Sept. 23 – Flying from the timeless enchantment of Venice to the modernity of fascinating Tokyo, and vice versa, is now possible thanks to the new bi-weekly connection which will start from April 3, 2014, between the Venice airport Marco Polo and Narita, in Tokyo. The flight will take off from Venice on Thursdays and Saturdays at 14.20 to land in Tokyo at 9.40 (local time the next morning. From Tokyo, flights will take off every Wednesday and Friday at 12.25 (local time) and arrive in Venice at 18.05. The flight will be served by one of the Boeing B777 vehicles of the long- range aircraft fleet. The Boeing can accommodate 293 passengers on board, divided into three classes: the Magnifica Business class (30 seats), the Classica Plus Premium Economy (24 places) and the Classical Economy (239 seats). “All Magnifica services – reads a note from Alitalia – is developed by Italian excellence: catering is inspired by the recipes of the various Italian regions and has been awarded international level prizes (by the magazine American Global Traveler in 2010, 2011 and 2012); the Italian wine cellar onboard offers quality products; the services offered to passengers for personal comfort are produced by the most important Italian industries.” With this flight, Alitalia broadens its range in the Far East and, in particular, in Japan. Venice is the third Italian city connected to Tokyo, after Rome and Milan; the airline also flies from Rome Fiumicino to Osaka.
