All crazy about ITA's A321neo, company confirms "will continue to fly to Europe"
Some people from Paris, instead of flying non-stop to Cairo with Air France or Egyptair, choose to go through Rome, [...]
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There are those who from Paris, Instead of flying non-stop to Cairo with Air France or Egyptair, he chooses to fly via Rome, extending the total travel time by about three hours, to enjoy not one but two flights with the jewel in ITA Airways' fleet, The Airbus A321neo with four classes of service., and also to put double points in your pocket in the loyalty program.
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Or who, in view of theITA's imminent farewell to Heathrow Airport. (as of April 1 All flights of the Italian national airline will be transferred to London City Airport), book a round-trip flight from Rome to London or London to Rome so, just for the pleasure of experiencing a unique flight experience.
On the chats of the most 'avid' frequent flyer groups such things go around, so much is the hype raised in such communities by the newest of the newcomers to ITA's fleet.
The reasons for this A321-mania are different: there is the Business Class cabin in 1+1 configuration with seats that convert into beds, one of the best premium economy in the world for personal space and aesthetic finishing, identical to the one 'mounted' on A330-900s and that Will also soon be installed on A350-900s: in fact The only premium economy to fly regularly in European skies.
And then, of course, there is the Italian company's food & beverage, which on those short- to medium-haul routes, is the top.
Currently, the 4 A321neo in the fleet Of the seven ordered from Airbus (the last one arrived just a few days ago). are used from ITA on the daily flight connecting Fiumicino and London Heathrow, on the three of the four daily flights To and from Paris Charles De Gaulle, on the two dailies between Fiumicino and Cairo and on one of three routes a day between the company's Rome hub and Madrid Barajas and Amsterdam.
The 'frenzy' of frequent flyers in wanting to fly on the 321neo is due not only to the impending farewell on the route to London, but also to the fact that in a few weeks, the aircraft will begin flying on routes for which ITA has specially ordered it: Riyadh, Kuwait City and Jeddah in the Middle East as well as Dakar and Accra in West Central Africa. Five- to six-hour flight legs perfect for the A321neo and the product the company has installed on board.
The ITA General Manager Andrea Benassi, anticipated to The Flight Club, on the sidelines of a press briefing held at the Fiumicino headquarters, that the 321neo, in the company's intentions, should also be used from June on Rome-Tel Aviv, the route on which it was to debut early last December. (but the war in Israel had since blown that up). Deployment of the aircraft will depend on conditions on the ground, as well as insurance and contract-related considerations with the lessor.
So will fans have to say goodbye to the 321neo on short-to-medium haul routes? Most likely not. Because, Benassi further explained, "the success we are experiencing on these routes operated with the 321 is such that it is very likely that the plane will continue to be used on European routes such as Paris and Madrid in addition to Cairo and, we hope, Tel Aviv, at times and on days when it will not be flying to Africa or the Middle East."
ITA's 321neo fans just have to stay tuned for more information.
