Air Travel Greece Successfully Completes Repatriation of Greek Citizens from Israel by GTP editing team 13 October 2023 written by GTP editing team 13 October 2023 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 12 Greece is included among the first countries that successfully completed the repatriation of its citizens from Tel Aviv, following Hamas’ unexpected attack on Saturday to Israel, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Embassy of Greece in Tel Aviv and the Consulate General in Jerusalem, mobilized immediately for the safe return of Greek visitors and residents of the area,” the ministry said in a statement. Specifically, on Monday, October 9, 90 Greek visitors to Israel returned to Greece on an El Al flight directly to Athens. They were followed by another 68 Greeks on Tuesday, October 10. On Thursday, October 12, the ministry chartered a special flight and flew 72 Greek residents of Israel to Athens. According to the ministry, the Greeks who resided in Israel had expressed a desire to repatriate. Moreover, the ministry informed that the return of citizens of European and third countries was also facilitated through the aforementioned flights. Specifically, the return of citizens of Austria, Germany and Israel, Albania, Belgium, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Ireland, Latvia, Ukraine and Panama was secured. 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 Greek Tourism Ministry Makes Accessibility for People with Disabilities a Top Priority next post Property Prices and Rents Rise in Athens, Thessaloniki in Q2 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