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Alitalia to Relaunch Nonstop Los Angeles-Rome Service

February 9, 2010

http://www.ildireeilfare.it/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/alitalia.jpgOn June 5, Alitalia will restart non-stop service between Rome and Los Angeles. Alitalia will be the only airline to offer a nonstop flight to Italy from the West Coast of the United States. The new flight from/to Los Angeles will operate with five weekly frequencies (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) using a Boeing 777-200 aircraft with 291 seats. Flights depart at 9:25 a.m. from Rome, Fiumicino, and arrive in Los Angeles at 1:25 p.m., after 13 hours of flight time. From Los Angeles, the flight will depart at 3:25 p.m., and land in Rome at 12:15 p.m. the following day, after 11 hours and 50 minutes of travel time. With the addition of the new Los Angeles-Rome route, Alitalia will serve seven North American gateways — New York JFK, New York Newark, Chicago, Miami, Boston, Toronto and Los Angeles. Alitalia offers service from Atlanta and Detroit through codeshare with its SkyTeam partners Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines. For more information, visit www.alitalia-agent.com.

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