Abu Dhabi – Alitalia today introduced its new non-stop intercontinental route between Milan Malpensa and Abu Dhabi, which commences operations on March 29.The event was hosted by Ariodante Valeri, Chief Commercial Officer of Alitalia, and Jim Mueller, Senior Vice President Global Sales of Etihad Airways, the strategic equity and codeshare partner of Alitalia, which has added its EY code to the service. The new connections with Abu Dhabi will strengthen Alitalia’s intercontinental offering from Milan and Northern Italy. This year, Alitalia will operate more intercontinental destinations from Malpensa than any other airline. (9colonne)