Air Travel

AEGEAN has temporarily suspended its domestic and international flights to and from Thessaloniki International Airport “Makedonia”.

Greece has imposed a temporary ban on flights to and from Thessaloniki as the city is going into lockdown on November 3 due to a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases.

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has announced flight restrictions from the airport in Ioannina and from the two light aircraft landing fields in Serres.

Low cost carrier Ryanair has announced a new Heraklion route to Thessaloniki, offering two flights every week.

Emirates has launched an integrated “biometric path” at Dubai International Airport, offering a contactless experience to passengers traveling from and through Dubai.

Almost 200 airports may face insolvency in the coming months if passenger traffic does not start to recover by year end, according to ACI Europe.

Qatar Airways has taken delivery of three more Airbus A350-1000 aircraft that will operate on strategic long-haul routes to Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Greece is now allowing travelers from Singapore to enter the country but has banned flights coming from Canada, Georgia and Tunisia.

Greece recorded only 5 million international air arrivals during the January – September 2020 period, compared to 18.8 million in the corresponding period of 2019.

Focusing on the safety of its passengers prior, during and after the flight, AEGEAN has introduced its Hygiene Attendants to travellers.

All announced travel restrictions for Greece have again been extended, as part of the government’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19.

For the duration of the winter timetable, Lufthansa will be deploying four of the currently parked Airbus A350-900s to its hub in Frankfurt.

Restrictions have been announced for Kastoria Airport “Aristotelis”, as part of Greece’s preventive measures to limit the further spread of Covid-19.

London’s Heathrow Airport is now carrying out rapid one-hour Covid-19 tests before passengers board for travel.

The airports of Rhodes, Kos, Santorini and Mykonos so far have welcomed over 130,600 visitors in October.

Qatar Airways’ monitoring and hygiene program has resulted in more than 99.988% of passengers travelling Covid-19-free on board its aircraft since February 2020.

Passenger traffic through Greece’s airports dropped by 68.9 percent in the first nine months of the year.

AEGEAN and Olympic Air are cancelling and rescheduling flights for Sunday and Monday due to work stoppages announced by Greek aviation personnel unions.

An aviation directive has been issued for the national airport of Kozani in Greece, following the lockdown imposed on the regional unit due to Covid-19.

Ryanair has announced that it will further reduce its winter schedule (November – March) by taking capacity down from 60% to 40% of 2019.