Just hours after announcing its winter schedule, ITA Airways confirmed it will resume flights between Rome and Caracas after a 12-year hiatus. The new connection, disclosed on 15 October by industry outlet Air Data News, will start on 30 March 2027 with Airbus A330-900 aircraft configured for 291 passengers. The move revives a once-profitable Alitalia route suspended in 2015 amid Venezuela’s currency-repatriation issues. ITA’s CEO Joerg Eberhart signed an MoU with Venezuela’s ambassador to Italy on 13 October that reportedly includes safeguards allowing the airline to convert bolivar revenues into euros. For Italian energy contractors, fashion wholesalers and the 140,000-strong Italo-Venezuelan community, the thrice-weekly service will restore the fastest link between the two capitals—cutting travel time by up to five hours versus one-stop itineraries via Madrid or Lisbon. Travel‐policy managers should note that Venezuela still requires visas for most EU business travellers and processing times average 15 days. ITA says through-fares to European points will be available under its Lufthansa codeshares, potentially lowering total trip costs.
Source: Air Data News
