Emirates’ A380 Restarts Flights to Five Destinations

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Emirates has deployed its iconic A380 aircraft to five international destinations, namely Amsterdam, Cairo, London, Paris and Guangzhou. According to a company announcement, Emirates passengers can now fly daily to Amsterdam; four times a week to Cairo; twice a day to London (Heathrow), once daily to Paris, and once a week to Guangzhou (as of […]

Cyprus Airways Suspends and Reduces Flights to Greece

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Cyprus Airways has announced that it will suspend flights to Thessaloniki and Skiathos as of August 18, after new measures were announced by the Cypriot government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The airline said it will also reduce frequencies on flights to Athens and Heraklion, Crete. The Cypriot Health Ministry on Sunday moved […]

Emirates Covers COVID-19 Expenses of Customers Diagnosed During Travel

By admin 24 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Emirates has announced that it will offer its passengers free cover for COVID-19 medical expenses and quarantine costs, should they be diagnosed with the virus during their travel. The airline will cover medical expenses of up to 150,000 euros and quarantine costs of 100 euros per day for 14 days. This cover is offered by […]

Greece’s AEGEAN Says Flight Activity Picking Up

By admin 21 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Greek airline company AEGEAN said on Tuesday that it had restored 40 percent of its flight activity in July compared to the same month last year before the coronavirus pandemic broke out and was expecting to reach 50 percent in August. Meanwhile, flight capacity has begun to pick up gradually in June and July, paving […]

Gulf Air Resumes Direct Flights from Athens to Cairo

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Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has resumed its direct flights between Greece’s capital Athens, and Cairo in Egypt. Gulf Air has been operating direct flights between Bahrain, Egypt and Greece since 1974 and 1980 respectively. According to an announcement, both destinations are key within Gulf Air’s network and popular among […]

Travelport Extends Private Channel Agreement with Air France KLM

By admin 8 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Travelport, a leading technology company serving the global travel industry, has extended its private channel agreement with Air France KLM. The deal will ensure the company’s agency partners, selected by Air France KLM, are able to continue to avoid the surcharges that are levied on flight bookings with the group through global distribution systems. “Travelport […]

Minister to Visit Regional Airports as Greek Tourism Opens

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Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Photo Source: @Harry Theoharis Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis on Wednesday will visit the regional airports of Corfu, Mykonos, Rhodes and Heraklion on Crete. As of tomorrow, holidaymakers from abroad will be able to fly to Greece, as the country officially opens to tourism. Theoharis will welcome Greece’s first incoming international

Lufthansa to Connect Rhodes and Corfu with Munich for Summer 2020

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Rhodes island, Greece. Photo Source: GTP Lufthansa has announced the addition of more Mediterranean destinations to its 2020 summer schedule inducing services from Munich to the Greek islands of Corfu and Rhodes. Flights to Rhodes will launch in early July. Due to the significant changes in the booking wishes of their passengers, the Lufthansa group […]

Billionaire Shareholder Saves the Day for Ailing Lufthansa

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German carrier Lufthansa was saved at the 11th hour on Wednesday, after its top shareholder stepped in backing a 9-billion-euro rescue package put up by Germany’s Economic Stabilisation Fund (WSF). German billionaire Heinz Hermann Thiele told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper that he would “vote for the agreement” one day before today’s extraordinary general

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 […]