Photo source: Shutterstock The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Friday extended the rules that all international travelers must follow to enter Greece. The rules, which have been extended until until October 15, are part of the HCAA’s Covid-19 aviation directives that concern flights and arrivals to Greece from abroad. In short, arrivals are allowed […]
Photo source: WTTC The European Council on Friday added Bahrain and United Arab Emirates to its updated “safe list” of third countries, special administrative regions and other entities for which Covid-19 restrictions should be lifted for travel into the EU. The criteria to determine the third countries for which the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel […]
Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, and Emirates, one of the world’s largest international airlines, have signed a new multi-year, worldwide distribution agreement. The new agreement will provide Sabre-connected travel buyers and agencies with access to Emirates’ content, through Sabre’s global distribution
Photo source: European Parliament ACI World said this week that International Air Transport Association (IATA) claims about “outrageous” infrastructure costs to the tune of 2.3 billion dollars are “out of context” and create a distorted picture of the truth. “Claims made about the airport industry are out of context and don’t reflect the efforts made […]
Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) recently began the sales for its intercontinental flights to and from the United States. Italy’s new national airline, which will replace Alitalia, will operate direct services to Rome Fiumicino from New York JFK, Miami, Boston and Los Angeles airports, as well as from New York JFK to Milan Malpensa airport. The […]
Photo source: Lufthansa The news that most vaccinated European travellers will be able to fly to the US again from November brought a strong surge in ticket sales, according to recent data. More specifically, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said the announcement brought the rate of change versus 2019 in line with that of […]
Photo source: Transavia Dutch low-cost airline Transavia said it plans to boost available seats to Greece by 50 percent to meet the demands in the upcoming season and add Skiathos to its list of Greek destinations. The news was announced after a meeting between Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, Transavia CEO Nathalie Stubler and Nicolas […]
Photo source: Shutterstock Athens International Airport (AIA) on Tuesday said its passenger traffic during September continued to be substantially affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic crisis and its impact on air travel. According to AIA, last month’s passenger traffic was below the respective September 2019 levels by 34.1 percent. “The specific level of decline
“The app has proven itself to be an effective tool to manage the complex mess of travel health credentials that governments require.” – IATA Director General Willie Walsh. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday announced that Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian, will implement IATA Travel Pass in […]
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently announced that university students traveling to/from Larnaca from/to Athens will be allowed one extra checked-in bag on board in addition to their free baggage allowance. The extra bag must not exceed 23kgs and students are required to present a valid university ID card. New […]


















