ITA Airways doubles down on Indian Ocean: in addition to the Maldives, it will also fly from Rome to Mauritius
Summer 2024 is now secured, if only because it will begin in about a month and a half, on March 30 [...]

Summer 2024 is now secured, if only because it will begin in about a month and a half, on March 30, 2025. In the months ahead, ITA Airways will continue its fleet renewal process, which, among other things, will lead to the final exit of the Airbus A330-200 by the end of this year, replacing 'old' A319 and A320 ceo with new A320 neo, and Taking charge of four additional Airbus A330-900s. (which will also be the last of the 17 ordered by the Toulouse-based manufacturer).
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News regarding the network will cover the Winter 2025-2026 e, as ITA President Sandro Pappalardo explained, "will be announced in the coming months, I would say not before May June."
Speaking at the company's booth set up at Bit, the International Tourism Exchange being held in Milan, Pappalardo, however, announced the first new addition to the Italian carrier's long-haul network in several months: "From next November 7, ITA Airways will start connecting Rome with Mauritius. And flights can be booked soon.".
The connection will have Bi-weekly cadence, departing from Rome Fiumicino on Fridays and Sundays at 10 p.m. and landing in Mauritius at 11:20 a.m. the next morning. From the island in the Indian Ocean will instead depart on Saturday and Monday at 10:10 p.m. with arrival in the Italian capital at 6:20 a.m. the next morning.
The flight Will be operational "certainly for the duration of Winter 2025-2026" specified the president. But the carrier is reasoning about the possibility of it becoming 'year-round,' meaning not seasonal and then continuing into Summer 2026.
Operating the route will be a three-class Airbus A330-900, with 30 seats in Business, 24 seats in Premium Economy and 237 seats in Economy.