ITA Airways launched the agreement with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) at the FIGC Federal Technical Centre in Coverciano.
According to the agreement officially finalised on Sep 22, ITA Airways will transport over 30,000 travellers in the next two years (2023- 2024), including all the different FIGC users; national team players, technical staff, referees, media and guests of FIGC partners.
In addition, there are over 13,000 individual travellers considering both the National Teams using commercial flights and referees travelling for their respective engagements.
All the National Teams, men’s, women’s, youth, futsal, beach soccer and esport will be flying on ITA Airways aircraft to reach the venues of the international competitions in which the Azzurri Teams will take part.
In addition to them, the Italian Referees Association, the Technical Sector and the Youth and Scholastic Sector will also be among the beneficiaries of the agreement, which also provides special facilities for Federcalcio’s business travel.
Fabio Lazzerini CEO of ITA Airways and Gabriele Gravina, President of the FIGC, elaborated upon the initiatives included in the important agreement between ITA Airways and the FIGC from today until December 31, 2024. The coach of the Italian national team, Roberto Mancini was also attending the press conference.
At the very core of the collaboration between ITA Airways and the FIGC there is the common desire to develop and promote Italian sport in the world. For this reason, ITA Airways will be the official carrier of the Italian national football teams, taking care of their flights during a two-year time frame.
According to the average data per year recorded by the FIGC in recent years, the 23 Italian national football teams fly on approximately 25 dedicated charters to/from the competition venues, mainly in Italy and Europe. These flights host around 2,800 passengers, including players, technical staff, media and partners.
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