Codeshare Agreement Expands Air Canada’s Partnership with Italy’s ITA Airways

Air Canada and Italian flag carrier ITA Airways have inked a codeshare agreement that provides customers more convenient travel options when flying between Canada and Italy, and beyond.

“We’re thrilled to expand our partnership with ITA Airways through our new codeshare agreement that complements our robust network to Italy. This deepening of ties will allow customers travelling on Air Canada to Rome-Fiumicino to conveniently book and seamlessly connect to ten popular destinations across Italy, Africa, Israel and Albania,” said Mark Galardo, Air Canada EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, and President, Cargo.

“Likewise, ITA Airways customers arriving in Toronto will benefit from access to 10 key Canadian and U.S. cities across our network.”

Galardo says work is underway to facilitate ITA Airways’ entry into Star Alliance, with full membership expected in early 2026. The codeshare deal will “form the foundation for a strong, long-term relationship between our two flag-carrying airlines,” he said.

Under the agreement, Air Canada will place its AC code on select routes operated by ITA Airways from Rome-Fiumicino. These include five popular destinations in Italy: Lamezia Terme, Palermo, Catania, Florence and Bari; three points in Africa, including Cairo, Tunis and Algiers; as well as Tirana and Tel Aviv (the latter temporarily suspended). 

ITA Airways will place its AZ code on selected routes operated by Air Canada from Toronto Pearson, these include: Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and St. John’s; and selected services from Canada to the United States: Boston, Orlando, Dallas, and Fort Lauderdale.

“The codeshare agreement with Air Canada is a great step forward for our growth strategy,” said Joerg Eberhart, ITA’s CEO and General Manager. “This partnership improves connectivity for our passengers traveling between Italy and North America, our first market beyond Italy, serving both leisure and business travellers. Moreover, it enables us to offer seamless connections for passengers of Italian origin residing in Canada and the United States, facilitating their journeys to Italy and beyond, while providing them the opportunity to fully experience the excellence of Made in Italy — a heritage that ITA Airways proudly represents as an ambassador worldwide.”

The airlines are working towards implementing reciprocal earning and redemption capabilities for their respective loyalty programs. 

This partnership complements Air Canada’s growing network to Italy. This summer, Air Canada will operate up to 39 weekly flights and over 13,000 weekly seats to Italy. In May, it launched a new route between Montreal and Naples, the gateway to the Amalfi coast. Naples is the airline’s fourth non-stop connection between Canada and Italy in addition to Rome, Milan, and Venice. 

As well, Air Canada offers intermodal rail connections with Trenitalia, the largest train operator in Italy, with high-speed, regional, overnight and international train routes. Through these intermodal connections, customers will be able to travel to up to 30 onward destinations within Italy.