Air Travel

Major EU tourism trade bodies are joining forces with Airlines for Europe (A4E) in efforts to minimize the “damaging” impact of air traffic controller (ATC) strikes on travelers and tourism …

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has reported a 10.5 percent rise in passenger traffic in Greek airports for the first six months of 2018.

Qatar Airways won four prestigious accolades at the 2018 Skytrax World Airline Awards, including for Best Business Class for the sixth time.

Star Alliance was honored with the Best Airline Alliance title for the third year running at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.

Dimitris Kontogeorgos, founder of Greek online travel agent (OTA) airtickets.gr, claims that the financial problems of the Tripsta Group have been mistakenly linked to airtickets.gr.

Greece is among Europe’s nations with the lowest low-cost carrier (LCC) market penetration, according to airline network news and analysis provider anna.aero.

Singapore Airlines for the fourth time has been named “World’s Best Airline” at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, also known as “the Oscars of the aviation industry”.

The 14 regional airports in Greece managed by Fraport, have generated 233.3 million euros in revenue and 14.4 million euros in earnings in 2017.

Lufthansa in October will launch a direct connection between Thessaloniki in Greece and Frankfurt in Germany with two flights per week.

Strikes announced for July 25 and 26 by Ryanair cabin crew has caused the airline to cancel flights to/from Belgium, Portugal and Spain next Wednesday and Thursday.

Air Transat, Canada’s leading holiday airline, has been named the World’s Best Leisure Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2018.

For the eighth consecutive year Greece’s AEGEAN was named the “Best Regional Airline in Europe” at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards.

The UK government has published a white paper, which proposes a softer Brexit, amid concerns that the country’s exit from the EU will lead to disruptions in the aviation industry.

Qatar Airways recently brought the state-of-the-art Airbus A350-1000 to Greece for a one-off visit, servicing its Athens-Doha route.

Greek carrier Ellinair, a member of Mouzenidis Group, has announced that it has appointed Thanos Pascalis as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Volotea has announced that its routes to Santorini, Heraklion and Mykonos, as well as Venice in Italy, will be operated all through the winter season.

Rhodes welcomed 34,238 more visitors in June, compared to the same month in 2017, posting a 9.27 percent rise, according to airport operator Fraport Greece.

Incoming travelers to Volos’ Nea Aghialos Airport are set to rise by 25-30 percent, in great part due to new flights from the UK and Israel.

Global passenger traffic results for May 2018, showed that demand rose by 6.1 percent compared to the same month in 2017, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Qatar Airways has announced that it will extend its four-weekly seasonal direct service from Doha to Mykonos until October 14.