Qantas resumes flights from Rome to Australia from June 18: "Results beyond expectations"
A week earlier than last year, Qantas' direct flight between [...]
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A week earlier than last year, Will take off next June 18 Qantas's direct flight between Rome and Sydney (with a stop in Perth) because - as he points out Georgia Blackburn, regional generral manager Uk, Europe, Middle East & Africa of the carrier-"the market is responding very well. It has been a successful route and we want to continue to invest in Italy."
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In Rome, in the elegant setting of Palazzo Colonna's Coffe House, Qantas and Rome Airports celebrated the launch for the second consecutive season of the flight between Italy and Australia.
"The only direct connection in place at the moment with continental Europe," he reiterated. Ivan Bassato, chief aviation officer of Aeroporti di Roma - supporting Fiumicino's international growth, which this year sees the reintroduction of 40 new routes long-range."
Blackburn also emphasized AdR's tremendous work that "has brought Fiumicino to a level of service quality among the best airports in the world. Last year's experiment with launching flights was a success with fills beyond expectations. We confirm the flight and hope to expand our growth with more frequencies."
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Bassato, too, is convinced that Qantas' route "can grow gradually over the next few years both in terms of seasonality and weekly connections. The increase in international routes to Fiumicino is not only quantitative, but there is a continuous expansion throughout the year. A signal that shows the great interest of foreign markets in the destination even beyond the classic high season periods."
In the background remains the possibility of being able to extend, therefore, the Qantas flight even in winter. "We hope so," Bassato stressed, "but it is a path that needs time And the market needs to consolidate. The window must first be widened and demand intercepted. If the prerequisites are there, we can think about increasing frequencies and lengthening the seasonality as is happening with North America."
At the same time, the ceo of Qantas, Alan Joyce, has already made some statements that hint at the possibility of the Australian carrier also taking off from Paris to Australia next year-alongside Rome.
Flights over Rome
The first departure of the flight between Rome Fiumicino and Perth-Sydney will be for June 18, 2023 with departure at 10:50 a.m. and arrival the next day at 8:35 a.m. and in Sydney at 4:05 p.m. the following day.
The flight QF5 takes off from Sydney at 5:55 p.m. arrives in Perth at 10:20 p.m., from here it departs after a 1 1/2 hour layover. It is scheduled to arrive at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport at 8:45 a.m. the following day.
The flight will be tri-weekly - operated with Boeing 787-9 - every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. The last scheduled service is on October 3, 2023. The Dreamliner with which the Rome-Perth route is operated (one of the longest flights in the world) and continuation to Sydney is configured with three classes of service: 42 business class seats, 28 premium economy seats and 168 tourist class seats.
