Five new Dulles routes have launched since May 25

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority staff and special guests gathered Friday, June 2, at Dulles International Airport to celebrate as ITA and WestJet made their debut as new carriers with flights from Washington to Rome and Washington to Calgary, respectively. The new routes are latest of five to launch at Dulles since May 25:

• May 25: United to Berlin
• June 1: Air Canada to Vancouver, Norse to London Gatwick
• June 2: ITA to Rome, WestJet to Calgary

ITA Airways IAD-Rome FCO

Photo credit: @Dulles_Airport

The ITA inaugural flight from Rome (FCO) Airport landed at Dulles International (IAD) around 2 p.m. on June 2 and received a fire department water-arch salute along its taxi route to Concourse A. It was the first revenue flight for the aircraft, an Airbus A330 neo, since being assembled in France.

A ceremonial ribbon-cutting event took place with speakers including officials from the Italian Embassy, Airports Authority and ITA. Passengers enjoyed Illy coffee and gourmet pizza and received gift bags before boarding for departure. The program was streamed on the airport’s Facebook page.

Speaking on behalf of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer Chryssa Westerlund said, “This new service from the capital of the United States to the capital of Italy offers comfortable and convenient nonstop service, increasing our annual capacity from Dulles to Rome by 200,000 seats.”  

Cutting the ribbon along with airline staff were (beginning 3rd from left): Paul Bobson, Airports Authority vice president for airline business development; Minister Alessandro Gonzales, Italian embassy deputy chief of mission; Chryssa Westerlund, Airports Authority executive vice president and chief revenue officer; Pierfrancesco Carino, ITA Airways vice president of international sales; Richard Golinowski, Airports Authority vice president and Dulles Airport manager; Scott Cooper, Airports Authority airline business development director. Photo credit: @Dulles_Airport

Flights between Washington and Rome will operate on the following schedule

Future passengers can book travel at www.ita-airways.com.

WestJet IAD-Calgary YYC

Cutting the ribbon with Airports Authority and airline staff were: Chuck Crowder, WestJet vice president of sales and distribution (2nd from left); Gillian Grant, Embassy of Canada counsellor (5th from left); Scott Cooper, Airports Authority airline business development director (6th from left); Richard Golinowski, Airports Authority vice president and Dulles Airport manager (7th from left). Photo credit: @Dulles_Airport

The WestJet inaugural flight from Calgary (YYC) Airport arrived at Gate B79 at Dulles International (IAD) on Friday, June 2. The gate event included congratulatory speeches, a ribbon cutting, cookies and an assortment of locally sourced products from Calgary for passengers to enjoy.

Flights between Washington and Calgary will operate on the following schedule:  

Future passengers can book travel at www.westjet.com

About the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority operates the U.S. Capital Region’s gateways to the nation and the world, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport, the Dulles Airport Access Highway and the Dulles Toll Road. The Authority also managed construction of the Silver Line, a 23-mile extension of the Washington region’s Metrorail public transit system through northern Virginia, which began service to Dulles International in 2022.