ITA Airways Reaches New Lufthansa Group Integration Milestone by Joining Miles & More
- Joe Breitfeller
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Lufthansa has announced that ITA Airways has reached a major integration milestone with the Lufthansa Group by joining Miles & More, Europe’s leading loyalty program in the travel sector.
On Friday (March 20, 2026), Lufthansa announced that starting April 1st, Miles & More will become the official loyalty program of ITA Airways. The Lufthansa Group's frequent flyer program will then be open to all customers of the Italian airline, who will enjoy access to a global partner network with exclusive rewards and services. This new collaboration between Miles & More and ITA Airways is a major milestone in the integration of ITA Airways into the Lufthansa Group. ITA’s customers will benefit from Europe’s leading frequent flyer program with a global network of 35 airlines and over 135 additional program partners from the very first mile. This includes renowned hotels, global car rental companies, and numerous products and shopping brands.
In Friday’s announcement, Lufthansa Group’s Chief Commercial Officer, Dieter Vranckx, said,
“Welcoming ITA Airways to the Miles & More program is a unique milestone, not only from a program offer perspective but also from the airline’s customers perspective. With this step, we continue to be on track integrating ITA Airways as [a] Hub Airline. The ITA Airways customers will get access to an industry-leading program, which will further expand its excellent position and create additional synergies for its worldwide customer base. ITA Airways has made the strategic decision to use Miles & More as a large and globally anchored loyalty program and to offer its customers a worldwide route network for earning miles in the future. ITA Airways will thus integrate further into our Lufthansa Group airline commercial powerhouse.”
Miles & More members can also earn miles on all Lufthansa Group airlines, all Star Alliance airlines, and other partner airlines. These miles can then be redeemed for award flights, travel-related awards, and numerous selected products and services. Additionally, new members can earn ‘Points’ to achieve or maintain frequent flyer status within the Lufthansa Group. For ITA Airways customers who already have frequent flyer status, an attractive offer to switch to the Miles & More program via a status match will also be published. The partnership between ITA Airways and Miles & More will be further expanded with additional offers over the course of the year. All 39 million Miles & More members will now have the opportunity to earn miles in the ITA Airways route network.
Source: Lufthansa Group
