Alitalia and Etihad Airways,
official global carriers of Expo 2015, launched online ticket
sales to the world's fair on Tuesday from their websites,
offering a 20% discount on tickets purchased by April.
"As Italy prepares to welcome visitors from all corners of
the world to its landmark Expo Milano 2015 event, Etihad Airways
and Alitalia are delighted to support the event as its Official
Global Carriers," said Etihad Airways Chief Commercial Officer
Peter Baumgartner.
"In addition to enhancing our travel connections between
Italy and key destinations worldwide, today's ticket sale launch
will be followed by a range of exciting promotional offers in
the coming months to optimise global participation".
Alitalia will triple its service frequency between Italy
and Abu Dhabi in March 2015 with new daily services from Milan
and Venice.
As a result, the two airlines will offer a combined 35
frequencies per week between Italy and Abu Dhabi, with
double-daily flights to Milan and Rome, and a daily service to
Venice.
Etihad will codeshare on Alitalia's new Milan and Venice
routes and connect the services to other destinations across its
international network.
Its 'EY' code was also recently added to 15 of Alitalia's
domestic Italy routes, as well as additional routes beyond Rome
within Europe, offering travellers even more choice and
convenience.
Furthermore, Alitalia will offer a number of new routes
for summer 2015, especially on its intercontinental network,
enhancing the opportunities for visitors to reach Expo Milano
2015.
Both airlines will exhibit at next year's Expo with a
joint pavilion measuring 1,150 square metre.
Ariodante Valeri, Chief Commercial Officer at Alitalia,
commented: "Alitalia is proud to be associated with Expo Milano
2015. As part of our commitment to enhance tourism and trade in
Italy, we will provide excellent travel connections that will
encourage visitors to attend Expo Milano 2015 and therefore
create strong demand for ticket sales".
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