Covid-19 Government measures Greece May Take Additional Measures for Ferry, Air Travel by GTP editing team 19 March 2020 written by GTP editing team 19 March 2020 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 22 The Greek government may take additional measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus in Greece, including rules on ferry travel, if deemed necessary and if the public shows signs that it is easing on the already announced quarantine measures. Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas on Thursday told ERT that following the overcrowding of passenger ferries to the Greek islands over the last few days, the government is considering to impose capacity limitations on vessels leaving the country’s ports. “We are considering capacity limitations for ferries to the islands, but possibly also on aircraft in particular from overseas flights, but these are issues that will be studied in the coming days,” Petsas said. Over the last few days, ferries were departing to the country’s islands with crowds of Greeks. According to Health Ministry representative Sotiris Tsiodras, the scenes at ports and on ferries resembled the August 15 holiday getaway period. Regarding further restrictions on air travel, it was rumored on Thursday that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was to announce the suspension of all international passenger flights to and from Greece. The Greek PM made no mention of such a measure but unconfirmed reports still claim that the suspension will take effect as of Sunday, March 22. Join the 15,000+ travel executives who read our newsletter 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 IATA: Airlines will Need Emergency Aid Up to $200bn next post Greek Think Tank: Covid-19 to Affect Six out of 10 SMEs You may also like 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 ELIME and HELMEPA Join Forces for Safer, More Sustainable Greek Ports 5 February 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ