Alitalia and Avianca Brasil to codeshare

Alitalia and Avianca Brasil and have entered into a wide-ranging codeshare, with effect from July 3. Under the agreement, Alitalia will place its AZ code on 21 of Avianca Brasil’s domestic routes and 1 international service from São Paulo Guarulhos and Rio de Janeiro. Alitalia recently increased its Italy-Brazil frequencies to 18X-weekly, comprising 11 Rome Fiumicino-São Paulo Guarulhos frequencies and 7X-weekly on Rome-Rio de Janeiro. Avianca Brasil is a important partner for Alitalia, as Brazil has a significant Italian community, said Alitalia strategy and operations chief Massimo Iraci. “Alitalia is going ahead with its strategy to develop commercial agreements with major international airlines…especially in those markets which present great growth opportunities for the airline.” <br/>
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7/4/18