Strategic protocol signed between Ita Airways and Maeci

Ita Airways is proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci)aimed at developing a partnership strategica with the department to enhance the Italian systemstrengthen theattractiveness of the country and support i traffic flows to and from the national territory.

The Protocol – signed by the president of Ita Airways, Sandro Pappalardoand by the vice-president of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajaniin the course of Conference of Italian Consuls in the world held today at the Farnesina – has as its main areas of collaboration the growth diplomacythrough the exchange of information useful for the development of routes andinternationalization of the country system, the sports diplomacythrough possible discounted rates for figures involved in international sports initiatives, and joint participation in conferences, forums, trade fairs and promotional events in Italy and abroad.

Scopes and measures of the protocol

The Protocol also provides for the possibility of defining discounted rates for initiatives promoted by Maeci, as well as the sharing of studies, analyzes and statistics are market trends, international application, sustainability e workforce training.

The strategic role of air transport

“Il air transport it does not just represent a service, but a real one strategic infrastructure in support of competitiveness of the national production system – declared the President Sandro Pappalardo – La Italian diplomatic network constitutes an essential safeguard to accompany the Company and enhance its value international projection“.

Values ​​and international cooperation

The president then added: “Ita Airways, as national airlinecontributes every day to representing abroad the values ​​that make our country recognizable and appreciated as: quality, elegance, reliability, manufacturing capacity. We warmly thank Maeci and the Minister for the precious contribution offered to the development of international activitiesand we confirm our full willingness to strengthen the areas of mutual cooperation to serve theproduction ecosystem of our country”.