Air Travel

Austrian Airlines will carry out scheduled flights to the popular Greek island of Mykonos in the coming summer season.

JetClass, a private aviation company, has appointed APG Hellas as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Greece.

Greece during the last week of August had 2,042 flights on a daily basis, only 3% less compared to the same period in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Greek authorities have extended the Covid-19 rules for passengers traveling on domestic flights between the mainland and the islands.

Greece is among the European countries that have not followed an EU recommendation to curb nonessential travel for visitors from the US.

Greece is now allowing travelers from Chinese Taipei to cross its borders and also extended all Covid-19 travel rules for international arrivals.

Both international and domestic travel demand showed significant momentum in July 2021 compared to June, but demand remained far below pre-Covid levels.

Russia’s Nordwind Airlines has appointed Discover the World Greece as its General Sales Agent (GSA) for its operations in Greece.

Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA), a new state-owned airline and the successor to bankrupt Alitalia, has announced plans to launch operations on October 15.

The rules that all passengers must follow to travel from/to the Greek islands on domestic flights have been extended until September 6.

Unvaccinated travelers entering Greece from 16 countries are required to take a Covid-19 test on arrival, according to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

UK has kept Greece on its “amber list”, which means that returning non-vaccinated travelers or those planning to visit Britain will be required to quarantine.

Since March 2020, Emirates has helped over 2 million customers make multiple date or destination changes, or exchange their tickets for vouchers to be utilized for future travel.

Alitalia has announced that it will no longer sell tickets for flights departing from 15 October, as the company has gone into extraordinary administration.

Delta Air Lines and Travelport have signed a global distribution agreement, designed to further enhance value-generation for the entire travel retailing ecosystem.

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and Ryanair will run a joint campaign with the aim to promote Greek destinations to the UK, Germany and Italy.

Greek authorities have extended the rules for passengers traveling on domestic flights from the mainland to the Greek islands and vice versa.

Athens Airport and the Benaki Museum present an exhibition dedicated to the official costumes introduced in Greece after the 1821 Greek War of Independence.

Starting Friday, unvaccinated travelers entering Greece from 13 countries will be required to take a Covid-19 test on arrival, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority said.

Inbound flight activity to Greece surged in July, with international arrivals up by 146.8% against the same month in 2020, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority said.