With the completion of Lufthansa Group’s investment in ITA Airways, passengers will now be able to benefit from the integration, such as through the use of frequent flyer programs, flight operations at different airport terminals, lounge access, code sharing and coordinated European flight schedules. The first concrete steps and improvements for customers were presented by Carsten Spohr, CEO of Deutsche Lufthansa AG; Sandro Pappalardo, chairman of ITA Airways; and Joerg Eberhart, CEO of ITA Airways, at a press conference in Rome.
With immediate effect, 36 million Miles & More members can earn and redeem miles on all ITA Airways flights. At the same time, the 2.7 million members of the ITA Airways frequent flyer program, Volare, can earn and redeem their points on all flights operated by Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines.
With the start of the summer flight schedule on March 30, 2025, passengers of ITA Airways and Lufthansa Group can enjoy the following benefits:
- Under one roof in Frankfurt and Munich – Using the same terminal is an essential prerequisite for quick and comfortable transfers at the Lufthansa Group’s hubs. With the start of the upcoming summer flight schedule, ITA Airways will move into the Lufthansa Airlines terminals in Frankfurt (Terminal 1) and Munich (Terminal 2), significantly reducing passengers’ transfer times. At all other hubs of the group, as well as in Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate, the Lufthansa Group airlines already offer their flights in the same terminal areas as ITA Airways.
- Lounge access – Starting March 30, ITA Airways passengers can visit and use the approximately 130 lounges of the Lufthansa Group and its partners on their travels. ITA Airways’ lounges will also be open to Lufthansa Group passengers from this date.
- Code-sharing – With the start of the summer flight schedule, more than 100 flight connections will initially share their flight numbers and can therefore be more easily combined. These code-shares make it possible to combine flights of different airlines in the group into a single booking. Once fully implemented, this code-sharing will give ITA Airways passengers access to over 250 destinations of the Lufthansa Group. For Lufthansa Group airlines passengers, the offer will be expanded to include ITA Airways domestic flights to Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria and Puglia. All codeshare connections can be booked from February 25 through all global sales channels, including online and via the Lufthansa Group and ITA Airways apps.
- Coordinated flight schedules between the hubs – The flight connections between the Lufthansa Group’s hubs (Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna and Brussels) and ITA Airways’ two main airports (Rome and Milan) are optimized and better distributed throughout the day to offer guests more travel flexibility. Coordinated departure times mean less waiting time for guests and better connections to long-haul destinations.
- Change of airline alliance – In the future, ITA Airways passengers will also be able to take advantage of all the product benefits of the Lufthansa Group. The Italian airline’s admission to Star Alliance is of crucial importance for this. ITA Airways’ official accession to the Star Alliance is planned for the first half of 2026. Accordingly, ITA Airways has already initiated the withdrawal from the SkyTeam Alliance.
For more information, visit www.lufthansagroup.com.
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