Air Canada has signed a new codeshare agreement with Italy’s ITA Airways.
Under the deal, Air Canada will place its code on 10 ITA routes from Rome Fiumicino, specifically to Lamezia Terme, Palermo, Catania, Florence, and Bari, all in Italy; Cairo; Tunis, Tunisia; Algiers, Algeria; Tirana, Albania; and Tel Aviv, Israel, though this last service is temporarily suspended due to fighting in the region.
ITA will place its code on Air Canada flights from Toronto Pearson to 10 destinations in Canada and the U.S. These include Boston; Calgary; Edmonton, Alberta; Dallas; Fort Lauderdale and Orlando in Florida; Montreal; Ottawa; St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador; and Vancouver.
Codeshare tickets are now available for travel starting July 21.
“With work underway to facilitate ITA Airways’ entry into Star Alliance, we are developing significant partnership synergies,” said Mark Galardo, Air Canada’s executive vice president, chief commercial officer, and president of cargo. “This will form the foundation for a strong, long-term relationship between our two flag-carrying airlines.”
ITA is set to join Star Alliance by 2026. It officially exited SkyTeam in April.
Air Canada and ITA also said they are working to implement reciprocal miles and points across their customer loyalty programs.
Air Canada launched a new connection to Italy in May with the start of nonstop service between Montreal and Naples. It operates four times weekly, with departures from Montreal on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and departures from Naples on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
