Lufthansa (waiting to buy ITA) celebrates 65 years of presence at Fiumicino
April 1958, the Leonardo da Vinci airport had not yet been inaugurated, which already began instead the Lufthansa story in Italy, [...]
April 1958, the airport Leonardo da Vinci had not yet been inaugurated, which already began the Lufthansa story in Italy instead, with four flights a week from Frankfurt to Rome's Ciampino airport.
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April 2023, 65 years later, Lufthansa is celebrating this important anniversary and milestone, a testament to the German airline's continued presence in the capital.
"We are very pleased to celebrate Lufthansa's 65th anniversary in Italy, a success story that starts in Rome," said Gabriella Galantis, Senior Director Sales Southern Europe Lufthansa Group, "From the initial 4 flights today, there are 35 weekly flights to and from Frankfurt and as many as 140 weekly connections by Lufthansa Group, fostering trade with Austria, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland and the rest of the world and further boosting tourist traffic to the Capital. In addition, we congratulate Aeroporti di Roma for recently earning Skytrax's prestigious five-star rating, thanks to the renovated airport infrastructure, which makes our common customers' travel even more pleasant."
Lufthansa Group Airlines operates modern, sustainable aircraft and is working on numerous projects to reduce CO2 emissions and produce more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), purchasing $250 million worth of SAF for its own consumption this year. In addition, All passengers can now easily offset their emissions During flight booking with Compensaid.
"It is a real pleasure and honor for us to celebrate such an important milestone and such a long-lasting collaboration with an exceptional partner like Lufthansa," commented Federico Scriboni, Head of Aviation Business Development at Aeroporti di Roma. It has been an absolutely synergistic journey so far and one that continues with the common vision and commitment of wanting to continue to grow and improve day after day to offer our passengers the best possible travel experience by focusing on quality, innovation and sustainability, principles recognized to ADR by the many awards received in recent years such as the Best Airport Award for six consecutive years and the five Skytrax stars."
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