Air Travel

Fraport Greece has completed 80% of its investment program, with the airports of Thessaloniki, Corfu, Kos, Mykonos and Santorini being last on its project list.

Italian carrier Alitalia recorded a 5 percent increase in passenger revenues in November, compared to the same month in 2018.

Leisure airline Jet2.com and package holiday specialist Jet2holidays have announced Santorini as its sixth brand new Greek destination for summer 2020.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has officially opened its completely renovated non-Schengen “Crown Lounge” at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.

If the cards are played right, Latvia is bound to become a go-to destination in the coming years with airBaltic paving the way.

Austrian Airlines will add more Greek holiday destinations to its flight schedule for summer 2020, which will take effect on March 29.

Singapore Airlines aims to offer less jet lag and more fuel efficiency with its Airbus A350-900LR which was recently launched out of Turkey.

Volotea celebrated its one millionth passenger to Athens International Airport (AIA), since it began operating in the Greek capital in 2015.

Air France has launched new flights connecting Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport with Mahé in the Seychelles three times a week for the winter season.

Lufthansa has announced new flights to the Greek destinations of Rhodes and Zakynthos for summer 2020 that will begin operation in April.

Proton Air and Tourism Services, a Greek company active in the aviation field, has announced VIP services at over 1,000 airports around the world.

Cyprus Airways has announced new routes to Greece from its hub in Larnaca and from other European destinations for summer 2020.

AEGEAN announced a 10 percent increase in its consolidated revenue for the first nine months of the year, compared to the respective period of 2018.

Emirates has announced plans to purchase 30 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, worth $8.8 billion, and 50 A350-900 XWBs worth $16 billion.

Eurowings will launch two new direct connections to Greece from Dusseldorf and Stuttgart for summer 2020, to Santorini and Kos respectively.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has suspended Greece’s Astra Airlines, which is reportedly seeking a new partner to inject much needed funds.

IAG, parent company of Iberia and British Airways, has announced the acquisition of Spanish airline Air Europa for 1 billion euros.

Lufthansa has announced that it will be cutting costs at its Group companies Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines in an aim to improve earnings.

AEGEAN has announced the expansion of its activity in Cyprus with the addition of two new routes, Pafos – Athens and Larnaka – Beirut.

Condor, as of May 1, 2020, will connect Germany’s main airports non-stop with the Greek islands of Mykonos, Santorini and Samos.