Air Travel

Greece and Serbia have agreed to take actions that will facilitate travel and tourism between the two countries.

ACI World is calling on regulators to restore economic balance of airports for the benefit of the traveling public. 

Cyprus Airways has launched a new route from Larnaca to Dubai aiming to expand its connectivity to the Middle East.

UK-based airline Flybe announced that it had ceased operations and canceled all flights to and from the UK.

Direct flights from the United States to Greece are set to boost tourism in the country and bring in 1 billion euros in revenue.

Works on Crete’s new international airport of Heraklion in the Kasteli area are moving ahead as scheduled.

Greece’s flagship carrier AEGEAN recently announced plans to boost its activity in the Israeli market with flights connecting Tel Aviv with Ioannina, Chania and Kalamata.

Emirates Skywards, the loyalty program of Emirates and flydubai, is celebrating a major milestone with over 30 million members enrolled worldwide.

A total of 480 major infrastructure projects including road works, hospitals and a new airport are scheduled for Crete.

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority announced that flight activity through all of Greece’s airports surpassed pre-Covid 2019 levels by 0.6%.

Hoteliers in Ioannina and Epirus are calling for more direct international flights in the winter and spring.  

Korean Air will resume services to four major destinations in Europe – Prague, Zurich, Istanbul and Madrid – starting from March.

Gulf Air will once again include the popular Greek island of Mykonos among its favourite summer “Beach Destinations”.

German low-cost carrier Eurowings will add new connections and more frequent flights to Greek destinations this summer.

Qatar Airways signed a codeshare agreement with Air Serbia, allowing passengers seamless travel with a single booking to over 40 destinations.

ICAO has issued guidance for countries on risk management and the introduction of Covid-19 related national air travel rules.

Greek carrier SKY express is optimistic about 2023 and expects a very strong summer season with high passenger demand levels.

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has issued an aviation directive (NOTAM) concerning travelers arriving to Greece from China.

Greece’s 14 regional airports, some on popular destinations such as Mykonos, Santorini and Corfu, contributed to the positive performance of Fraport Group in 2022.

Air France-KLM’s New Distribution Content has gone live on the Travelport+ platform, providing travel agency customers direct access to the airline group’s best offers.