Air Travel

KLM passengers traveling in World Business Class can now order their main course up to 45 days before departure through a new service.

Juneyao Air touched down at Athens Airport on Tuesday, inaugurating its new intercontinental non-stop Athens-Shanghai service.

Greek airports in February saw the positive trend of the beginning of the year continue and experienced another increase in passenger traffic.

Greece’s committee for Aviation Tourism has been re-established by the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry in collaboration with the Tourism Ministry.

EU travelers to Romania and Bulgaria will no longer need to go through passport checks after the two countries joined the Schengen open travel zone.

Emirates was crowned the global winner of the “Best Inflight Entertainment Award” in the Airline Ratings 2024 Airline Excellence Awards.

Greece announced plans to increase funding for the upgrade of the country’s air traffic management systems.

Greece reported the lowest aviation-related carbon footprint among the 10 most-visited countries in Europe in 2023.

United is launching flights from Athens to New York/Newark and Washington DC earlier this year.

SKY express received three notable distinctions from Athens International Airport for its performance in 2023 on scheduled flights to and from the Greek capital.

Discover Airlines, Lufthansa Group’s leisure airline, announced an expansion to its portfolio in Greece with the addition of flights to the Greek island of Kefalonia from Munich, Germany.

AEGEAN had the best on-time performance in Europe in January and the third best in February.

Jet2 has announced new flights and holidays to four Greek destinations from Bournemouth Airport, which will become its 12th UK base airport, in summer 2025.

The European Commission has sent a statement of objections over the proposed acquisition of a stake in ITA Airways by Lufthansa.

Royal Jordanian introduced its new Embraer 195 E2 Jet aircraft to passengers at Athens International Airport (AIA).

PLAY, Iceland’s low-cost carrier, will launch flights from Athens to Reykjavík earlier this year, from March 24.

ITA Airways was honored with the title of “Fastest Growing Airline in Western Europe” for 2023 by Athens International Airport.

Athens International Airport honored airlines that saw the highest development on their scheduled flights to and from Athens.

Fraport’s 14 regional Greek airports saw passenger traffic rise by 10.6% to 1.27 million during January-February, compared to 2023.

US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis said upgrading infrastructure was key to increasing air connectivity and attracting cruise travelers.