SkyTeam se asocia con Trenitalia y propone viajes intermodales en Italia

La alianza SkyTeam firmó un Memorándum de Entendimiento (MOU por su nombre en inglés) con la compañía ferroviaria Trenitalia. Se trata del segundo acuerdo que el grupo de aerolíneas contrae con una compañía no aérea.

Esta alianza permitirá brindar conexiones intermodales para viajar por Italia, combinando aéreos con trenes de alta velocidad Frecciarossa. En el comunicado de prensa se menciona que, más adelante, también se podrán acumular y canjear millas de programas SkyTeam por trayectos elegibles en Frecciarossa. A su vez, los miembros de CartaFRECCIA, el programa de fidelización de la red de trenes de alta velocidad de Trenitalia, tendrán la posibilidad de acumular y utilizar sus puntos en vuelos elegibles de SkyTeam.

Aunque no se hace referencia en la noticia, es un acuerdo interesante si consideramos que se viene hablando de restringir vuelos cortos que puedan hacerse en tren en menos de dos horas y media dentro de la Unión Europea.

Felicitamos a ambas compañías por la alianza y quedamos a la espera de las oportunidades viajeras que pueda generar 🙂

• Buscar trenes Frecciarossa

Citamos el comunicado de prensa que se encuentra en la web de SkyTeam:

AMSTERDAM/ROME, 8 October 2024 – SkyTeam and Trenitalia, Italy’s leading rail operator and part of FS Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer customers a wider choice of destinations across Italy. Announced today at the World Aviation Festival in Amsterdam, the partnership will enable customers to explore Italy using high-speed Frecciarossa train services – Trenitalia’s high-speed network in Italy – facilitating intermodal travel across the country by combining air and rail itineraries in a single reservation.

With Trenitalia as part of SkyTeam’s global network, customers will be able to book a journey that connects air and rail segments. For example, customers will be able to fly from New York-JFK to Rome Fiumicino, collect their bags and continue their journey by Frecciarossa train.

Once the partnership with Trenitalia is in place, SkyTeam frequent flyers will be able to earn and spend miles when traveling on eligible Frecciarossa rail itineraries and members of CartaFRECCIA, the loyalty program of Trenitalia’s high-speed train network, will earn and burn points when flying on eligible SkyTeam flights. SkyPriority services will be offered at railway stations where possible, benefiting SkyTeam Elite and Elite Plus members and Trenitalia’s CartaFRECCIA Platinum and Gold members.

Currently, 14 SkyTeam member airlines serve Italy from markets across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Greater China. SkyTeam’s partnership with Trenitalia forms part of the global airline alliance’s commitment to making the customer journey more integrated, seamless and responsible through greater access to intermodal travel.

Trenitalia is focused on intermodality and sustainability and offers direct connections to/from 23 Italian airports, including SkyTeam’s Rome Fiumicino hub. The Frecce network reaches 150 destinations in Italy with over 270 daily connections, and also runs in Spain and France with Frecciarossa. Italian cities served by SkyTeam member airlines that offer Frecciarossa connections include: Rome, Milan, Turin, Venice, Genova, Bologna, Florence, Naples, Verona, Bari.