ITA Airways, the National carrier of Italy and Hainan Airlines, the company based in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China, have signed a code-share agreement linking the networks of the two carriers.

 This new commercial partnership is designed to increase business and leisure travel between the People's Republic of China and Italy and will offer to travellers more options and better connectivity when travelling through Rome-Fiumicino.

Available from 21 April for sale to fly, Hainan Airlines will apply its "HU" code on 7 Italian national destinations in connection with Rome-Fiumicino airport (Catania, Naples, Bari, Venice, Florence, Bologna, Turin) and on 2 international routes (Paris and Athens).

The new code-share flights are available for sale through airline websites, reservation systems and travel agencies.

The two carriers are working in order to expand the scope of their cooperation in the coming months and to offer customers even more affordable travel options.

The agreement with Hainan Airlines activates the code-share n. 31st of ITA Airways, a result achieved in a year and a half since the foundation of the company.