The heir to now-folded Italian flag carrier Alitalia, ITA Airways, inaugurated its first long-haul service on Thursday. The flight arrived at New York JFK on time, despite a slightly delayed departure from Rome’s Fiumicino. ITA will operate the route with six flights per week, adding services up to twice per day over the holiday season.

Flight AZ608 took off from Rome’s Leonardo Da Vinci Fiumicino Airport at 10:42 and landed at New York’s JFK eight hours and 52 minutes later, at 14:46 local time. Despite departing with a 42-minute delay from the scheduled time of 10:00, the flight touched down 14 minutes before the scheduled arrival time of 15:00.