Sifnos island, Greece Hellenic Seaplanes was awarded the management through its subsidiary of the Sifnos waterway to be constructed at Platys Gyalos, a company announcement said on Friday. The company is aiming to be the first in Greece to offer hydroplane connections to the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands. First on Hellenic Seaplanes’ list is launching […]
Greek carrier AEGEAN has announced the launch of a high-speed inflight broadband, powered by the European Aviation Network (EAN). The award-winning connectivity solution, provided by Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom, will be installed on all existing and new AEGEAN Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft by 2025, with the first seven already in service. “We are very […]
Photo source: European Commission Blanket travel measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19’s Omicron failed, said global travel and tourism organizations this week, reiterating their call on governments to fully lift travel restrictions for the vaccinated or recovered. Citing a new action plan tabled by the European Council which went into effect on February […]
Korean Air Chairman and CEO Walter Cho. Photo source: Korean Air Korean Air Chairman and CEO Walter Cho expects 2022 to be a crucial year as the airline both prepares for the post-pandemic era and completes its acquisition of Asiana Airlines. “The disruption brought by the pandemic has created a paradigm shift,” Cho said in […]
Photo source: ACI Europe The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, known as Eurocontrol, has partnered with ACI Europe, the trade association bringing together all of Europe’s airports, to boost commitment to work towards a successful and sustainable future for European aviation. A joint Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed by Eurocontrol
Low-cost carrier Ryanair pledged this week to boost passenger capacity to Greece over the next five years as part of its expansion plan. The company said it had put forward its proposal to the Greek Tourism Ministry and was waiting for a response. More specifically in its rapid growth plan submitted in September 2021, Ryanair […]
Photo Source: IATA Global passenger traffic demand was down by 58.4 percent over pre-pandemic 2019 levels with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 hindering recovery, according to full-year results for 2021 released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA said 2021 results were however an improvement compared to 2020, when full year RPKs (revenue passenger
Air France is progressively deploying its ‘Ready To Fly’ health document verification service throughout its network. Launched in July 2021, the “Ready To Fly” service is a free and optional service that allows customers to confirm that they have the required Covid-19 health documents for their trip before arriving at the airport. The service aims […]
Photo source: @İGA İstanbul Airport Ongoing restrictions to address Covid-19 and its variants continued to impact airport traffic into 2021, according to a full year 2021 report released recently by ACI (Airports Council International) Europe, which represents over 500 airports in 55 countries. Passenger traffic at European airports rose by 37 percent in 2021 compared […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), representing the world’s airline companies, is calling on national governments to swiftly ease Covid-19 travel restrictions. The association said it was time to remove all travel barriers as ”Covid-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage”. IATA says the tools are now available to shift policy focus […]

















