Air Travel

TUI recently welcomed its first ever 737 MAX 8 flight on bio jet fuel, an important part of the company’s commitment to the future of sustainable aviation.

TUS Airways will begin operating four flights per week to Thessaloniki, Greece, from Larnaca, Cyprus, as of late March 2018.

Amadeus has announced the creation of a NDC-X program that will focus on practical use cases of IATA’s “New Distribution Capability”.

Alitalia was named most punctual airline in the world for January 2018 by US independent data services society FlightStats.

Greece is among the European markets for which TAL Aviation has signed General Sales Agent (GSA) services for Chinese carrier Beijing Capital Airlines.

Oman Air has announced the launch of three new routes in 2018, from Muscat Airport to Istanbul in Turkey; Casablanca in Morocco and Moscow in Russia.

Joon, a wholly-owned Air France subsidiary, has announced long-haul routes in spring 2018, connecting Paris to Cape Town, Fortaleza and Mahé.

EasyJet will add new Greek destinations to its summer 2018 schedule through flights connecting Crete with Lyon and Nice and Venice with Corfu.

The Air France office in Greece has given an update regarding flight cancellations due to a strike called by the airline’s worker unions.

Telecoms company Vodafone announced the test runs of a new drone-tracking technology aimed at ensuring safer air travel.

Korean Air was honored with the top award in the “Best Business Class Red” category in the “Cellars in the Sky 2017” airline wine awards.

Air Transat has announced the new summer edition of the “Chef’s Menu by Daniel Vézina”, which will be available on its flights as of May 1.

TUS Airways has launched a new service connecting Ioannina in Western Greece with Larnaca in Cyprus twice a week.

AirBaltic has received the 2018 ATW Airline Industry Achievement Award as the “Market Leader of the Year” by the Air Transport World (ATW) magazine.

Following the recent unveiling of its new aircraft livery, Lufthansa recently showed its new look during a special tour to airports in Germany and Europe.

Singapore Airlines has announced that Osaka, Japan, will be the first scheduled destination for its new Boeing 787-10 fleet.

International arrivals at Greek airports in January reached 505,172, up by 9.7 percent, compared to the same month in 2017.

Marking the fastest passenger traffic growth in 13 years, 2017 was a record-breaking year for European airports, according to ACI Europe.

Air France will launch a three-weekly direct service connecting Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport with the capital of Taiwan, Taipei, starting in April 2018.

Cyprus-based TUS Airways has appointed Discover the World as its official General Sales Agent (GSA) in Greece.