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SkyTeam Partners with Leading Rail Operator Trenitalia

October 8th, 2024 – SkyTeam and leading rail operator Trenitalia sign Memorandum of Understanding to offer wider choice of destinations across Italy

Visitors to Italy will soon have new ways to explore the country, with SkyTeam and Trenitalia announcing a new partnership agreement. Announced today at the World Aviation Festival in Amsterdam, the partnership will enable customers to explore Italy using high-speed Frecciarossa train services – Trenitalia’s high-speed network in Italy – facilitating intermodal travel across the country by combining air and rail itineraries in a single reservation.

With Trenitalia as part of SkyTeam’s global network, customers will be able to book a journey that connects air and rail segments. For example, customers will be able to fly from New York-JFK to Rome Fiumicino, collect their bags and continue their journey by Frecciarossa train.

“We are delighted to join forces with Trenitalia as our second non-airline partner, strengthening SkyTeam’s intermodal travel strategy by offering more high-quality, high-speed rail connections – supporting our mission to future-proof travel. Italy is an important global market for business and leisure travellers and with Trenitalia customers will have more choice and flexibility to go where they want to, how they want to, while enjoying the many benefits for which SkyTeam is known.”

Patrick Roux | CEO, SkyTeam

Once the partnership with Trenitalia is in place, SkyTeam frequent flyers will be able to earn and spend miles when traveling on eligible Frecciarossa rail itineraries and members of CartaFRECCIA, the loyalty program of Trenitalia’s high-speed train network, will earn and burn points when flying on eligible SkyTeam flights. SkyPriority services will be offered at railway stations where possible, benefiting SkyTeam Elite and Elite Plus members and Trenitalia’s CartaFRECCIA Platinum and Gold members.

Currently, 14 SkyTeam member airlines serve Italy from markets across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Greater China. SkyTeam’s partnership with Trenitalia forms part of the global airline alliance’s commitment to making the customer journey more integrated, seamless and responsible through greater access to intermodal travel.

Trenitalia is focused on intermodality and sustainability and offers direct connections to/from 23 Italian airports, including SkyTeam’s Rome Fiumicino hub. The Frecce network reaches 150 destinations in Italy with over 270 daily connections, and also runs in Spain and France with Frecciarossa. Italian cities served by SkyTeam member airlines that offer Frecciarossa connections include: Rome, Milan, Turin, Venice, Genova, Bologna, Florence, Naples, Verona, Bari.

From the refined, sophisticated ambience of Business to the fresh, dynamic energy of Cathay Pacific’s Economy cabins, you’ll notice the difference as soon as you walk on board. The harmonious palette of nature-inspired materials, combined with smart lighting design, makes for a warm, welcoming environment. “We wanted to create a different feeling in each cabin, but also something holistic and connected,” says Koehler.

About SkyTeam
SkyTeam is the global airline alliance dedicated to transforming the future of travel by powering the smartest and most integrated customer journey. With a focus on innovation and responsibility, SkyTeam and its members work together to connect customers across an extensive global network of 1,000+ destinations. SkyTeam offers 750+ airport lounges, award-winning SkyPriority airport services and makes travel more rewarding through its members’ loyalty programs. SkyTeam members are Aeroflot (suspended), Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Air Europa, Air France, China Airlines, China Eastern, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia, ITA Airways, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines, SAS, Saudia, TAROM, Vietnam Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and XiamenAir.

About Trenitalia
Trenitalia is the railway transport company of the FS Italiane Group. Trenitalia ensures the mobility of people for regional and medium- and long-distance connections. There are over 7,000 Trenitalia trains that travel every day on the Italian railway network. Committed to meeting people’s needs, Trenitalia guarantees the highest safety standards and implements development plans in compliance with social and environmental sustainability.