ITA Airways soon to announce Skyteam benefits and specify award ticket pricing: it will be dynamic

At a press conference held in the Piazza di Spagna lounge, the management of ITA Airways presented the details of the Volare program, those we explained yesterday by taking the information posted on the company's website. Here are the highlights announced today:

Skyteam

This is one of the sore points that most leaves all members stunned, especially those accustomed to frequent travel with other companies and who to date have not yet seen the privileges provided by the statuses recognized, despite several announcements.

Thanks to the partnership with SkyTeam, all Club-related services, which to date are available for all ITA Airways flights, will soon be extended to airlines that are part of this network, giving members access to more than 1,000 destinations worldwide. In addition, as part of ITA Airways' business expansion strategy, the company is committed to building an ecosystem of partnerships to offer Volare members even more products and services on which to make accrual and redemption of points.

It is therefore confirmed, As we wrote in our articles yesterday e of today, the impossibility in the current state to accumulate points by flying with partner airlines, much less book award tickets on airlines other than ITA.

Exclusive Clubs

The only change from what we already knew is that clients with the Executive level, the highest in the Volare loyalty program, will receive the physical card and a welcome gift.

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Otherwise no news, the information that had already been posted on the site regarding multipliers and the accumulation of points needed to obtain/renew status.

To date, the program has about 275,000 members, of which about 40,000 are Elite members (i.e., Club Plus, Premium and Executive). This is an important result, also because it is consolidated in the international market: suffice it to say that 35% of Status Match campaign members were from foreign airlines. Preliminary analysis also shows that Volare members buy and fly more than non-member customers, confirming the importance of the program in increasing our customers' satisfaction.

Award tickets

The explanation that had left many doubts for all the members who have been analyzing what was published on the official website in recent hours has arrived.

The number of points needed for award flights will vary depending on the value of the ticket at that time

This means that pricing will not be fixed but will be dynamic. Now, however, a lot of care will have to be taken, since ITA Airways has already set the minimum cost and for an intercontinental business class ticket it starts at 390 thousand points. To understand the real value much will depend on the final cost. Of course, the total number might be scary, but it will all depend on the ease with which points can be accumulated: by flying and through the various business partners.

Summer season flights

ITA will reach 64 destinations this summer, including 23 domestic, 34 international and 7 intercontinental. Just today the first flight, AZ0630, Rome Fiumicino - Miami, departed at 11 a.m., kicking off the new intercontinental operation. It will be operated every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. Tomorrow, March 2, the first Rome Fiumicino - Boston flight will depart, and will be operated every Wednesday and Saturday, rising to 3 weekly frequencies starting the last week of March.

The Rome Fiumicino - Miami and Rome Fiumicino - Boston frequencies will increase during Summer 2022 and will increase from 3 to 5 weekly frequencies in April and May, to daily frequencies in June through September.

ITA Airways' first intercontinental flight from Milan Malpensa to New York JFK will depart on April 2. It will be operated every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

From June 2022, new destinations from Rome Fiumicino to Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, São Paulo and Tokyo will also start. The direct flight from Rome Fiumicino to Tokyo Haneda will be operated with 5 weekly frequencies and A330s; starting in August, flights will become daily.

ITA also confirmed that the first A350s, the new flagship, will enter service this summer but without specifying on which routes they will be used.

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ITA Airways Platinum American Express Card

100,000 Volare points upon reaching 6,000 in spending within 3 months*

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• 100,000 Volare points upon reaching €6,000 in spending in the first 3 months after the Card is issued
• Earn 1.5 Volare points for every euro spent and an additional 3 Volare points (for a total of 4.5 Volare points) for every euro spent on ticketing purchases and other services offered by ITA Airways
• Access to the Premium Club of ITA Airways' Volare program.
• ITA Airways Lounge Access
• Free excess baggage
• Points Back, Fast Track and Priority Boarding

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ITA Airways Gold American Express Credit Card

50,000 Volare points upon reaching 3,000 in spending within 3 months*

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• 50,000 Volare points upon reaching €3,000 in spending in the first 3 months after Card issuance
• Earn 1.25 Volare points for every euro spent and an additional 1.5 Volare points (for a total of 2.75 Volare points) for every euro spent on ticketing and other ITA Airways services
• Access by right to the Plus level of the Volare program
• Points Back
• Airport benefits: fast track, priority boarding and access to ITA Airways lounges.

Advertising message with promotional purpose. *Offer valid online only from October 19 to December 10, 2024 and reserved for ITA Airways Customers enrolled in the Volare program who apply for an ITA Airways Gold American Express Credit Card and become a Cardholder. You will receive 50,000 bonus points on your Volare account upon reaching €3,000 of American Express Card spending within the first 3 months of issuance, which you can use, for example, to claim ITA Airways award tickets. Volare points will be credited to your statement within 12 weeks from the date the last transaction was made to reach the above spending threshold. For terms and conditions of all Card benefits go to https://www.americanexpress.com/it-it/benefici/carta-di-credito-ita-airways-oro/index.html. For more information on the economic and contractual terms and conditions consult the General Regulations and the Basic European Consumer Credit Information by visiting americanexpress.co.uk/termsconditions. Before applying for the Card, remember to download and keep a copy of the pre-contractual and contractual documentation related to the Card you are applying for. Issuance of the Card is at the discretion of American Express.