Neos, direct flight takes off from Milan Malpensa to Toronto
As of April 6, Neos, an Italian airline of the Alpitour Group, began operations between Milan Malpensa and Toronto [...]
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Since April 6 Neos, Italian airline of the Alpitour Group, has begun operations between Milan Malpensa and Toronto adding a Additional piece to direct connections between Italy and North America.
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Milan and the India-Canada Bridge
The flight has weekly frequency, operated with the B787-9 Dreamliner and departs every Thursday from Milan. at 12:30 p.m. and arrives in Canada at 3 p.m. The return flight is scheduled to take off at 7 a.m. and arrive in Italy at 6:50 a.m. on Friday.
Neos' service is planned as a connecting flight from Amristar, (a city in Punjab, India) which was inaugurated last December.
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"The flight to Toronto is part of the networking path we have embarked on toward North America and at the same time strengthens the connection with Amritsar Airport, the main city of the federated state of Punjab, India, confirming Milan Malpensa as Italy's strategic hub and as a central stopover to and from Asia, with a view to the country's international expansion," underlines the Italian carrier's note that already flies from Malpensa for New York Jfk three times a week.
From cargo to passengers: the Neos evolution
In fact, travelers from India will be able to take advantage of the double connection from Milan to both Toronto and New York.
La route to Canada, moreover, shares the same route with the Milan-Jfk: both, in fact, were conceived as cargo routes that with the passage of time turned into commercial passenger (and also cargo) flights.
For Charles Stadiotti, Neos CEO, "the new flight represents a further opportunity to develop tourist and business flows between Italy and Canada in addition to offering the possibility of combined flights on the Toronto-New York route with the initial goal of carrying about 5,000 passengers in the first year of operation. This is an important opportunity that paves the way for new and fruitful collaborations, given the high potential of the markets involved."
