Air travel in Italy shows hopeful signs of recovery from the impact of the covid-19 pandemic as Rome's Fiumicino airport unveils a range of new international destinations ahead of summer 2022. The new routes were announced by Aeroporti di Roma (AdR), the company that manages Fiumicino airport - officially known as Leonardo da Vinci - along with Rome's other airport, Ciampino.

Among the big travel news this summer is the launch of Qantas flights between Italy and Australia, offering a non-stop service for the first time between Rome and Perth, and onwards to Sydney. ITA Airways, successor to Alitalia as Italy's flagship carrier, will offer flights to Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Tokyo, in addition to New York, Miami and Boston, from June.