Over the past few weeks, airlines based in Canada and the United States have been expanding their routes to Italy, with a focus on popular tourist destinations like Naples and Venice. However, they have also been exploring other cities such as Catania, Palermo, and Lamezia Terme. Compared to 2019, there has been a 98. 6% increase in direct flights from North America to Italy’s secondary cities, with nine new routes being added by North American airlines to Catania, Lamezia Terme, Naples, Palermo, and Venice.
New Routes to Naples
On May 16, Air Canada launched its first-ever service to Naples, offering four weekly flights from Montreal-Trudeau International Airport to Naples International Airport. The flights will be operated by a Boeing 787-8 aircraft and will run until October 24. This is Air Canada’s fourth route to Italy, in addition to its existing routes to Venice, Rome, and Milan.
Seasonal Flights
The flights from Montreal to Naples will be seasonal, as is the trend for travel from North America to secondary cities in Italy. This is due to the fact that Milan and Rome, which are located in regions with high GDP per capita, are the primary destinations for travelers. In June, there will be a total of 110 weekly departures from North America to Italy’s secondary cities, but this number will dwindle to just 11 in November.
American Airlines Expands Routes to Italy
American Airlines has also added new routes to Italy, including flights from Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth to Naples and Venice, respectively. These new routes, along with existing routes from Philadelphia to Naples and Venice, bring the total number of American Airlines routes to Italy to four. However, they have also removed a route from Chicago to Venice.
Delta Air Lines’ New Market
Delta Air Lines’ highlight in its route network to Italy is Catania, which has not been served with direct or one-stop flights from North America since at least 2000. Delta will fly daily from New York-JFK to Catania and four times a week from Atlanta to Naples. In total, Delta will offer five routes from the US to secondary Italian cities in June, with no other airline flying these specific routes.
United Airlines Adds Palermo to its Network
United Airlines has also expanded its network to secondary Italian cities, with the addition of Palermo. This is the only airline to fly to Palermo, and it will also be the only US airline to serve Italy from the West Coast with flights from San Francisco to Rome. In June, United will fly from Newark to Naples, Palermo, and Venice, as well as from Washington Dulles to Venice.
Air Transat’s Unique Destination
Air Transat, a Canadian airline, will be flying from Montreal to Venice and from Toronto to Lamezia Terme and Venice. Out of these three routes, only one will have no competition from Air Canada.