ZAGREB / ROME – ITA Airways, the reference carrier of Italy, and Croatia Airlines, the national flag carrier of Croatia, are pleased to announce the expansion of their codeshare agreement. This strengthened collaboration will further enhance travel options and connectivity for customers of both airlines between the two countries.
Currently, the routes between Rome Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) and Zagreb, Split, and Dubrovnik operated by Croatia Airlines are already codeshare flights with ITA Airways. With this expansion, starting from today, Croatia Airlines’ “OU” flight code will be included on ITA Airways’ domestic routes between Rome Fiumicino and Palermo, Bologna, Florence, and Naples, thus enhancing the travel options for passengers.
This strengthened codeshare agreement between ITA Airways and the Croatian airline will provide both business and leisure travelers with more choices and convenience when flying within the networks of both airlines. Italy will be more accessible to Croatia Airlines’ customers, thanks to seamless connections from Rome to the listed domestic destinations. Similarly, ITA Airways will benefit from increased traffic flows between Italy and Croatia, catering to both leisure and business travelers.
The codeshare flights are now available for booking through the airlines’ respective websites (ita-airways.com and croatiaairlines.com), reservation systems, and travel agencies.
ITA Airways is a company totally owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance for the exercise of business in the air transport sector. ITA Airways aims at creating an efficient and innovative air carrier that will become a reference point in providing Italy with quality connectivity both in terms of international destinations, thus boosting tourism and foreign trade, and within the Country, also taking advantage of the train-air integrated mobility. ITA Airways will place the best customer service at the center of its strategy (through a strong digitization of processes that ensure a best-in-class experience and personalized services), combined with sustainability, in its environmental (new green and technologically advanced aircraft, use of sustainable fuels), social (equality and inclusion for a gender-neutral company) and governance (integration of sustainability into internal strategies and processes) aspects. ITA Airways is a member of SkyTeam alliance as of October 2021.
Croatia Airlines, the Croatian flag carrier, was registered under the name of Zagreb Airlines d.d. in 1989. Since July 1990, the company has been operating under its present name. Croatia Airlines is a full-service carrier that provides domestic and international air passenger and cargo transport services within Europe. It also provides aircraft maintenance and professional training of aviation personnel. Since 2004 the airline has been a member of Star Alliance. In its 35 years of operations the company has been recognized by its passengers for flight safety, quality of services and professional staff.
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