Photo source: Qatar Airways Travelport, a leading travel technology company, and Qatar Airways have announced a new long-term distribution agreement which will underpin the airline’s omni-channel advanced retailing strategy. The expanded agreement will for the first time include NDC content and advanced travel merchandizing solutions – delivered via the next-generation
Fraport Greece, the managing company of 14 regional airports in the country, announced airlines’ plans to launch at least 16 new flights to Thessaloniki in 2022. Fraport Greece Executive Director of Commercial and Business Development George Vilos announced the news this week during a working meeting with officials from the Central Macedonia Region and the […]
Athens, Greece. Photo source: @Visit Greece Athens’ tourism industry will cover lost ground and start to rebound during the second semester of 2022, provided that Covid-19 travel restrictions have loosened, Athens International Airport (AIA) CEO Yiannis Paraschis told reporters during a press conference on Tuesday. According to Paraschis, the Greek capital’s tourism
Greece managed in 2021 to recover more than half of 2019 tourism revenues and double the number of arrivals by extending the tourism season past the traditional summer months and launching winter and city break campaigns despite the onset of the Omicron variant. According to the Bank of Greece (BoG) report for 2021, the number […]
Photo source: ACI Europe ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday called for EU member states to implement the recommendation announced by the European Council and lift COVID-19 travel restrictions for vaccinated and recovered travelers entering the EU from third countries. The new regime aligns with the
Photo source: Etihad Airways Etihad Airways recently announced that it will launch a seasonal twice-per-week service to the Greek island of Crete, starting June 15. The flights are set to be operated on an Airbus A320 aircraft and will connect Abu Dhabi to the island’s city of Heraklion. “Etihad Airways is delighted to provide travellers […]
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Saturday issued an update to its Covid-19 aviation directives (NOTAMs) that have the rules travelers arriving in Greece on international flights must follow. All travelers to Greece must submit the mandatory Passenger Locator Form (PLF) any time before the departure of their flight. Moreover, inbound travelers to Greece […]
Photo source: HCAA Greece’s airports recorded a significant increase in passenger traffic in January 2022, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) said on Thursday. According to HCAA’s provisional data, during the first month of the year, Greek airports welcomed 1,249,387 passengers, an increase of 223.6 percent compared to January 2021 (386,130 passengers). Moreover,
Confidence in travel is growing stronger as countries begin to lift Covid-19 restrictions but more needs to be done to restore full connectivity, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Thursday. In its latest report, the global airline association released data indicating an 11-percentage point increase in international ticket sales sold over the last
Athens-based aviation brokerage company Zela Aviation has announced the availability for full charter requests of the ATR72-600 aircraft to/from Thessaloniki (SKG) for the 2022 summer season. Operating in aviation for over 16 years in the fields of aircraft chartering and sales, Zela Aviation maintains offices in Cyprus, Greece and UK, specializing in the following areas:

















