Neos teams up with ITA Airways, Italian skies partnership kicks off
A real earthquake is taking place in the Italian air transport sector, and between now and the start of the season [...]
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A real earthquake is taking place in the Italian air transport sector and between now and the start of the summer season, we will see what the industry's hot period will look like. The year 2021 had seen the emergence of some new start-ups, e.g. Ego Airways that has already closed its doors, the relaunch by Alpitour of Neos with fleet renewal, the end of Alitalia and the birth of ITA Airways.
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The year 2022 has not started any differently. There are those who try to launch a new company like AeroIta and those who like MSC try to take ITA Airways by raping the whole world, not just Italy. In the meantime, ITA management continues to weave the web for the debut of the new company regardless of who the future owner will be. Waiting to receive the new planes proceeds The restyling of the current fleet, to date there are 4 aircraft With the new livery in service.
The agreement between Neos and ITA
Today it was the turn of Neos Air, the carrier owned by the Alpitour Group, which has a fleet of Boeing 787 and 737max. The company announced a collaboration agreement with ITA Airways. Given the livery of Neos and that of ITA, one could speak of an agreement with various shades of blue.
The two airlines have signed a new feeder agreement to develop a wider and more extensive network of air connections in our country and to foreign destinations, expanding the number of airports connecting from all over Italy, particularly from the South.
In the crosshairs is the proposal for cities "such as Bari, Brindisi, Catania, Palermo and Lamezia Terme plus combinations to reach major domestic airports - explains a note. "With this in mind, Neos has been working on a booking flow that can dialogue with the platforms of the two airlines and sell connecting flights. In this first phase, the agreement will enable Join all Ita Airways flights to Neos flights that will depart from Rome Fiumicino to the Maldives, Dominican Republic and Dubai, all open destinations for tourism."
This is a first step that laid the foundation for progressive development, which will lead to an expansion of routes and destinations that can be conveniently reached with a single check-in and single baggage boarding. The goal is to facilitate as many connections as possible, making boarding and disembarkation procedures simple and easy for customers, even with multiple flights: this will encourage travel even from underserved locations, as well as offer a broader spectrum of connections around the world, useful for both end customers and travel agencies.
In conclusion
The qualities of the management chosen by Treasury to get ITA Airways off the ground are obvious, Altavilla is playing simultaneously on several tables just as he did in his FCA days. Now we have to wait a few weeks and we will see what path all these initiatives will take.
