Air Travel

Heraklion Airport on Crete will close for five days for necessary upgrade works to take place on its runways.

Keen buyer interest in Athens Airport during its stock market debut sent shares soaring in the first minutes of trade.

Emirates has announced that it will now serve Brisbane with double daily A380 flights and also reinstate a second daily flight to Perth.

To meet the growing demand for Greece by Irish travelers, airlines such as Aer Lingus and Ryanair are adding more flights to Greek destinations this year.

Available airline seats to Greece for the November 2023–March 2024 period were up by 16.8% to 4.7 million driven by strong demand.

Athens International Airport handled over 1 million international passengers in the first month of the year, up 12.8% compared to 2023.

Cyprus Airways, aiming to connect with key international destinations, announced a new connecting flight from Larnaca to Brussels.

Boeing was hit again this week with a new 737 Max problem forcing the manufacturer to rework some 50 airplanes.

AEGEAN and SKY express have announced changes to their flight schedules to and from Heraklion Airport on Crete between February 19-24.

European travel associations are wary of a growing number of airline mergers, which they say, will impact the competitiveness of the market.

The partnership between Air Serbia and Etihad Airways aims to enhance connectivity for customers of both airlines across a range of destinations, including Athens and Thessaloniki.

Athens Airport was among those in its size group in Europe to report the best passenger traffic performance in 2023.

Total air traffic in 2023 managed to recoup 94.1% of pre-pandemic 2019 levels and surpass 2022 by 36.9%.

Jet2 has announced more services to the Greek island of Santorini from Manchester Airport in summer 2024.

Emirates has become the first international airline to join “The Solent Cluster”, a UK initiative focused on reducing CO2 emissions from industry, transport and households.

Volotea’s plans for Greece in 2024 include an increase in capacity to 1.6 million seats , the introduction of new routes and the creation of additional local job opportunities.

Helvetic Airways’ new flight program includes flights from Zurich and Bern to the Greek islands of Crete, Kos and Rhodos.

Air France this summer will fly from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Phoenix, Arizona, bringing its US destinations to 17.

Athens International Airport (AIA) was the EU’s 10th largest airport in terms of commercial flights in 2023.

Jet2 will be launching its biggest ever flying program to Greece, offering more than 1.52 million seats to dozens of destinations.