ROME (ITALPRESS) – ITA Airways’ first flight to Tripoli Mitiga departed today from Rome Fiumicino. Present at the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Terminal E of Fiumicino’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport were Pietro Caldaroni, Chief Communication & Institutional Relations Officer of ITA Airways; Ivan Bassato, Chief Aviation Officer of Aeroporti di Roma; Pietro Sferra Carini, Deputy Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the Council of Ministers; Pierluigi Di Palma, President; and Fabio Nicolai, Acting Director General of Enac; Muhanad Saeid Younus, Ambassador of Libya to Italy; Nicola Orlando, Ambassador of the European Union to Libya; Raffaello Biselli Assessore Commercio e Mercati, attività produttive e Suap del Comune di Fiumicino; and Nicola Colicchi, President of the Italian-Libyan Chamber of Commerce.ITA Airways’ flights between Italy and Libya will operate twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays, at the following times: departure from Rome Fiumicino at 9:15 a.m. and arrival in Tripoli Mitiga at 12:10 p.m. (local time); departure from Tripoli Mitiga at 1:05 p.m. (local time) and arrival in Rome Fiumicino at 2:10 p.m.”We are proud to inaugurate today our first direct commercial flight from Rome Fiumicino to Tripoli, which strengthens the commercial and cultural connections between Italy and Libya, in support of the bilateral relations between the two countries,” said Andrea Benassi, ITA Airways General Manager. “This new flight is yet another demonstration of the Company’s continued commitment to providing quality connectivity to Italy and proudly supporting the progress and development of the Country System and the business entities operating in Libya. The opening of this direct connection between Rome Fiumicino and Tripoli Mitiga is a virtuous example of public-private collaboration and for this, as a national reference airline, we would like to thank the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the respective Ministries of Transport, ENAC and the Lybian Civil Aviation Authority. “We are very pleased to welcome this further important development of ITA Airways’ network – said Ivan Bassato, Chief Aviation Officer of Aeroporti di Roma. – The new route to Tripoli will represent a strategic bridge between our country and Libya, strengthening the positioning of our hub in support of the connectivity of Africa, a continent that precisely in 2024 achieved a record level by surpassing the threshold of 2 million passengers to/from Rome, up 38% compared to the previous year. “Italy and Libya finally return to being connected from today with direct flights operated by ITA Airways – said Fabio Nicolai, acting Enac General Manager – which allow new economic and commercial prospects. Never more than today, air transport represents a strategic link between peoples and cultures that, as in this case, renews the ancient bonds of friendship that bind our two countries. This is the culmination of synergistic work that has seen Enac, its President Pierluigi Di Palma and the technical structures at the forefront, and which gives credit to the ability of air transport to break down barriers by fostering relations and connections between peoples. By continuing to promote safety, technological innovation and service quality, we seal another step forward today, ready to take on new challenges and open new avenues in tomorrow’s air transport.” “I am pleased to participate in this historic occasion that marks the start of ITA Airways’ direct connections to Libya. – said Muhanad Saeid Younus, Ambassador of Libya to Italy – This connection represents a significant step in strengthening cooperation between our countries, the result of the joint efforts of the Libyan and Italian governments. It is a new beginning that strengthens ties between our peoples and opens new opportunities for economic, commercial and cultural cooperation. We hope that this is only the first of many bilateral successes that will benefit both nations. “With the opening of Tripoli, there will be 55 destinations operated by ITA Airways in the winter season. It is possible to purchase the new flights on ITA Airways sales channels, through the official website www.ita-airways.com, the airline’s Customer Information Assistance Office, travel agencies and airport ticket offices.- photo ITA Airways press office – (ITALPRESS).
