Yesterday, in the charming setting of the Oleandri Resort in Paestum (Salerno), ITA Airways was awarded two important titles during the gala evening of the "Food and Travel Italia Awards", the Italian edition of the first international magazine on food and wine, gourmet travel and high-profile tourism which is distributed in 18 countries.

The event of Food and Travel Italia, now in its sixth edition, is an unmissable moment to crown the Italian and international excellences that have distinguished themselves in their respective sectors, for the high performance and quality in their services, and takes place in the presence of editors from all over the Food and Travel world, sponsors, personalities, institutions and selected journalists.

 ITA Airways has been rewarded by the readers of "Food and Travel" magazine as "Best Airline of the Year" with the following motivation: “The very name of the new national airline already summarizes the three fundamental concepts, which will be the turning point for exponential growth: future, freshness, and flexibility. A fleet that, starting from 52 aircraft on 15th October 2021, has now reached 77 aircraft, 26 of which are new generation, and a network that includes 64 destinations, with 10 intercontinental (which will become 12 by the end of 2023). Innovation in terms of fuel consumption and improved efficiency overall. Moreover, on board the long-haul Business class you will also be able to enjoy unique food with traditional dishes and gourmet creations signed by Italy's best starred chefs”.

Emiliana Limosani, Chief Commercial Officer ITA Airways & CEO Volare has been awarded as "Best Manager of the year" with the following motivation: “A professional who represents the most modern values of a determined and resilient managerial approach. Emiliana Limosani, Chief Commercial Officer ITA Airways & CEO Volare has always distinguished herself for her innovative thinking and real knowledge of her company's role in the market, which has enabled her to create effective strategies and achieve important objectives such as the excellent commercial results obtained by the Company and the creation of the loyalty program, Volare, which has now reached over 1,600,000 subscribers”.

“I am proud to collect the two prestigious awards from Food and Travel Italia, which represent the Company's commitment in these first two years of operations. It is an honor to receive the award of Best Manager of the year, a recognition of the great work that together with my team we carry out every day to ensure positive business results for the company -she said- Since 15^th October 2021 we have set ourselves challenging goals. This year, between June and September (for this last month we are talking about forecast data) we transported over 5.7 million passengers (+25% compared to the same period in 2022), of which over 700 thousand on long-haul flights (55% more than in the same months of 2022). Our flights also recorded an average load factor of 84%, improving by 2.6 pp on the already excellent performance of 2022” she added. “These brilliant results testify to the great work done so far and push us towards more ambitious challenges in our mission of making ITA Airways become the benchmark in guaranteeing Italy quality connectivity both with international and domestic destinations”.