Starting in January 2025, ITA will offer flights from Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), 26 miles west of downtown Washington, DC. Starting March 30, 2025, ITA will add a further two cities to its North American destinations, flying from Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) five times a week and to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Canada six times a week. All ITA Airways flights to North America use Terminal 1 at Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO).

Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

On the 4,266-mile route between Rome and New York, ITA offers 14 weekly nonstop flights. Between January 13 and March 2, 2025, this number will be reduced to 12 weekly flights.

On the route, ITA will deploy one of its Airbus A330-900neos, which has 14,500 seats available in each direction, and an Airbus A330-200 with 2,250 seats available in each direction. For the 10 hr 5 min flight, ITA faces nonstop competition from Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered Delta Air Lines.

Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Miami International Airport (MIA)

ITA offers one daily nonstop flight on the 5,172-mile route between Rome and Miami, which will increase to nine weekly flights starting March 1, 2025. On the route, ITA will use an Airbus A330-900neo, which has 11,058 seats available in each direction.

ITA will also deploy an Airbus A330-200 on the FCO to MIA route, with 498 seats available in each direction. For the 11 hr 55 min flight, ITA has no nonstop competition from any other airline.

Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)

ITA offers six weekly nonstop flights between Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) and Boston Logan Airport (BOS). For the 4,080-mile route, ITA uses an Airbus A330-200, which has 3,250 seats available in each direction. For the 9 hr 30 min flight, ITA faces nonstop competition from Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered Delta Air Lines.

Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

ITA offers six weekly flights between Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) and California's Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Unlike its other United States destinations, ITA uses one of its six flagship Airbus A350-900s for the 6,336-mile route, with 957 seats available in each direction. For the 13-hour, 15-minute flight, ITA has no nonstop competition from any other airline.

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About Italian national flag carrier ITA Airways

Italia Trasporto Aereo S.p.A., operating as ITA Airways, is Italy's government-owned national flag carrier. The airline was founded in 2020 following Alitalia, Italy's former national carrier's collapse, which had been in business since 1946.

The airline flies to over 70 destinations in Italy, Europe, and North America. ITA is based in Rome, with its central hub being Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO). ITA also operates at Milan Linate Airport (LIN), which it sees as a secondary focus hub.

As you may know, the Lufthansa Group is looking to acquire an ownership stake in ITA Airways. However, the deal was recently put on hold by the Italian government because of "price disputes." This means that the deal will hang in the balance whether it will be finalized or not. If the deal gets the green light, ITA will soon jump ship to Star Alliance. But if it gets rejected, ITA will likely stay with SkyTeam.Do you think ITA Airways fits well with SkyTeam or Star Alliance?Disclaimer: The statement above is shared by one of our readers and does not necessarily reflect the views or ideas of our publication.

ITA joined the Skyteam Alliance on October 29, 2021, and in December of the same year, became the official airline of the Vatican, flying the Pope for ceremonial and state visits.

When the Pope is aboard an ITA aircraft, it is designated as being a "Volo Papale" (papal flight) followed by a serial number. On January 24, 2022, ITA announced that German national flag carrier Lufthansa was interested in becoming the airline's largest shareholder while leaving the Italian government with a minority stake.

On January 27, 2023, the Italian government and Lufthansa signed a letter of agreement allowing the German airlines to receive a minority stake of 41% of ITA, with the understanding that it would increase to 100%, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa.

The sale of ITA to Lufthansa received European Commission approval on July 3, 2024. ITA will leave the SkyTeam Alliance sometime in 2026 or 2027 and join in the .

The deal could be derailed if the two sides do not see eye to eye.