Air Travel Low-Cost Airlines To Boost Activity In Greece by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 by GTP editing team 1 December 2010 The Greek Government will cooperate with low-cost airlines and provide every possible facility on a business level, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis said in a recent meeting with … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Travelport Signs New Agreements, Launches New Portal by GTP editing team 1 November 2010 by GTP editing team 1 November 2010 Travelport, one of the world’s leading global distribution system providers, recently signed a five-year full content agreement for Galileo and Worldspan-connected users worldwide with Kenya Airways. The agreement enables users … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Dept Hanging Over Olympic Airlines Reduced by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 Olympic Airlines SA will not have to repay an amount of illegal state aid back to Greek state coffers as a European Commission’s decision was overturned last month by the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Ryanair Announces New Route by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 The Culture and Tourism Ministry announced last month that it aims to encourage airlines to add routes to Greek destinations or enhance existing flights to Greece from many destinations especially … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel U.S. Authorities Demand ESTA For Travel by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 by GTP editing team 1 October 2010 Passengers from a country included in the U.S. visa waiver program must first request and be granted ESTA authorization (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) before traveling to the United States, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Air/Aegean Airlines Agreement Under Investigation by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 by GTP editing team 1 September 2010 The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation last month into the planned Olympic Air/Aegean Airlines merger as its initial inquiry into the deal showed it could raise “serious competition concerns.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel SkyTeam Celebrates 10 Years Of Valuable Growth by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 Members of global airline alliance SkyTeam last month welcomed travel agents and tourism professionals at the Athens Hilton Galaxy rooftop bar for the alliance’s 10th anniversary party. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Athens Airways Ousted From State-Subsidized Program by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 Athens Airways was recently declared in default by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and was annulled from serving the nine state subsidized air route destinations it had undertaken in April. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Ground Handling Services To Open In Greek Airports by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 by GTP editing team 1 July 2010 A draft bill that sees the full and final opening of ground handling services at Greece’s 34 regional airports is under preparation, Infrastructure, Transports and Networks Minister Dimitris Reppas announced … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel SAAE On AIA’s High Charges by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 The luxurious status of the most expensive airport in Europe must end, according to the Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives (SAAE) in regards to Athens International Airport’s (AIA) high aviation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel AIA Reports Positive Q1 Figures by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 Despite difficulties the air transport industry is facing due to the crisis, Athens International Airport (AIA) Eleftherios Venizelos last month reported improved passenger traffic and air flight figures. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aviation Chamber Sought To Tackle Problems by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 The establishment of an aviation chamber and the development of Greece’s general aviation to the benefit of areas where Greek regional airports are located are two issues that must be … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Volcanic Ash Outcome On Tourism by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 by GTP editing team 1 June 2010 From 15 April until 21 April a total of 1,177 flights to and from Greek airports were canceled due to the volcanic ash cloud from Ireland, according to Civil Aviation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Amendment On Ground Handling Announced by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 by GTP editing team 1 May 2010 The tender procedure for the provision of ground handling services to 34 Greek regional airports has not been completed following a decision made by the Council of State, the Infrastructure, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Ryanair Enters Greek Market, Not Athens by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 Irish low cost carrier Ryanair recently announced the launch of “guaranteed lowest fares” on six new routes to the Greek destinations of Kos, Rodos and Volos. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Greece’s Two Major Airlines Seal The Deal by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 The merger of Olympic with Aegean will maintain competitive customer prices, protect levels of employment and increase our competitiveness at a European level, according to Olympic Air’s President Andreas Vgenopoulos. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel AIA Freezes Airport Charges For 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 As all predictions indicate another difficult year, Athens International Airport’s initiative to freeze all airport charges for 2010 aims to the financial support of our airline-partners, the CEO of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines Reshuffles Internal Flight Network by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 by GTP editing team 1 April 2010 Aegean Airlines announced last month that flights to Lemnos and Kefallonia would be cut immediately after the Easter holiday as of 7 April due to commercial and financial reasons. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air Discuss Partnership by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 by GTP editing team 1 March 2010 Greece’s two largest carriers, Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air, recently confirmed potential cooperation talks held between their major shareholders. Both companies have released no details so far. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Government Freezes Plans For Kasteli Airport by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 by GTP editing team 1 February 2010 Transport and Infrastructure Minister Dimitris Reppas recently announced the cancellation of the tender for the construction and management of the new airport on Crete in the Kastelli area that was … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
