Andrea Benassi News Today

ITA is confident that the European Commission will greenlight the planned merger with German carrier Lufthansa by the end of the year, ITA Director General Andrea Benassi said on Tuesday. © ANSA

The agreement between the Star Alliance members starts on Oct. 31.

Avianca and ITA Airways, the Italian airline heir to Alitalia, have signed a codeshare agreement to connect their respective networks on both sides of the Atlantic through Bogota, Cali, Medellin, Miami, and Rome. The agreement will come into effect on October 31 and will allow Avianca passengers to fly between Bogota and Rome using the

The Alitalia successor will place its code on all Air Malta flights between Malta and Italy.