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ITA Airways Expands Lufthansa Group Integration with New Miles & Extra Perks and Lounge Entry
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
ITA Airways’ integration into the Lufthansa Group is shifting ahead, bringing expanded advantages for frequent vacationers. Members of the Miles & Extra program can now accumulate Factors when flying with ITA Airways, along with incomes miles. This enhancement permits vacationers to achieve or keep Lufthansa Group’s elite frequent flyer standing extra simply, with Enterprise Class passengers additionally qualifying for HON Circle Factors. These Factors are awarded beneath the identical construction as different Lufthansa Group airways and co-branded Miles & Extra companions, making certain consistency throughout the community.
Since formally becoming a member of the Lufthansa Group on January 17, 2025, ITA Airways has elevated its worth proposition for world vacationers. Miles & Extra individuals had been already capable of earn and redeem miles on ITA Airways flights, and now, members of ITA Airways’ personal loyalty program, Volare, can earn and use Volare Factors on Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airways, and Brussels Airways flights. The flexibility to qualify for Lufthansa Group standing whereas flying ITA Airways additional aligns the Italian provider with its new father or mother firm’s loyalty ecosystem.
To have fun this milestone, Lufthansa Group is rolling out a particular promotional provide for Miles & Extra members. Passengers who fly with ITA Airways between March 1 and April 15, 2025, will obtain a bonus of two,000 miles for 2 continental flights and 4,000 miles for 2 intercontinental flights, no matter journey class. To take part, vacationers should activate the provide by March 31, 2025.
Additional deepening its integration, ITA Airways will totally align with the Lufthansa Group route community when the summer season flight schedule begins on March 30. Over 100 flights can be built-in into the Lufthansa Group system, permitting seamless reserving and better flexibility for passengers. Moreover, from March 30, ITA Airways vacationers will achieve entry to roughly 130 Lufthansa Group lounges worldwide, whereas Lufthansa Group passengers can even be welcomed into ITA Airways’ lounges.
ITA Airways’ long-term imaginative and prescient inside the Lufthansa Group consists of turning into a full member of the Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance. This transition, scheduled for the primary half of 2026, will provide vacationers even better world connectivity, reinforcing ITA Airways’ position within the worldwide aviation panorama.
