Photo: GTP November passenger traffic all but halted at Greece’s major airports impacted by the ongoing containment measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. More specifically, Athens International Airport (AIA) announced that its passenger traffic in November was down by 84.2 percent compared to 2019 levels to approximately 263 thousand passengers. Both
New estimates for the impacts of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on air transport and economies in Europe in 2020 are indicating a further deterioration in revenues, job prospects and economic activity across the entire continent, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). “Our projections for this year and next are little short of a
Photo source: European Travel Commission In view of the holiday season, global travel and aviation bodies are calling on EU governments to take immediate action to restore travel and to swiftly implement the latest European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) guidelines on Covid-19 testing and quarantine […]
Photo Source: Singapore Airlines Travelport, a leading technology company serving the global travel industry, and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have welcomed on board their first passengers whose tickets were booked using NDC technology. Star Cruise Travel Services, one of Travelport’s partner agencies for the implementation of NDC capability, made the NDC bookings through
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) on Monday called on governments to exempt airline crews from Covid-19 testing that is applied to air travelers. The request of the two bodies is in line with the Council Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) guidelines of the International […]
Rhodes, Island Photo Source: http://likenoother.aegeanislands.gr Low-cost airline Ryanair on Tuesday announced the launch of a new route connecting the Greek island of Rhodes with Venice Treviso airport in Italy for the summer of 2021. The new service will commence on July 2. “Ryanair will operate two weekly flights. Customers on Rhodes can now book flights […]
Global airline executives participating in the virtual Routes Reconnected 2020 conference last week, told Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis that demand for Greece was on the rise despite the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Theoharis held talks with representatives from Emirates, Hainan Airlines, Wizz Air, KLM, and Austrian Airlines, among others, who
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Sunday issued an aviation directive (NOTAM) that extends travel restrictions for domestic flights (travel between prefectures) in Greece by one week, until 6am on December 14. The NOTAM concerns domestic scheduled, commercial and general/business flights and foresees that only essential travel is allowed for health reasons,
Photo source: @Alitalia Alitalia and Aeroporti di Roma (Fiumicino) have announced that, as of Tuesday, December 8, all passengers traveling on one of the three weekly flights from and to New York must present a certification proving negativity to Covid 19, carried out within 48 hours prior to the flight, or perform the antigen test […]
Greek airline company AEGEAN announced on Thursday that it was enhancing its network operations with more direct international flights to the Greek islands. According to a company announcement, between 17 and 20 aircraft will operate direct flights from seven regional bases offering a total of 65 international scheduled routes. AEGEAN said 33 new direct routes […]


















