ITA Airways will officially reconnect Rome Fiumicino Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas starting 30 March 2027. Following a memorandum of understanding signed on 13 October by CEO Joerg Eberhart and Venezuelan ambassador María Elena Uzzo Giannattasio, the Italian flag carrier plans three weekly rotations scheduled on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
Operations will utilize Airbus A330-900 aircraft, configured in a three-class layout accommodating 291 passengers. The widebody type flies alongside A330-200 and Airbus A350-900 aircraft in the company's long-haul division. Caracas represents ITA Airways' fourth South American destination, expanding a transatlantic network that already serves Buenos Aires, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro.
This move restores a direct corridor abandoned in April 2015 by predecessor Alitalia due to local currency repatriation restrictions. While ITA initially targeted a relaunch in October or November 2026, as announced at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro in June, infrastructure damage caused by June earthquakes at Caracas Maiquetía forced the postponement to 2027.
Why it matters for your training
Long-haul route expansions to South America require crews to master extended overwater operations and complex dispatch planning into airports recovering from recent seismic infrastructure damage.
