Lufthansa Group and ANA to add ITA Airways to Europe Japan Joint Venture

The Lufthansa Group and All Nippon Airways have initiated a strategic Europe Japan Joint Venture which will be expanded to include ITA Airways.

A press release from ITA Airways copied to Ghana Business News says starting Autumn 2026, the Venture will introduce shorter and more frequent connections between Japan and Europe via ITA Airways’ hub at Rome Fiumicino.

A corresponding agreement was signed the previous day at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, the release said.