Air Italy will serve four US destinations in summer 2020, despite complaints by several US airlines that it is effectively acting as a front for Qatar Airways, which holds a 49% stake and is leasing aircraft to re-fleet the Sardinia-based operator.

The Italian carrier said July 15 it plans to resume services from Milan Malpensa to Los Angeles and San Francisco (as well as to Toronto) on March 29, 2020, while continuing existing year-round services to New York JFK (daily) and Miami (5X-weekly). Both the Los Angeles and San Francisco routes will be operated 4X-weekly next summer, while Toronto will be 6X-weekly.