Aviation

Dutch low-cost operator transavia.com recently expanded its global reach in Greece by extending its content for distribution to Travelport-connected Greek travel agencies. Roy Scheerder, chief commercial officer of transavia.com, tells GTP what else the airline has planned for the Greek market.

The following letter of Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” is in response to the article entitled “Athens Airport – A Greek island” published on 10 June 2013 by The Economist.

Qatar Airways recently announced route expansion on three continents together with a huge increase in capacity in Pakistan as part of the Doha-based carrier’s continued aggressive growth strategy.

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair said recently that it could bring 10 million tourists to Greece over the next three years if Athens International Airport (AIA) would reduce the air passenger duty for new connections to and from Athens.

Greek Aegean Airlines may establish the soon-to-launch Athens-Baku route in autumn and winter, Greeko-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce President George Papadopoulos said during a recent flight presentation, according to Trend News Agency.

Athens International Airport (AIA) and Aegean Airlines recently announced joint initiatives for the summer season 2013 that aim to create a favorable framework in the aviation market of Athens and further enhance passenger traffic.

The European Commission yesterday, 13 March, announced a package of measures to ensure that air passengers have new and better rights to information, care and re-routing when they are stranded at an airport.

Athens International Airport (AIA) awarded airlines that recorded the highest passenger development in 2012, during the 13th Airline Marketing Workshop held at the airport on 14 February.

Finnair topped the world’s safest airlines list, according to the 2012 airline safety ranking recently released by Europe’s Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Center (JACDEC).

The Greek Government will divide the country’s regional airports into three groups based on geographical criteria prior to inviting private investors to submit expressions of interest for their operation, the Greek media recently reported.