Partnership promises to provide seamless connections

Air Canada and ITA Airways announced a codeshare agreement that provides customers more convenient travel options when flying between Canada and Italy, and beyond.

Mark Galardo, chief commercial officer for Air Canada, said the arrangement “will allow customers travelling on Air Canada to Rome-Fiumicino to conveniently book and seamlessly connect to 10 popular destinations across Italy, Africa, Israel and Albania.” Likewise, he said, “ITA Airways customers arriving in Toronto will benefit from access to 10 key Canadian and U.S. cities across our network,”

“With work underway to facilitate ITA Airways’ entry into Star Alliance,” said Galardo, “we are developing significant partnership synergies. This will form the foundation for a strong, long-term relationship between our two flag-carrying airlines.”

Joerg Eberhart, CEO of ITA Airways, said the partnership “improves connectivity for our passengers traveling between Italy and North America, our first market beyond Italy, serving both leisure and business travelers.”