Air Travel

Goldair Handling recently welcomed senior aviation expert Athina Kapeni as Business Development Advisor to its Board of Directors.

Renowned chefs from New York, Dubai, Melbourne and Japan flew with Emirates to northern Greece, to participate in the Sani Gourmet culinary festival that took place in Halkidiki.

One year after the opening of Volotea’s base in Athens, the carrier’s CEO referred to it as “the most successful launch” in the airline’s history.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is calling for reduced taxation on transport, after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a series of tax relief measures.

Athens International Airport has been ranked third in AirHelp’s 7th annual listing of the world’s best airports and airlines for 2019.

Ryanair has launched four new routes from Kalamata in Greece to London Stansted, Milan Bergamo, Pisa and Sofia, as part of its summer 2019 schedule.

Alitalia ranked first in the world for its on-time performance in the first four months of 2019, according to data released by FlightStats.

A few weeks before the European Parliament elections, Lufthansa is actively promoting a higher voter turnout with its slogan “SayYesToEurope”.

Star Alliance has been named “Airline Alliance of the Year” for the third time in a row at the Air Transport Awards event.

Ethiopian Airlines in July will connect Addis Ababa in Ethiopia with Marseille in France, which is the carrier’s 20th destination in Europe.

The “My Emirates Pass” has returned for summer 2019, offering travelers discounts and benefits in over 500 locations across the UAE.

Emirates, the premier partner and the official airline of Expo 2020 Dubai, has unveiled the design and visitor experience concepts of its ultra-modern pavilion for the six-month mega event.

Scoot, the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group, has launched sales to four new cities in China: Wuhan, Changsha, Kunming and Fuzhou.

Ryanair has announced a new service from Thessaloniki in northern Greece, to Amman in Jordan, for its 2019 winter schedule.

Emirates has completed the reconfiguration of its Boeing 777-200LR fleet, an investment that reached a total of $150 million.

AEGEAN on Holy Saturday, April 27, will provide three extra aircraft (non commercial flights) to distribute the Holy Flame to as many Greek destinations as possible, once it arrives in …

Mega Airlines Studies received the title of “Europe’s Top Performer 2019”, during the IATA World Congress, which was recently held in New Delhi, India.

India’s Jet Airways announced this week that it would be ceasing operations after failing to secure emergency funding.

Star Alliance member Croatia Airlines held an event in central Athens, marking its 30 years of service in air travel.

Alitalia’s passenger revenues increased by 1.4 percent during the first three months of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.