Alitalia will take Italian athletes to Tokyo Olympics

Alitalia will accompany about 800 people, including athletes and accompanying persons, to the Olympics in Japan starting July 9, the day on which Rome-Tokyo connections will resume with flights Covid tested. The Haneda city airport will also be inaugurated, more centrally located and more convenient for reaching the Japanese capital and the Olympic Village. All sports equipment accompanying the athletes will also be transported aboard Alitalia, using cargo connections that are already operating at a frequency of three flights per week.

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Important to remember how the frontiers of the Japan are currently still closed for all non-essential travel and even for essential travel, the constraints are tight and strict. In contrast, Japanese tourists can travel to Europe and Italy without quarantine upon arrival in the old continent.

The reason for the connection is therefore related to the desire to intercept passengers who want to travel to Italy from the nation of the Rising Sun, on one of the few routes that has always brought important profits to the company. To be pessimistic, given that athletes involved in Olympic competitions will necessarily be on board, these are the few intercontinental flights that will be operated by the company.

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"The world of sports is one of the fundamental segments for Alitalia, and we are particularly proud to be at the side of Italy Team and CONI in these Games that arrive in 2021 one year later than usual, and therefore even more awaited by all fans, also as a symbol of restart after the pandemic period," says Giancarlo Zeni, general manager of Alitalia -. We are confident that they will be able to represent the Italian colors with the proverbial passion that characterizes us. In fact, this renewed collaboration with CONI allows us to support values such as determination, solidarity, and sacrifice, which characterize the Olympic spirit but are an integral part of the culture and tradition of Italy and Alitalia."

"I am particularly proud to announce that the Italy Team will be flying to Tokyo with Alitalia," said John Malagò, president of Coni -. Alitalia is a symbol of our country and we could not fail to travel with the airline that most represents us. I am sure that our athletes will feel at ease during the long hours of travel, because they will have the opportunity to fly in a familiar environment, characterized by Italian excellence and the colors of our flag. Thank you Alitalia for resuming flights to Japan at the most important moment of the Azzurri's journey to the Olympic Games."