Lufthansa and ITA Airways are extending their codeshare partnership to include new international routes in Africa and Asia.
From September 2, 2025, under the AZ code ITA Airways passengers will be able to book flights through Brussels Airport (BRU) to Abidjan, Douala, Freetown, Monrovia, Nairobi and Ouagadougou.
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines passengers will be able to book flights through Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Bangkok, Jeddah, Cairo, Riyadh, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo.
From August 6, 2025, a second batch of codeshare long-haul routes adds the Lufthansa (LH) code to ITA Airways-operated flights and the ITA Airways (AZ) code on destinations served by Lufthansa Group airlines.
The AZ code will be applied to the following Lufthansa Group’s flights:
- Frankfurt / Munich – Delhi
- Frankfurt / Munich – Mumbai
- Munich – Seoul
At the same time, Lufthansa’s passengers will be able to take advantage of the single ticket benefits to reach the following destinations in ITA Airways’ network:
- Rome Fiumicino – Accra
- Rome Fiumicino – Dakar
- Rome Fiumicino (FCO) – Delhi
“The increased number of intercontinental destinations accessible through this codeshare agreement further strengthens synergies between ITA Airways and the Lufthansa Group, enhancing connections between Italy and key markets such as Africa and Asia,” said a spokesperson for ITA Airways
They added: “This partnership offers passengers a wider, more integrated, and efficient global network, granting them reciprocal point accrual in each other’s frequent flyer programs.”