Air Travel

American Airlines is getting ready to launch its seasonal daily direct flight between Athens and New York, adding more travel options between Greece and the United States.

Mabrian Technologies compares the aviation carbon footprint of Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece for 2019 with 2022 in its new carbon footprint indicator.

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority has extended its Covid-19 aviation directives that include the rules travelers arriving in Greece on international flights must follow.

Eurocontrol expects air traffic to pick up significantly in the coming months forecasting a recovery of approximately 9.3 million flights across Europe for all of 2022.

Air Astana, the national carrier of Kazakhstan, will launch a direct service from Nur-Sultan and Almaty to Heraklion, capital of the Greek island of Crete, on June 1.

The island of Skiathos in Greece will soon be connected to Paris through direct seasonal flights by Transavia.

AEGEAN has opened a brand new business lounge that combines hospitality with state-of-the-art technology at the extra Schengen area in Athens International Airport.

Condor on April 18 will launch its 2022 summer schedule that includes flights from eight airports in Germany plus Austria and Switzerland to a number of holiday destinations in Greece …

The HCAA has updated the rules for travelers flying on domestic flights in Greece with Covid-19 vaccination and recovery certificates.

Leisure travel giant TUI Group is moving full speed ahead with plans to bring more than 3 million visitors to Greece this year.

Greece is ready to welcome visitors as the tourism season kicks off earlier this year, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said during the naming ceremony of a TUI aircraft on Crete.

The rules that passengers must follow to enter Greece on international flights have been extended until April 11.

United Airlines has resumed its daily nonstop seasonal service between Athens and New York/Newark.

Spanish airline Volotea will launch of a new connection between the Greek city of Athens and Palermo, the capital of Sicily, from June 10.

Funds of 23.07 million euros have been approved for the improvement and expansion of the airport on the Greek island of Naxos.

Construction of a seaplane port in the town of Kalamata is set to begin after local government and relevant ministries approved licensing.

Passenger traffic is expected to pick up further this summer in Europe’s smaller regional airports but challenges continue to impact the sector.

Eurowings will fly to the Greek islands of Crete, Rhodes and Mykonos from its new base in Stockholm for summer 2022.

The president of AEGEAN, Greece’s largest airline, Eftychios Vassilakis. expects a good year ahead despite Russia’s invasion on Ukraine and increasing fuel costs.

Wizz Air has included the Greek destinations of Mykonos and Chania to its 2022 summer schedule from London’s Gatwick Airport.