The first flight operated by Alitalia was accepted at Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) on May 2, according to media reports. Alitalia will be operating daily flights with an overnight stay in Kyiv until October 27, 2017 with departure from Rome Fiumicino Airport at 11:00 p.m. and return departure from Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) at 5:00 a.m. Alitalia suspended Kyiv-Rome flights in 2014.