Aviation

Ryanair’s six new scheduled flights to Athens that will launch from 1 April, have achieved record numbers, the Irish airline’s CEO, Michael O’ Leary, said during a press conference in the Greek capital on 19 March.

Europe’s regional aviation sector is slowly returning to growth as the last quarter of 2013 marked positive changes for the sector in terms of passenger numbers, aircraft movements and numbers of routes.

Ryanair will participate in a Global Distribution System (GDS) channel for the first time in over a decade.

Thessaloniki-based Astra Airlines has announced the launch of a new route connecting Athens, Greece, with Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan as of 3 April 2014.

As of 1 March, Galant Hellas will begin offering services as low cost airline transavia.com’s new General Sales Agent (GSA) for Greece. transavia.com has high expectations of the developments in the Greek travel market.

Athens International Airport (AIA) recently honored airlines that demonstrated the fastest development and succeeded in recording the highest increases in passenger numbers in their scheduled services during 2013.

The company presentation video of the newly formed Greek airline company Ellinair of Mouzenidis Travel recently made its appearance on social media channels.

South African Airways (SAA) latest news and major developments in 2013 were presented to Greek travel agents in Athens during the airline’s recent Vasilopita (Greek New Year’s cake) cutting ceremony.

New Greek airline, Ellinair, completed its maiden Thessaloniki-Kiev flight on 19 February and flew 96 Ukrainian tourists to the country’s northern city.

Air France recently unveiled its brand new “cocoon-like” seats to be featured in the airline’s business class cabin.