ITA Airways debuts the Airbus A350 on its Miami route

ITA Airways has increased capacity on the Rome – Fiumicino (FCO) – Miami (MIA) route since October 1 with the introduction of the Airbus A350-900, the company’s largest aircraft. Currently, the Italian airline is the only carrier offering non-stop flights between Italy and Florida.

The company’s A350s have a capacity of 334 seats in two classes: 33 in Business Class and 301 in Economy. This aircraft will be operating three flights per week between Rome and Miami during October and the entire 2022/2023 northern winter season: the remaining services will continue to be operated on Airbus A330-200s with a capacity of 250 seats in three classes.

Flight Itinerary

Rome Fiumicino – Miami Flight AZ 630 FCO 10:40 – MIA 16:25 daily flights.
Miami – Rome Fiumicino Flight AZ 631 MIA 19:50 – FCO 11:40+1 daily flights.

According to data obtained by Aviacionline through the Ente Nazionale Per L’Aviazione Civile (ENAC) 161,933 passengers were mobilized in 2019 between Rome (FCO) and Miami (MIA), it was the tenth busiest route from Fiumicino Airport (FCO) and North America. For this winter, ITA Airways will have an offer of 4,004 seats per week between Italy and Florida, it will be the company’s highest capacity U.S. service this season.

The Italian airline currently has a fleet of six Airbus A350-900s and has two more to be delivered, all based at its main hub in Rome – Fiumicino (FCO) and will be operating seven routes including: Miami (MIA), New York (JFK), Los Angeles (LAX), Sao Paulo – Guarulhos (GRU), Buenos Aires (EZE), Tokyo Haneda (HND) and Malé, Maldives (MLE).

ITA Airways will be the fifth carrier to offer Airbus A350 services from Miami International Airport (MIA), in addition to Air France with services from Paris – Charles de Gaulle (CDG); French Bee from Paris – Orly (ORY); Finnair from Helsinki (HEL); and Scandinavian Airlines SAS from the three Scandinavian capitals Copenhagen (CPH), Stockholm (ARN) and Oslo (OSL).

Cover photo credit: Gianfranco Abrusci.