Air Travel

KLM has reopened its United States network to European travelers, on condition that they are vaccinated and hold a negative PCR test.

The ongoing impact of the Covid-19 crisis has weakened aviation recovery momentum, according to new data by Airports Council International (ACI) World.

This winter, Air France will serve 11 destinations in the US – NY, Boston, Washington, Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Seattle, San Francisco and LA, with up to 122 weekly …

Holiday bookings for summer 2022 for travel to Greece are already on the rise, according to Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Athens International Airport (AIA) is seeing a gradual growth in passenger traffic although numbers are still lagging behind compared to 2019.

easyJet is to add 500,000 air passenger seats to Greece in 2022, the Greek Tourism Ministry announced from the WTM London expo.

Spain has placed Greece, Denmark, the Czech Republic and several other countries and regions on its “high-risk” travel list.

Travelport has signed an agreement with Lufthansa City Center International that paves the way for all international LCCI members to migrate to Travelport+, its newly launched next-generation platform.

Air Transat has appointed Sonia Kurek as its new Commercial Director for the UK, Ireland and the GSA Markets including Greece.

UK tour operators are adding flights and holidays across Greece in 2022 and 2023 to cater for recovering levels of demand from British holidaymakers.

Israel has opened its borders to foreign nationals who are vaccinated against Covid-19 or have recovered from the virus.

The Greek government is paving the way for fast-track procedures to simplify licensing for the creation of a waterway network in Greece.

Virgin Atlantic has re-appointed Discover the World as its sales partner in the markets of Greece, Cyprus, France, Germany, Benelux, Italy and Russia.

KLM closed the third quarter of 2021 with an operating profit, its first since the start of the Covid-19 crisis nineteen months ago.

Jet2 agreed to boost the number of airline seats to Greece by 600,000 in 2022, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced from the WTM London exhibition.

The UK has removed the last seven countries from its Covid-19 red list, which required newly arrived travelers to enter hotel quarantine.

Greece has opened its gates to travelers from five non-EU destinations and extended all rules concerning international arrivals from abroad.

Europe’s airports have lost 1.26 billion passengers so far this year – a decrease of 62% compared to 2019 pre-pandemic levels, according to ACI Europe’s latest traffic data.

Athens International Airport (AIA) shined in the “25-40 Million Passengers” category at ACI Europe’s Best Airport Awards 2021.

Royal Jordanian, the national carrier of Jordan, is expected to increase frequency between Amman and Athens in November.