Airlines Exclude Some Greek Islands from Flight Schedules

By admin 24 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

Already suffering a massive blow due to Covid-19, European airline companies appear to have excluded a number of Greek islands from their updated flight schedules, which according to analytics firm GlobalData could impact local economies reliant on tourism. Greece is set to open to international travel on July 1 implementing strict health protocols and regulations […]

Covid-19 Passenger Information Form for Travel to Greece

By admin 24 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Passengers arriving to Greece from specific countries are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Information Form. The form must be filled out by passengers arriving from Albania, Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Travelers from other non-EU countries will also have to fill out the form. Passengers are required to provide

Survey: Only 40% of Greeks Feel Safe to Fly

By admin 23 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Only 40 percent of Greeks feel safe to fly in the post-COVID-19 era, according to a survey released by research firm ProRata. Titled “Opening Borders and Air Transport Abroad”, the nationwide online survey was conducted during June 16-18, after Greece reopened Athens and Thessaloniki airports to international travel. According the survey, 40 percent of participants […]

EU Signs Aviation Agreement with Japan

By admin 22 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: European Commission The European Commission and Japan on Monday signed an agreement on civil aviation safety, which is expected to further boost the European Union’s already strong cooperation with Japan and reinforce the competitiveness of the EU’s aviation industry. “One and a half years after the EU and Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement entered […]

IATA Launches Aviation Security Intelligence Portal

By admin 22 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched the Security Risk Intelligence Portal (SRIP) — an incident reporting tool to help airlines mitigate and manage security risks. The portal also includes the latest state and airport restrictions and requirements imposed as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. SRIP was developed to improve real-time information-sharing

Cyprus Airways: Flights to Greece, Switzerland, Israel on Summer Program

By admin 19 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Cyprus Airways on Friday announced flights from Larnaca, Cyprus, to five destinations in Greece, as well as to Switzerland and Israel for the summer of 2020. In Greece, the Cypriot airline is already conducting flights to Athens, while its services to Thessaloniki will start next week with two or three weekly flights. The carrier will also […]

Volotea Restarts Operations in Greece

By admin 19 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Volotea, the airline of mid and small-sized European cities, recently relaunched its operations in Greece, after three months of hibernation due to Covid-19. The airline on its website has released flight offers to Athens and Thessaloniki, and has also announced a number of domestic connections in the country, connecting the mainland with islands such as […]

Makedonia Airport Welcomes Passengers with Thessaloniki’s Tourism Logo

By admin 16 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Fraport Chief Operating Officer Ilias Maragakis, Thessaloniki Tourism Organization President Voula Patoulidou and Makedonia Airport Manager Yiannis Vogiatzis. The staff of Makedonia Airport are welcoming international passengers to Thessaloniki with the tourism logo of the Greek northern city on their face masks. The masks were provided by the Thessaloniki Tourism

Alitalia to Restart Flights from Rome to Athens on July 1

By admin 12 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Alitalia has announced that it will resume its service from Rome Fiumicino to Athens with two flights per day as of July 1. The Rome-Athens route is one of the many that the Italian airline will relaunch in July. During next month, Alitalia will operate over 1,000 weekly flights to 13 domestic and international airports: […]

Air France to Resume Flights to Greece from French Regional Airports

By admin 11 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Air France has announced that it will resume service to Athens and Heraklion in Greece from regional airports in France from July 6 to August 31 with flights from Marseille, Nice, Bordeaux and Toulouse. “During this extremely difficult and unprecedented period that we are going through, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Air France-KLM Group […]