Air Travel

As part of efforts to extend Greece’s tourism season beyond the traditional summer months, the Tourism Ministry is hoping to keep inbound flights from the US coming until the end …

Greece’s national carrier AEGEAN has signed an exclusive cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia’s Elaf Group, a long-established leader in travel, tourism and hospitality.

The Greek islands of Astypalea, Kastelorizo and Milos recently welcomed the first ‘island hopping’ charter flights as part of Greece’s pilot program to introduce charter tourism.

Athens International Airport (AIA) has been ranked by travelers as Europe’s best airport to get stuck in should your flight be delayed, according to travel tech company Holidu.

Aria Hotels has announced that in the future it will provide access to electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to help its guests traverse Greece and its isles.

Greek airports recouped 90.6% of passenger traffic in the first six months of the year compared to the first half of 2019, according to data by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority …

Italian flag-carrier ITA Airways will increase its flights to the Greek island of Kefalonia from Rome Fiumicino in August.

Greek airports appear to be handling flight delays effectively given the situation across Europe and around the globe, according to recent figures.

Post-COVID tourist arrivals at the South Aegean islands are hitting an all-time high, turning this month into the “best July ever” for the region.

June’s air traffic at Greece’s 14 regional airports managed by Fraport exceeded the performance of the same month in 2019 by 3.3 percent.

SKY express managed to record a success story in the field of digital advertising, which is now a case study in the field of Google Ads, and attract new passengers …

IATA has expressed concern that a “premature return” to pre-pandemic slot use rules for airlines in the EU this winter risks continuing disruption to passengers.

Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada, has appointed Goldair Airline Services as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Greece and Cyprus.

The European Commission has proposed to make the airport slot regime more flexible for airlines in order to respond to unexpected developments in the near future.

Orama Nexus has announced plans to develop the required infrastructure to support the introduction of eVTOL (electric vertical take-off & landing) aircraft in Greece by 2026.

AEGEAN plans to power some domestic and international flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), as part of a new partnership with Hellenic Petroleum.

Greece is included on a list of the top 10 European countries ranked by recent flight cancellations released by Mabrian Technologies.

Sixteen major European airlines have confirmed that they reimbursed over 500,000 vouchers that they had imposed on consumers for cancelled flights during the Covid-19 pandemic.

People need to travel and when governments remove Covid-19 restrictions, they do, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Greek travel agents and journalists received updates on the latest developments involving Virgin Atlantic Airways during a recent event held in Athens.