Fira, Santorini. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou Ryanair has announced a new route that will connect Tel Aviv with the Greek island of Santorini, as part of its Israeli Summer 2021 schedule. The new route will launch on July 3 and connect the two destinations twice a week. “Israeli consumers can now book a summer getaway, […]
Air Transat, Canada’s leisure carrier, has announced its summer schedule from Athens to Canada effective May 2. The airline will connect the Greek capital with Montreal and Toronto until October as follows: Named the World’s Best Leisure Airline in 2019, Air Transat flies to some 60 international destinations in more than 25 countries in the Americas
Photo source: WTTC US airlines are set to receive renewed financial backing to tune of the 14 billion dollars after US lawmakers approved a new payroll assistance package as part of a Covid-19 relief bill. This is the third round of government support to the ailing airline sector since March 2019. The latest six-month extension […]
Skiathos island. Photo source: ec.europa.eu Ryanair on Monday announced three new routes connecting island destinations in Greece with Italy and Ireland as part of its Greek Summer 2021 schedule. As of July 3, the airline will connect Mykonos with Naples through one weekly flight and Rhodes with Dublin via two flights per week. As of […]
Photo source: Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Saturday extended travel restrictions for domestic flights in Greece until 6am on Monday, March 22. According to the HCAA’s updated aviation directive (NOTAM), all non-essential travel between Greek prefectures remains prohibited. The ban on non-essential domestic air
Greek airline SKY express recently announced the addition of the island of Rhodes to its flight schedule. Direct, daily flights will begin to Rhodes from Athens as of March 15. “Staying loyal to its commitment to boost Greek entrepreneurship, the new direct route to Rhodes is another step that SKY express takes towards the extroversion […]
The CEOs of Emirates and Air France-KLM are anticipating that airline passenger numbers in the post-Covid-19 era will soon return to normal around the globe. Speaking in interviews at the virtual ITB Berlin NOW Convention this week the two CEOs pinned their hopes above all on the wealthy long-haul travel market. President of Emirates Sir […]
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be the world’s first airline to pilot the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Travel Pass mobile application for digital health verification, starting with passengers travelling from Singapore to London from 15 to 28 March 2021. The IATA Travel Pass is was created by the association aimed to help passengers easily and
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has launched an audit to assess whether the European Commission has been safeguarding effectively the rights of citizens who travelled by plane or booked flights during the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. According to an announcement by ECA, the auditors will examine whether the current rules on air passenger rights are […]
Τhe International Air Transport Association this week said it will soon launch the IATA Travel Pass to help travelers and governments manage digital health credentials. The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app created by the association aimed to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for coronavirus (Covid-19) […]


















