving in Palermo from JFK airport in New York today at 7.20am, from where it will depart at 11.25am for New York, landing at 2.50pm.
This weekly frequency is accompanied by another which will see the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, with 355 seats, take the flight every Monday at 5.00pm from New York and arrive at Falcone e Borsellino airport in Palermo-Punta Raisi on Tuesday at 7.20am, to leave at 11.25am and be in New York at 2.50pm, thus offering the market an air capacity of 710 seats per week.
It is about thesingle flight from Sicily to the United States which will be active for the entire summer season and to come reconfirmed for next year with the introduction of one more frequencyfor a total of 3 per week, representing an important opportunity for the largest island in the Mediterranean, in terms of both traffic outgoing both of incomingwithout forgetting the high number of compatriots residing in the Big Apple.
“After several years, the Palermo – New York flight returns – He says Salvatore Burrafato, president of Gesap – which we believe is a great opportunity not only for Palermo airport, capable of welcoming the giants of the air, but for Sicily. It will be an opportunity for a contamination of cultures and a reminder of roots tourism, which is becoming increasingly important and incisive. Thus began a journey that we shared with the Neos company and with the regional tourism department, marked by a flight promotion activity that touched the territories of Catania, Agrigento and Palermo”.
The route to New York operated by Neos is a great opportunity for the Sicilians – says Vito Riggio, CEO of Gesap, the management company of the Falcone Borsellino international airport of Palermo – It is logical that we focus a lot on the presence of Americans in the Palermo area, rich in traditions and culture that fuel experiential tourism. The mere fact that the increase in frequencies for the 2025 summer season is being announced today gives us hope for the success of the connection and the possibility that it will also be extended into the winter months”.
The General Manager of the Tourism Department Maria Concetta Antinoro declares that “Specific initiatives have been activated to promote the Sicily brand through an advertising campaign created through the purchase of dedicated spaces on aircraft and the organization of B2B meetings with US and Sicilian tour operators. We will strengthen any further initiative with the aim of significantly implementing tourist flows to our island, a priority objective of the planning of this Department“.
“We aim to carry 20,000 passengers in summer 2024” – he declares Carlo StradiottiCEO Neos – “Thanks to the latest generation aircraft and the high service standards recognized by the market, we offer a new traffic basin a connection in which we strongly believe towards a destination, New York, which excellently summarizes the Neos development project”.
