Air Travel

The “Europe focus” of Lufthansa Group’s leisure travel program for summer 2021 will be on Greece and the Canary Islands.

Covid-19 measures will keep the global the airline industry cash negative throughout 2021, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The low-cost airline model will lead post-Covid-19 recovery and help revitalize demand, according to a GlobalData survey.

German leisure airline Condor on May 3 will launch its 2021 summer schedule that includes flights from seven airports in Germany to 16 popular Greek destinations.

Emirates will resume its daily services from Dubai to New York (Newark Liberty International Airport) via Athens from June 1.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that its chief economist, Brian Pearce, will retire from the organization in July.

Air France – KLM expects a challenging first quarter 2021 due to the lockdown and travel restrictions still in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

A number of Greek destinations will be on Austrian Airlines’ schedule for the summer of 2021 with increased frequency.

Airports in Greece were among those hit hardest by Covid-19 restrictions in 2020, according to European industry trade association ACI Europe.

Airlines will be granted the possibility to return 50% of their slot series before the start of the 2021 summer season, according to the European Council.

Only essential domestic travel is allowed between all airports in Greece, according to an updated aviation directive.

UK leisure travel group Jet2 is extending its 2021 summer flights and holidays program to Greece in response to high demand.

The EU will revamp rules for the use of airport slots to prevent “ghost flights” and support the air transport sector during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is organizing an online training course to help laid-off airline cabin crew members re-enter the job market.

Jet2 is extending the suspension of flights and holidays up to April 14, due to the ongoing Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Fraport Greece has completed its four-year infrastructure development project at the 14 regional airports under its management in Greece.

Greece has issued a new aviation directive that lifts the temporary suspension on flights from Catalonia.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has included Athens and Chania on its spring – summer flight schedule for 2021.

Greece has extended restrictions for all flights from Albania, North Macedonia and Catalonia until February 22.

Ryanair will launch new routes connecting Zakynthos with Budapest and Santorini with Krakow as part of its Greek Summer 2021 schedule.