Transavia Celebrates Upcoming New Amsterdam-Thessaloniki Route

Transavia.com and its general sales agent in Greece Galant Hellas recently held an event in Thessaloniki to celebrate the upcoming opening of the new air connection between Amsterdam and the Greek northern city.

After years of no direct flights from Amsterdam to Thessaloniki, Transavia decided to launch new flights from The Netherlands to Macedonia International Airport.

As of 17 April 2014, the Dutch low cost carrier will operate an Amsterdam-Thessaloniki flight three times a week, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

The event was attended by many Greek tourism professionals and city officials including Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, Deputy Mayor for Culture & Sport Spyros Pegas, Professional Chamber of Thessaloniki Chairman Mihalis Zorpidis and  Macedonia-Thrace Travel Agencies Association Vice President Kalliope Xynopoulou.