Summer ’23 season Rome Airports With many innovations, important confirmations and particularly interesting opportunities for North America and Asia.
The upcoming summer season outlines a very positive overall situation for the Romanian market with the activation of more than 35 new flight connections, including more than 10 new destinations that were not served by direct flights even pre-Covid. The schedule is gradually approaching pre-pandemic levels with more than 100 airlines serving more than 200 destinations in more than 70 countries, connecting all continents with the capital.
“The evolution of transport for the current year reveals a very positive outlook for 2023, despite the risk factors associated with the current economic and geopolitical environment – he declared. Marco Troncone But by next summer, traffic in Fiumicino is set to return very close to pre-pandemic levels – the chief executive of Aeroporti di Roma. 2023 could indeed be the year of a solid recovery in transport, with the capital’s two airports determined to continue to play a key role in the development of the economic chain linked to tourism and transport. The dynamism of the American market, the gradual opening of communication with Asia and the restoration of connectivity to strategic areas such as South America and the Middle East confirm a progressive development trend that strengthens Rome’s role as a strategic gateway to the countryside. In this framework, we will continue the investment program thanks to our strategic guidelines, sustainability and innovation, with the aim of preparing ourselves for the next international meetings that await the city and country of Rome.
Looking abroad, the real protagonist of next summer for Rome’s airports will be the North American market, which, in the peak months, will count 34 departures per day, of which 11 are only to New York. A signup offer thanks to new links being launched IDA Airways And for the growth of US carriers, the number of connections will increase by 50% over pre-pandemic levels overall. In this context, Leonardo da Vinci will position itself as the third European hub in the number of airports with the biggest growth in flights to North America, including the Big Apple and Canada, after London and Paris. Among the key innovations are new connections to IDA Airways and a new destination, San Francisco, which will be launched during the summer. United Airlines Flights to Mexico City thanks to the debut at the Roman airport Aeromexico. Furthermore, there have been several increases in the offer for places historically linked to the capital: New York is leading the way and, among others, will see the entry Norse Atlantic Airways As a new player with daily flight. IDA Airways will launch a new direct flight to Washington from June, while increasing frequencies Air Canada And Air transfer Up to 3 daily flights are available to Toronto and Montreal. Further West Jet The only direct connection from Italy to Western Canada, launched last year, offers 5 weekly flights, increasing the availability of flights to Calgary by investing in the Romanian connection.
A gradual increase in connectivity to South America is also expected Aerolinas Argentinas It will connect Leonardo da Vinci to Buenos Aires with 5 weekly flights.
Another great translator next summer will be the Asian market. In addition to destinations to Tokyo and Delhi, we will see a recovery in Greater China flights with the resumption of flights to Beijing and Shanghai thanks to the increase in IDA Airways flights already launched by the end of 2022. A simultaneous increase in concessions to the cities of Chengdu, Hangzhou and Chongqing already provided. Fiumicino sees approximately 3 flights per day to the People’s Republic of China, including a direct connection to Taipei operated 3 times per week. Rome is connected to Seoul up to 2 times a day Korean Air And Asiana and 5 times a week aboard Singapore Singapore Airlines This will reach the maximum of the offer registered in that way.
An increase in the offer, by specifying a longer range Qatar Airways This will increase to 18 weekly frequencies with up to 3 daily flights on certain days of the week. Gulf Air Launched in June 2022, it will continue to invest in Rome and insert a third weekly frequency to Manama in Bahrain.
To complete the development framework for 2023, short-medium distance, interesting new international destinations enriching the offer of the city directly connected to Rome: among them Baku, Faro, GdaĆsk, Funchal, Memmingen, Castellon and Bastia thanks to the development. of companies like Volodya, Veiling, Air Corsica, Vis Air And Ryanair. The latter two, in particular, will increase the already important offer introduced in 2022, which will come to a base of 11 and 9 aircraft at Fiumicino, respectively.
Much of the news was also confirmed by the airline’s sales force, with conditions expected to improve overall compared to last year’s summer season. In this framework, ATR is ready to ensure the high quality of hospitality for passengers and airlines that has characterized the Romanian airports’ route in recent years, as evidenced by several awards, including the 5 Star Skytrax received from Leonardo da Vinci. , which joins a small group of top global hubs with only 12 airports in the world.
Author: Carlo Dedoni
News source: Rome Airport Press Office
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