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Lufthansa Cargo will Market ITA Airways’ Cargo Capacities on Routes from Asia to Rome

Starting September 1st, 2025, Lufthansa Cargo will market the cargo capacities of ITA Airways on routes from Delhi, Tokyo-Haneda and Bangkok to Rome-Fiumicino under the Lufthansa Cargo AWB prefix.


Lufthansa Cargo to Market the Cargo Capacities of ITA Airways on Routes from Asia to Rome Starting September 1, 2025 – Courtesy Lufthansa Cargo/Mynewsdesk
Lufthansa Cargo to Market the Cargo Capacities of ITA Airways on Routes from Asia to Rome Starting September 1, 2025 – Courtesy Lufthansa Cargo/Mynewsdesk

On Friday (August 1, 2025), Lufthansa Cargo announced that they will begin marketing the cargo capacities of ITA Airways on routes from Asia to Rome.  Starting September 1, 2025, ITA’s routes from Delhi (DEL), Tokyo-Haneda (HND) and Bangkok (BKK) to Rome-Fiumicino (FCO) will be marketed and managed under the Lufthansa Cargo AWB prefix.  Lufthansa Cargo has been marketing ITA Airways’ belly-hold capacities on routes from South America to Rome since May, with the first flights under the new cooperation taking place in June.  The cooperation will be gradually expanded to all ITA Airways’ continental and intercontinental routes, subject to regulatory approval. 


In Friday’s announcement, Lufthansa Cargo’s Head of Global Markets, Anand Kulkarni, said,


“We are proud to offer our customers additional capacity from Asia to Europe with these three routes.  The cooperation with ITA Airways got off to a successful start in June, and we are excited to take the next step together.  Our newest hub in Rome is a particularly important addition to our network, enabling us to offer even faster and more reliable connections to Europe and worldwide; truly emphasizing our purpose, enabling global business.”


Lufthansa Cargo is one of the world’s leading cargo airlines and part of the Lufthansa Group, Europe’s largest airline group.  In 2024, the company generated revenues of 3.26 billion euros and a transport performance of 8.5 billion freight tonne-kilometers, and currently employs approximately 4,200 team members worldwide.  Through five cargo hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, Vienna and Rome, the carrier transports an average of 2,500 tons of freight per day across an airport-to-airport network that covers 350 destinations in over 100 countries.  Lufthansa Cargo markets the belly-hold cargo capacities Lufthansa Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Discover Airlines, ITA Airways and SunExpress, as well as its own dedicated freighter fleet of 18 Boeing 777F and four Airbus A321F.  Additionally, around 300 trucks operate daily under a Lufthansa Cargo flight number. Together with its subsidiaries, Lufthansa Cargo offers customized, fast and efficient logistics solutions along the entire supply chain.



Source: Lufthansa Cargo/Mynewsdesk

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