ITA Airways Targets Higher Sales This Year Amid Network Expansion

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ITA Airways is expecting a substantial increase in revenue this year as the Italian carrier formerly known as Alitalia continues to add routes in a bet on the continued recovery in air travel.

The airline ramped up direct flights to Asia, North America and South America last year, adding routes from its hub in Rome Fiumicino to New Delhi, the Maldives, San Francisco and Rio de Janeiro, among other destinations. Travel restrictions and border closures brought international traffic to a near standstill at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, airlines are scrambling for planes to expand capacity to meet surging demand for international air travel.

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