ITA Airways and the Lufthansa Group are enhancing their collaboration to benefit their customers. For the first time, the route networks of ITA Airways and the other airlines within the Lufthansa Group will be interconnected through mutual code sharing, allowing for seamless integration in a single booking. With the launch of sales today, over 100 new codeshare connections will be available for booking through both ITA Airways and the Lufthansa Group (including Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Air Dolomiti) for flights commencing with the summer 2025 schedule.
By incorporating codeshare flight numbers into existing itineraries, customers will enjoy a broader selection of flights and increased flexibility. Passengers will receive a single ticket featuring the flight number of one airline for their transfer connections, even when traveling with different carriers, and they will have the convenience of checking in their baggage to their final destination. Additionally, members of the Miles & More or Volare loyalty programs will have the opportunity to earn and redeem miles or points on codeshare flights.
Dieter Vranckx, Chief Commercial Officer of the Lufthansa Group, stated: “ITA Airways is now a vital component of our joint offerings for passengers. With a single booking, a customer of the Lufthansa Group can access synchronized connecting flights operated by ITA Airways under its airline’s flight numbers. Codesharing will enhance and standardize the travel experience for all passengers at the Lufthansa Group’s hubs. The swift integration of ITA Airways into the Lufthansa Group is yielding significant benefits for our shared customers through code sharing.”
With the commencement of the summer flight schedule on 30 March 2025, certain flights operated by ITA Airways will also be designated with flight numbers from Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, or Brussels Airlines. This includes both year-round domestic flights within Italy from Rome-Fiumicino and international services connecting Rome to Malta, Athens, Sofia, and Tirana. For the first time, Lufthansa Group customers will have the opportunity to book flights to ITA Airways destinations such as Alghero (Sardinia), Pantelleria (Sicily), and Reggio di Calabria. Furthermore, flight codes will be assigned to ITA Airways services operating between Italy and other Lufthansa Group hubs.
For instance, under the new summer flight schedule, a Lufthansa customer can reserve a journey from Frankfurt to Rome with flight number LH236 and subsequently connect to an ITA Airways flight from Rome to Brindisi, designated as LH5078. This arrangement provides an additional travel option to the existing Lufthansa Group connections to Brindisi.
In a reciprocal arrangement, passengers traveling with ITA Airways will soon have the ability to plan their itineraries with connecting flights from other airlines within the Lufthansa Group network. Initially, this new codeshare agreement with ITA Airways will encompass routes throughout Europe. Travelers will find it easier to access destinations in Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe with an ITA ticket originating from Italy. Once the codeshare initiative is fully operational, ITA Airways passengers will have the option to select from over 250 destinations available through the Lufthansa Group.
