Air Travel

Ellinair has announced flights from Athens to Mykonos, Chania and Corfu for summer 2019 and the launch of an interline agreement with Aeroflot Russian Airlines.

Ryanair has announced the launch of a new service connecting Greece’s Aktion Airport in Preveza with Budapest for summer 2019.

Passenger traffic through Greece’s airports increased by 9 percent in the first three months of the year, according to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

Turkey-based leisure airline SunExpress has signed an agreement with TAL Aviation for its representation in Greece, Bulgaria and Romania.

Cyprus Airways celebrated the one-year anniversary of its route from Athens to Larnaca, which flew some 77,000 passengers between the two cities.

TUS Airways has resumed its direct flights between the cities of Ioannina in Epirus, Western Greece, and Larnaca in Cyprus.

Fraport Greece has completed works at the airports of Zakynthos, Kavala and Chania, and is moving full speed ahead with more upgrade projects at another six airports.

Emirates recently announced special fares for travelers from Greece to various destinations such as Dubai, New Delhi and New York.

Air France is now offering passengers traveling in its Business cabin the opportunity to indulge in a new signature cocktail, created together with the Hotel Lancaster in Paris.

Air France, KLM and Sky Express have signed an interline agreement, aiming to strengthen their commercial cooperation for flights between Paris, Amsterdam and the Greek islands.

Singapore Airlines has been announced “world’s best” for the second year on TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards for Airlines list.

A new security measure will be implemented in Greek airports for all European citizens traveling to/from Non-Schengen destinations.

The most anticipated upgrade project of Makedonia Airport, runway 10-28, is set to open to planes by the end of the year.

A number of Greek destinations are included in the 2019 summer schedule – March 31 to October 27 – of the Air France-KLM network.

AEGEAN has once again been named Best Regional Airline in Europe for 2019 on TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Awards for Airlines list.

Sabre Corporation has released its first set of New Distribution Capability (NDC) APIs with launch carrier, United Airlines.

Scoot offers travelers from Athens the opportunity to fly to Laos via Singapore, following the launch of services between the two Asian countries.

AEGEAN in 2018 recorded an 5 percent rise in consolidated revenue and saw net earnings after tax up by 13 percent at 67.9 million euros.

Iceland’s low cost carrier Wow Air announced that it has ended all operations, citing financial strain, and leaving hundreds of travelers stranded.

Lufthansa has been announced “Airline of the Year 2019” by the Air Transport World (ATW), a leading monthly magazine covering the global airline industry.