Cyprus-based air charter group Zela Aviation has entered into a partnership with Fly2Sky to offer chartered flights from/to the airports of Rhodes and Crete’s Heraklion and Chania. Bulgaria-based Fly2Sky offers leisure trips with A320 and A321 aircraft under the strictest safety criteria set by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). “Through its collaboration
The Greek islands of Mykonos, Santorini, Rhodes and Crete (Chania) will be connected this summer with Abu Dhabi following recent announcements made by Etihad Airways and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi. Etihad Airways to fly to Mykonos and Santorini Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the launch of seasonal flights […]
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced the launch of direct flights between Athens and Larnaca twice a week as of June 18. The Athens-Larnaca flight will operate Fridays and Sundays with the airline’s new Airbus A320neo, which features 16 Falcon Gold seats and 120 economy class seats. Flights will […]
António Costa, Ursula von der Leyen and David Sassoli. The EU Digital COVID Certificate, a European Union-wide initiative to facilitate travel in Covid-19 times, was signed into law on Monday by the presidents of the three EU institutions, the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission. “The EU Certificate will again […]
Photo: Shutterstock The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has updated its Covid-19 aviation directives (NOTAMS) and extended travel rules for passengers of international and domestic flights in Greece. Travel rules for international arrivals The HCAA’s update for its Covid-19 aviation directives extends travel rules for passengers and restrictions for all
A Boeing 737 aircraft of Blue Air landed at Athens Airport on June 9. Blue Air is operating 17 weekly frequencies from Romania to five Greek destinations as part of its 2021 summer schedule. The carrier launched its Greece services from Romania in late April and now operates flights from Bucharest to Athens, Heraklion, Mykonos, Rhodes […]
“…when people are given the freedom to fly, they take advantage of it.” – IATA Domestic air travel demand improved in April 2021 compared to the prior month, although it remained well below pre-pandemic levels, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Wednesday. On the other hand, IATA said recovery in international passenger travel […]
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines (AEGEAN) recently launched three new direct flights to Zurich, London Heathrow and Brussels from Thessaloniki’s renovated Makedonia Airport, kicking off its 2021 summer schedule from its base in the northern Greek city. AEGEAN’s Thessaloniki-Zurich route is operating three times weekly and its Thessaloniki-Brussels route is currently
Incoming air traffic to Greece is set to pick up pace this month with more than 800,000 seats booked for June, according to SETE Intelligence (INSETE) data released this week. According to the research department of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), 800,000 seats are planned on flights to major Greek airports this month: 384,000 for June […]
Greek airline SKY express recently inaugurated its direct flight between Athens and Paris, adding one more international destination to its network. Flights between Athens and Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport are initially on a weekly basis and operated with a state-of-the-art Airbus A320neo aircraft. The new route is part of the airline’s international expansion plan […]


















