Aviation

Greek air traffic controllers have suspended strike action, planned to begin on Sunday, after meeting with Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis.

Key figures of the Greek tourism sector on Saturday called for the country’s air traffic controllers to suspend announced strike action.

Flights to and from Greece are being cancelled due to strike action announced by the country’s air traffic controllers.

Greece’s air traffic controllers have announced that they will begin four 24-hour rolling strikes on Sunday in protest over a draft law regarding changes to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

Olympic Air is cancelling scheduled domestic flights due to a strike announced by the Panhellenic Union of Licensed Aeronautical Telecommunications Officers from 24:01 on Tuesday, October 4, until 23:59 on Saturday, October 8.

Astra Airlines, Olympic Air and Sky Express will service a number of state-subsidized air routes to remote Greek destinations, according to an announcement by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

AEGEAN and Olympic Air flights will fly as scheduled on Thursday, September 29 and Friday, September 30, after the civil aviation authority personnel (OSYPA) called off their strike on late Wednesday.

Flight cancellations have been announced by AEGEAN and Olympic Air for Thursday, September 29 and Friday, September 30, due to strike action announced by the civil aviation authority personnel (OSYPA).

Greece’s airline market is seeing steady growth thanks in large part to the improvement of the country’s airport infrastructure and to the expansion of the tourist season, business services group ICAP found in a report.

All flights to and from Kalamata Airport were cancelled on Wednesday for safety reasons due to bad weather.