An airline will soon be operating direct flights from New York City to Bari, in the underrated region of Puglia in Italy. Here's what you should know.

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Puglia, the beautiful region in the south of Italy that forms the heel of the country's famous "boot ... be the first-ever nonstop flights between Bari Karol Wojtyla Airport, in the capital ...