Air Travel

Qatar Airways has issued a statement regarding the 12 passengers of flight QR203 who tested positive for Covid-19 at Athens Airport.

Drastic decline in air travel significantly affects Lufthansa Group’s quarterly result.

Volotea and Wizz Air have announced new routes connecting to some of the most popular destinations in Greece, according to Fraport Greece.

Blue Air will resume scheduled flights from Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece to Larnaca in Cyprus as of June 21.

Public transport in Greece just got cheaper after the government slashed VAT in efforts to recover losses incurred during the coronavirus outbreak.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s supervisory board has accepted the €9bn rescue package offered by Germany’s WSF, thereby accepting the commitments to the EU Commission.

Lufthansa’s executive board has decided to accept the conditions of the European Commission for the €9bn rescue package the airline has secured by Germany’s WSF.

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced flights to Athens and Thessaloniki from its new base in Larnaca, Cyprus, starting from July.

Greece’s air transport sector will receive 115 million euros in funding to help it recover losses incurred by the Covid-19 crisis.

AEGEAN said that it finds Greece’s air transport support measures as a “step in the right direction”, although limited compared to other EU countries.

German airline Lufthansa will double its flights to Athens from Frankfurt and Munich as of June 15, the Lufthansa Group has announced.

AEGEAN will be restarting direct operations to/from Thessaloniki with six European destinations as of June 15.

Lufthansa’s supervisory board has said that it is “unable” to approve a state-supported stabilization package due to conditions set by the European Commission.

Ellinair has announced that it will gradually resume domestic flights to Athens, Thessaloniki and Crete, as of June.

Ryanair has posted a video about Athens on Twitter, promoting the Greek capital as an ideal destination for summer 2020.

Cyprus Airways will resume flights to Athens as of June 9 and to another four airports in Greece as of July.

Germany’s Economic Stabilization Fund (WSF) has approved a package with measures and loans of up to 9 billion euros to German airline Lufthansa.

AEGEAN has announced enhanced health and safety measures on all its flights, in accordance with the new travel protocols and hygiene procedures for air transport.

Qatar Airways has introduced Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suits for its cabin crew while onboard, and a modified service that reduces interactions between passengers and crew.

Emirates has unveiled multi-faceted measures, redefining safety and hygiene standards for passengers and crew on board and on the ground.