Airbus 319. Photo source: Volotea Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea has restarted operations from its base at Athens International Airport, which had remained closed for several months due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The carrier resumed its services from/to Greek destinations in mid- May, following the ease of travel restrictions worldwide. For the summer of
Photo © GTP Incoming passenger traffic through Greece’s airports picked up in May marking a 673.4 percent increase compared to the same month in 2020, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) said on Wednesday. According to HCAA data, the number of international arrivals to Greece rose by 2.58 percent, which the HCAA attributes to a relaxation […]
Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis visited Piraeus’ metro station under construction. Three new stations of the Athens metro (blue) line 3 will open to commuters by the summer of 2022, according to Greek Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis. According to the minister, 90 percent of construction work has been completed – ahead of schedule – with the […]
A Boeing 737 aircraft of Blue Air landed at Athens Airport on June 9. Blue Air is operating 17 weekly frequencies from Romania to five Greek destinations as part of its 2021 summer schedule. The carrier launched its Greece services from Romania in late April and now operates flights from Bucharest to Athens, Heraklion, Mykonos, Rhodes […]
Photo: GTP The reopening of Greek tourism and the strong demand for summer destinations are expected to positively affect arrivals at Athens International Airport (AIA) in the next months, the company’s executives estimate. Greece will officially open to tourists in a few days with no quarantine requirement for vaccinated travelers or those with a negative […]
Comfort Stay Boutique Hotel The Comfort Stay Airport Boutique Hotel, located in Spata, Eastern Attica, is preparing to open its doors and receive its first summer guests as of June 1. Built in a four-acre estate near the Athens International Airport, the hotel complex consists of nine elegantly decorated and furnished rooms and studios with […]
The ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the global travel restrictions and Greece’s nationwide measures continue to affect passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA). According to an announcement by AIA, passenger traffic in March 2021 dropped by 62.4 percent compared to the same month in 2020. Compared to March 2019, passenger traffic at AIA was down
Alimos Marina. Photo Source: HRADF Eleven major investments in cruise, marina, and airport infrastructure are expected to take Greek tourism to the next level after Covid-19, according to a report released this week by Axia Ventures. Titled “Greece: Post-Covid Perspective”, the report’s analysts forecast better and faster-than-expected tourism recovery after the pandemic
Photo source: HCAA Passenger traffic through all of Greece’s airports dropped by 83 percent in the first month of the year compared to January 2020, as a result of ongoing travel restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) said on Friday. “This big drop was expected, as in January […]
Lykavitos Hill, Athens. Photo © Maria Theofanopoulou “This is Athens”, the digital tourism guide of the Athens Development and Destination Management Agency (EATA) is joining forces with Canada’s Reach Global Marketing to promote the Greek capital to the Canadian tourism market. Reach Global Marketing is a company that specializes in tourism and has a long


















