ITA Airways Launches New Rome–Toronto Route

In Fall 2023, ITA Airways announced the upcoming launch of flights from Rome to Toronto. As of January 3, 2024, the airline has loaded flights into its schedule, which can now be booked through the summer months.

As a reminder, flights with ITA Airways became bookable with Air France KLM Flying Blue and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club in 2023, which means that there’s a new way to fly from Canada to Italy on points.

ITA Airways’s New Rome–Toronto Route

Beginning in May 2024, ITA Airways will operate a direct flight between Rome (FCO) and Toronto Pearson (YYZ).

As per Aeroroutes, the service is set to begin on May 10, 2024 with 6x weekly flights, increasing to daily service from June 1–September 30, 2024. In October, the service drops down to 5x weekly before ending on October 26, 2024.

The westbound flight from Rome is set to run just under 10 hours, and the eastbound flight from Toronto is set at 8 hours 35 minutes.

Upon the route’s launch, the flight information is as follows, keeping in mind that the flight times change slightly depending on when you book:

• AZ650 Rome (FCO)–Toronto Pearson (YYZ), departing 10:15am and arriving 2:05pm 
• AZ651 Toronto Pearson (YYZ)–Rome (FCO), departing 5:15pm and arriving 7:50am the next day

ITA Airways will primarily operate the Airbus A330-900neo aircraft on the route, with economy, premium economy, and business class cabins available.

The flights are loaded into ITA Airways’s schedule, and can be booked throughout the seasonal schedule.

Booking ITA Airways’s New Rome–Toronto Flight

With ITA Airways’s new Rome–Toronto flights now loaded into the airline’s schedule, it’s now possible to make redemptions for Summer 2024 travel to Italy and beyond.

As a reminder, flights with ITA Airways became bookable with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club in July 2023, and with Air France KLM Flying Blue in November 2023. 

At the time of writing, award flights didn’t appear in Flying Club; however, there was some scattered availability through Flying Blue.

A one-way flight from Toronto to Rome in business class prices out at 74,500 miles plus $203.46 in taxes and fees.

The cost in points is the same for a flight from Rome to Toronto, with marginally higher taxes and fees.

Oddly enough, there wasn’t any availability for award flights in economy at the outset.

It’s worth noting that you can book…