(Finance) – After the top caused by the pandemic the direct connections of Aerolineas Argentinas between Rome and Buenos Aires resume. A recovery inaugurated by Rome airports and from the Argentine carrier with a event at the departure gate of pier E of Rome Fiumicino airport in the presence of representatives of the Embassy of the Argentine Republic in Rome. Among the personalities present was the ambassador of the Argentine Republic in Rome Roberto Carles; Ivan Bassato chief aviation officer & transformation leader of Adr; Fabia´n Lombardo, chief commercial officer, network and planning; And Claudio Neri, country manager Italy. The commander was also present Eduardo Ravera by Aerolineas Argentinas.
There Rome Buenos Aires route is operated with Airbus 330-200 aircraft, with a capacity of 265 passengers, distributed in 2 Cabins, 22 seats in Business class and 243 in Economy class. These aircraft – explains Adr – are equipped with the Bravo! On-board entertainment system, with more than 40 films recently released in theaters and over 400 episodes of the main TV series, also available in Italian. The interior of the cabins is illuminated by the variable LED “Mood Lighting” system, which allows you to create a different setting for each phase of the flight by modulating the lights in relation to the cruise phase. The flights will be nocturnal in both directions of travel and – Adr emphasizes – ensure excellent connections both in departure and arrival.
“We are very happy to be here today and to resume the links between our two countries which are so similar and have many different ties. As a national airline – he declared. Lombard – we are at the service of all Argentines and welcoming Italian passengers to Argentina makes us full of pride “.
“Today we are really pleased to celebrate the return of Aerolineas Argentinas at Fiumicino airport – he declared Bassato -. The resumption of direct connections with Buenos Aires represents an important progress in the recovery path compared to the period of crisis that the industry has gone through. Italy and Argentina have always had a close relationship and Aerolineas Argentinas is a historical partner which thus renews its trust in the Roman market and in the Leonardo Da Vinci airport. In 2019 direct flights between Rome and Argentina had reached 360 thousand passengers, we hope that the resumption of direct flights will quickly contribute to a recovery and overcoming of these flows “.