SKY express announces its collaboration with ITA Airways and further strengthens the network of strategic interline partnerships, creating new prospects for connecting the country. This is a strategic choice and collaboration of the company with the national air carrier of Italy, thanks to which passengers from Italy but also from all over the world can travel to the largest network of Greek destinations served by SKY express.
Accordingly, passengers traveling from any corner of Greece – but also from Larnaca, Cyprus – with SKY express, can continue their journey, via Rome and Milan, either to other Italian cities or to destinations outside Europe and in fact during the whole year.
The addition of ITA Airways to SKY express’s portfolio of strategic partnerships with the largest global air carriers strengthens the company’s international position, as well as the prospects of connecting the country and consolidating the national tourism product. The same purpose is served by the remaining 20 interline agreements with leading partners around the world, among which are: Air France, Airtransat, Air Serbia, American Airlines, British Airways, Condor Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Delta Airlines, Easyjet, El AL Israel Airlines, Emirates, Etihad, KLM, Lot Airlines Middle East Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Transavia and Turkish Airlines.
As Gerasimos Skaltsas, Chief Commercial Officer of SKY express emphasizes: “We are very happy to announce the collaboration with ITA Airways, the national carrier of Italy. It is an important carrier with great potential that is added to our portfolio of interline partnerships. This specific collaboration with ITA Airways further strengthens the options we offer our passengers from Greece and Cyprus to travel to destinations within Italy and at the same time benefit from the network connectivity to international destinations. Accordingly, passengers from all over the world have the opportunity to travel to any of the 33 destinations we operate in Greece. With this new collaboration we further strengthen our presence in the Italian market, staying true to our commitment to strengthening the national tourism product”.
Cesare Autera, VP Alliances & Partnerships at ITA Airways, said: “We are delighted to enter into this interconnection agreement with SKY express. This partnership is another step contributing to the strategic expansion of ITA Airways, improving connectivity for our passengers traveling between Italy and Greece. In addition, it facilitates connections from our hub in Rome’s Fiumicino to many destinations within Italy, across Europe and beyond, further strengthening the economic and trade ties between the two countries.”
It is worth noting that, thanks to its strategic alliances with 20 leading air carriers, SKY express connects Greece and Cyprus with more than 160 countries around the world. Flying with the renewed and modern fleet of** 27 aircraft, the youngest in Greece** – average age of 1.6 years for ATR 72-600 type aircraft and 3.1 years for Airbus neo- and one of the most environmentally friendly in Europe, SKY express guarantees a special travel experience.
About ITA Airways
ITA Airways is wholly owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and operates in the air transport sector, aiming to be an efficient and innovative airline. At the same time, it aspires to be a point of reference for Italy’s quality connectivity with international destinations, thus strengthening tourism and foreign trade, but also with the country’s domestic destinations, making use of integrated train-air mobility. ITA Airways places excellent customer service at the heart of its strategy (through a strong digitization of processes that ensure best-in-class experience and personalized services), combined with sustainability, environmental (new green and technologically advanced aircraft, use sustainable fuels), social (equality and inclusion for a gender neutral company) and governance (integrating sustainability into internal strategies and processes) aspects of it. ITA Airways has been a member of the SkyTeam alliance since October 2021.
