This has been quite the year for Icelandair in terms of new partnerships. The Icelandic flag carrier today announced is has signed a codeshare with Italy’s ITA Airways to connect their networks. This is the sixth new airline Icelandair has joined forces with this year, following Southwest Airlines, Atlantic Airways, Air Greenland, TAP Air Portugal, and Emirates.
Iceland to Italy
The new codeshare agreement will allow customers to travel across the two airlines’ networks on a single ticket, opening new travel possibilities. The codeshare goes into effect on January 20th, 2025, and will allow frequent flyers in the SkyTeam Alliance to use points and miles for flights across Icelandair’s network.
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While ITA Airways does not fly to Iceland, Icelandair has daily flights to Milan and Rome from its hub at Keflavik International Airport (KEF) in the summer season. In celebration of the new agreement, Icelandair confirmed it would be increasing its wintertime frequency to four weekly flights to Rome. Passengers will then be able to connect across ITA Airways’ extensive domestic network Catania and Palermo in Sicily, Naples, Bologna, Florence, Bari, Genoa, Trieste, Lamezia Terme, Venice, and Turin.
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For ITA Airways, this is the 37th airline the carrier has partnered with since launching. Andrea Benassi, General Manager of ITA Airways, noted just how excited the airline is for its newest partnership:
“We are pleased to sign this codeshare partnership with Icelandair. This agreement further enhances ITA Airways’ commercial strategy of growth and opens a privileged access route to all passengers who will benefit from the connectivity via Rome Fiumicino and Reykjavik.
Icelandair-ITA Airways Partnership Opens Up Exciting Travel Routes
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