Air Travel Minister Kountoura: Three Airlines to Run Direct NY-Athens Flights by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 written by GTP editing team 5 January 2016 2 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 14 Photo © AIA Three US-based carriers will be offering direct flights from New York to Athens, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said during her trip to the US for the 17th New York Capital Link “Invest in Greece” Forum held in the “Big Apple” last month. Photo Credit: Yiannis Katsaris Speaking to Astoria-based New Greek TV, Mrs Kountoura said that Delta, United and American airlines would be handling passenger traffic to Greece in the upcoming summer season. The minister also added that despite having proposed Greece’s largest carrier, Aegean Airlines, launch direct flights between Greece and the US, there has been no such decision yet. Diaspora Greeks as well as tour operators have repeatedly called for year-round flights to the homeland, particularly after a number of international carriers stopped offering direct services over the last few years. Markopoulo-based airline SkyGreece, founded in October 2012, aimed to offer non-stop flights between Greece and North America all year round, however, last November the company declared bankruptcy only months into operation. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post Application Procedure for NSRF Funds to Kick off Soon next post Disruptions at Greece’s Regional Airports Due to Friday Strike You may also like Test post 6 June 2025 Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 2 comments Ken Statis 7 January 2016 - 22:04 Let’s stop with skygreece. That airline was run by four idiots who had no business being in the transportion field. Father Hollywood was more failed businesses than duggers have kids. Greece will get more flights when non stop service is priced equal with connecting flights. Reply Bill Koumarelos 7 January 2016 - 18:57 It’s good that things are finally starting to shape up in the USA to Greece air service market. But it still is not enough. As mentioned, we still need some service year-round. People do have to visit famililes, as well as go to Greece for business purposes during the non-summer months. Additionally, service from Chicago to Athens is long overdue. The USA’s “Second City” has a large Greek population. Plus there are a number of cities that do not have useful flights to Philadelphia or the NYC airports—but do have flights to Chicago. With two large carriers both having major hubs at O’Hare, they can certainly provide more convenient connections to Greece from the secondary and smaller markets. Reply Leave a Reply to Ken Statis Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
