Air Travel

Hainan Airlines will launch a new year-round service of four weekly flights between Dublin and Beijing as of June 12.

The relaunched carrier Cyprus Airways has announced that it will resume flights from Larnaca to Athens International Airport from March 29.

Greek carrier Aegean saw passenger growth and improved operating profitability in 2017, according to the company’s annual financial results.

Lufthansa announced the “best result in its history” after reigning in costs and investing some 3 billion euros in product and service quality.

Since Emirates launched the Greece-US non-stop service, 160,000 passengers traveled on the route, contributing to the 60% growth of the New York market out of Athens.

Egypt’s national carrier Egyptair, as of April 1 will resume its Athens – Benghazi routes, which will be conducted via Cairo.

Air New Zealand is shining a global spotlight on Antarctica and environmental science in its latest safety video, which will be rolled out across its fleet.

Croatia Airlines has announced that it will connect Athens with Zagreb and Dubrovnik with new summer flights to launch in April.

German carrier Germania has announced that it is expanding its service to Greece with the addition of more flights and new routes for 2018.

At this year’s ITB Berlin trade show, Qatar Airways revealed a host of 16 new destinations, including two in Greece, to be launched in 2018-19.

Global passenger traffic in January 2018 rose by 4.6 percent compared to the same period in 2017, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.

Athens Airport has been honored as the Best European Airport in the “15–25 Million Passengers/Year” category at the 2017 ASQ Awards, held by ACI World.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Emirates is highlighting the integral role played by its female employees through a special video.

The main runway at Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Airport is in operation handling all flights, following the completion of planned maintenance works there.

Greek carrier AEGEAN saw a 12 percent increase in passenger traffic to 1.5 million on its flights for the first two months of 2018.

Low-cost carrier Ryanair is adding 13 new routes to its 2018 winter schedule, connecting Athens and Thessaloniki with destinations in Europe, Asia and North Africa.

Greek carrier and Mouzenidis Group company Ellinair announced the expansion of its fleet and the launch of seven new routes in 2018.

Condor recently honored ATPI, a leading corporate travel company, for its outstanding performance as the airline’s top producer in Greece for 2017.

Technology provider Sabre has agreed a new multi-year agreement with Greek corporate and leisure agency Kyvernitis Travel.

Travelport has announced an intelligent fraud control and settlement solution for its airline customers called “Travelport Authorize Plus”.