Tuesday, May 28, 2024 ITA Airways has entered the Canadian market with the inauguration of its direct route between Toronto and Rome. The first flight took off from Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport at 4:40 pm on May 10th.
To mark the launch of this new intercontinental service, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Terminal 1’s departure gate at Toronto Airport, attended by Emiliana Limosani, Chief Commercial Officer of ITA Airways and CEO of Volare, Luca Zelioli, Consul General of Italy, Ivana Jelinic, CEO of the Italian National Tourist Board ENIT, Gianluca Caramanna, Member of the Italian Parliament and Advisor to the Minister of Tourism, Kurush Minocher, Executive Director of Customer Experience and Airline Relations at GTAA, Vincent Crisanti, City of Toronto Councillor, Pierfrancesco Carino, VP of International Sales at ITA Airways, and Massimo Allegri, Regional Manager Americas at ITA Airways. “The launch of ITA Airways’ flights between Canada and Italy comes in response to the significant demand for travel between the two nations, driven in part by the substantial Italian-Canadian population,” stated Emiliana Limosani, Chief Commercial Officer ITA Airways and CEO of Volare . “With our direct flight, we plan to transport to up to 2 million of Italian-Canadian passengers who travel between Italy and Canada annually.
Toronto, in particular, serves as a pivotal gateway for our airline, facilitating not only point-to-point travel but also connection.
