Air Travel

Aviation brokerage company Zela Aviation has announced the availability of a B737-300 aircraft based in Thessaloniki (SKG) for full charter requests in October.

Athens Airport nearly touched pre-pandemic passenger figures in June, reaching 2.43 million in total, still down by 6.8 percent over 2019.

A report released recently by travel intelligence provider Mabrian Technologies reveals the top 10 airlines by flight cancellations in Europe.

EasyJet COO Peter Bellew has resigned ahead of the summer peak season and in view of ongoing cancellations and disruption caused by staff shortages.

Air traffic through Athens Airport is approaching pre-Covid levels with Greece expecting tourists into December, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Greek carrier SKY express and Emirates have launched a cooperation to provide convenient connections in Greece for customers coming from New York and Dubai.

Greece appears to be the only country in Europe with total and direct air connectivity now exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to ACI Europe.

Athens International Airport (AIA) was highly commended in this year’s ACI Europe Best Airport Awards in the ‘25-40 million passengers’ category.

Ethiopian, the fastest growing airline in Africa, has resumed its thrice weekly flight to Athens, Greece, from Addis Ababa.

Pegasus Airlines Vice Chairperson Mehmet Tevfik Nane has assumed his duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors for a one-year term.

Greece has extended the ban on Russian aircraft from entering its airspace until September 22.

Air Albania, the flag carrier of Albania, has launched four weekly flights between Athens and Tirana.

IATA revised upward its outlook for the industry’s 2022 financial performance adding however that key challenges ahead will include soaring fuel prices.

The 14 Greek airports run by Fraport Greece have received renewed health accreditation from ACI World for the measures implemented to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Emirates has been recognized for its ground transport services and won awards in multiple categories at the annual RoSPA Awards 2022.

A total of 14 million passengers flew into Greece in the first five months of the year marking a 377.7% increase compared to the same period in 2021.

Thessaloniki’s tourism hotspots are being promoted to passengers flying on Transavia through a new video playing on flights of the Dutch airline.

SKY express has taken delivery of one more Airbus A320 neo aircraft, bringing the carrier’s Airbus fleet to nine A320 aircraft.

Strong desire for travel is boosting air travel, but poor management of Covid-19 is still impacting the sector’s recovery, according to IATA.

Korean Air will gradually resume its long-haul flight operations from July on the recovery of international travel demand.