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The
next milestone in the integration of ITA Airways into the Lufthansa Group: With
the start of the 2025 summer flight schedule today, all ITA Airways flights in
Frankfurt and Munich will be handled in the Lufthansa Group terminals. This
means that ITA Airways and the other Lufthansa Group airlines are “under one
roof” at all the Group's hubs, significantly reducing transfer times for
passengers.
The
move at the German hubs last night included the entire ITA Airways handling
operation, from check-in, gates, service desks and baggage reclaim.
In Frankfurt,
the Italian airline moved from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1, which is used by the
Lufthansa Group. Since ITA Airways will also be flying from gate areas A and B
in the future, passengers will benefit from significantly shorter distances and
thus shorter transfer times. ITA Airways passengers can also reach the Deutsche
Bahn long-distance train station with ICE high-speed train connections quickly
and easily from Terminal 1.
In Munich,
ITA Airways moved from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 and its satellite. This
terminal is operated by a joint venture between Lufthansa and Munich Airport.
As of today, ITA Airways passengers will therefore be using the terminal that
has been awarded five stars by Skytrax multiple times.
At
the other Lufthansa Group hubs in Brussels, Rome, Vienna and Zurich, all
Lufthansa Group airlines are already under one roof. For example, there was
already a seamless transfer process for customers between SWISS and ITA Airways
at Zurich Airport. In addition, the airlines' check-in desks have already been
placed next to each other at the majority of jointly served airports in recent
weeks.
Dieter
Vranckx, Chief Commercial Officer, Lufthansa Group, says: “This move is an
important milestone in the integration of ITA Airways into the Lufthansa Group.
Our customers will be able to transfer faster and more comfortably thanks to
shorter distances and will have more comfort throughout their entire journey.
This also includes the shared use of lounges. This integration gives ITA
Airways passengers access to the enormous advantages of the Lufthansa Group,
with all its premium airlines and a worldwide route network. It also gives
passengers more direct access to numerous destinations to the Italian market.
In just two months, we have succeeded in offering our passengers a seamless
premium travel experience.”
With
the summer flight schedule valid from today, ITA Airways and the Lufthansa
Group Airlines are also launching their joint codeshare flights, which have
been offered to customers for several weeks. The route networks of ITA Airways
and the other network airlines of the Lufthansa Group are now aligned and
connected and can therefore be combined in a single booking. Passengers can
choose from over 100 new codeshare connections within Europe, operated by both
ITA Airways and the Lufthansa Group (Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines,
Brussels Airlines, Air Dolomiti). Lufthansa Group passengers can reach though
code-sharing with ITA Airways the Italian airports of Alghero (AHO), Lampedusa
(LMP), Pantelleria (PNL) and Reggio Calabria (REG). With a Lufthansa codeshare
ticket, passengers can also travel to Tripoli in Libya again. More than 50,000
of these combination tickets have already been sold in the first three weeks.
Reciprocal
Lounge access possible with immediate effect
From
today, ITA Airways passengers can also use the approximately 130 lounges of the
Lufthansa Group and its partners on their travels. From today, the lounges of
ITA Airways are also open to Lufthansa Group passengers from today. Frequent
flyers have been benefiting from expanded options since 03 February 2025. Miles
& More members can earn and redeem miles and points for their frequent
flyer status on all flights operated by ITA Airways. Conversely, Volare
customers can also earn and redeem points with Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian
Airlines and Brussels Airlines.
Image
Credit: © Lufthansa Group
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