Air Travel

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a 8.48-million-euro Greek aid measure to compensate SKY express for damages due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cyprus Airways has announced its summer 2024 flight schedule that includes flights between Larnaca and eight new destinations in Greece.

Passenger traffic at Greece’s airports is expected to soar for the Clean Monday and Greek Independence Day holidays.

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has won two accolades at Air Transport World magazine’s prestigious annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards (ATW).

Thessaloniki Airport “Makedonia” in Greece was honored as one of the best airports in Europe for customer experience.

Qatar Airways broke new ground at the recent ITB Berlin 2024 trade show with the launch of its holographic virtual cabin crew, Sama 2.0.

With passenger traffic and revenues up in 2023, Athens International Airport has high expectations for this year.

Flights between Athens and Beijing, via Air China, will increase from three to five per week, starting April 1.

German travelers’ interest and growing demand for Greece this year comes as positive news to executives of AEGEAN.

Ariston Aviation, a luxury air charter services company in Greece, has partnered with The Aviation Factory, one of Europe’s top air charter companies with over 25 years of industry leadership.

The GNTO has partnered with Emirates to boost visits to Greece from key source markets including the US, the UAE, Australia, India and China.

Global passenger demand is indicating a strong start for the year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Greek carrier AEGEAN has added a fourth daily flight from Athens to London’s Heathrow Airport.

Eurowings and AEGEAN have partnered to market codeshare flights, aiming to boost leisure and business travel between Greece and Germany by offering enhanced customer options.

Emirates will return to ITB Berlin with a new stand to showcase its latest signature products and forge new strategic partnerships to promote travel to and from Europe.

Aviation body Eurocontrol revises downward its outlook for air traffic recovery in Europe due to slow 2023.

ITA Airways in June will add two additional frequencies on its route to Argentina, bringing the total of weekly frequencies between Rome and Buenos Aires to nine.

Flights to and from Greece will operate as scheduled on Wednesday, February 28, due to the cancellation of the strike announced by the country’s air traffic controllers.

Greek parliament ratified an air services agreement between Greece and Mongolia which will strengthen air connectivity and tourism.

Tickets booked for travel on February 28 on AEGEAN and Olympic Air flights may be changed without extra cost due to a potential 24-hour strike of air traffic controllers.