Air Travel

Athens-based Air Mediterranean announced that it will soon launch charter and new scheduled flights following a complete reorganization and refinancing.

Cypriot airline Cobalt Air, which flies to Athens, Thessaloniki and Crete, has appointed APG Hellas as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Greece.

The Greek islands of Corfu, Crete (Heraklion), Kos and Rhodes are among the 17 “sunshine destinations” the new airline Laudamotion will fly to in summer 2018.

Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Airport is set to ‘take off’ in the upcoming tourism season with more airlines requesting landing slots.

Greek airline AEGEAN announced that it has signed a pre-agreement with Airbus for the order of up to 42 new generation aircraft of the A320neo family.

Travelport and Air France-KLM have signed an agreement for the distribution of content through Travelport’s platform.

Qatar Airways’ first flight to Thessaloniki, Greece, touched down at Thessaloniki International Airport “Makedonia” on March 27.

For almost a decade, an ambitious plan to connect the Greek islands through a seaplane network has failed to take off due to red tape.

Prior to launching direct flights from Dubai to Thessaloniki, flydubai has appointed APG Hellas as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Greece.

Lufthansa is sponsoring the New Designers Awards, which will be held on March 30, during the 23rd Athens Xclusive Designers Week in Athens.

Hungarian carrier Wizz Air has launched operations from Athens, aiming to bring affordable air travel services to Greek customers.

Cobalt Air is now marketing its fares to thousands of travel agencies through an exclusive distribution agreement with Sabre Corporation.

Cobalt Air has announced the launch of new direct flights between Athens and Gatwick airport in London as of March 31.

Athens International Airport (AIA) has honored airlines that recorded the fastest development and the highest increases in passenger volumes in their scheduled services during 2017.

Fraport Group announced strong revenue for 2017 driven by significant traffic growth at its airports, with those in Greece boosting revenue by 234.9 million euros.

Egypt’s national carrier Egyptair has announced the launch of new flights connecting Athens, Greece, with Russia and Iraq.

Travelers from Thessaloniki will soon be able to easily connect via Dubai to Emirates’ flights across its global network under its codeshare partnership with flydubai.

Lufthansa has launched a new global advertising campaign under the motto “Say yes to the world”, aiming to embrace change and new challenges. 

KLM has launched “The Journey”, an English-language podcast in which passengers talk about a journey that has changed their lives.

Athens International Airport (AIA) is hosting an exhibition titled “Images of Athens from Benaki Museum’s Photographic Archives” until July 15.