ITA Airways will add 39 new Airbus aircraft to its fleet next year - nine widebodies and 30 narrowbodies - having “signed all of its planned commitments” for the fleet increase, it has announced. Some older jets will be phased out as the new ones arrive. Overall, compared to 2022, the development of the fleet will represent a 73% capacity increase in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) on the ITA Airways network.

This growth is mainly driven by capacity on long-haul routes, which will grow by 107%, the Alitalia successor said in a statement issued on November 11. New intercontinental destinations are expected to open in 2023, it added, with direct flights from Rome Fiumicino to San Francisco, CA and Washington Dulles in the United States starting from the summer season, and to Rio de Janeiro Int'l from November, besides other long-haul connections launched in 2022.