Photo source: EC – Audiovisual Service / Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis Greece’s airports saw activity gather momentum in 2021 with 12-month passenger traffic up by 80.9 percent compared to the same period in 2020, according to tentative data released recently by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). Despite the increase over 2020, Greek airport traffic is […]
archive photo Greek authorities announced new measures applying to travel by ferry to and from the islands and mainland in view of Covid-19 and the onslaught of Omicron. According to the latest legislation which applies to coastal shipping transportation regardless of destination (from ports of mainland Greece to the islands and other mainland ports, between […]
archive photo Vaccinated travelers using ferries to visit the Greek islands will not be required to take Covid-19 tests before boarding, announced Greece’s Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis on Wednesday. Plakiotakis went on to add that passengers will however be required starting Thursday (June 3) to fill out a special health form that will ensure faster […]
The coronavirus pandemic has cost Greek passenger shipping more than 25 million euros a month, which can only be covered if current Covid-19 contracts increase by 75 percent while incoming tourism forecasts for summer 2021 are estimated at 50 percent of 2019, said the Greek Shipowners Association For Passenger Ships (SEEN) during its annual general […]
Photo: GTP In efforts to ease crowding on public transport due to Covid-19, the Greek transport ministry announced this week that it would be releasing 100 new KTEL intercity buses into circulation earlier than initially announced. Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis had announced that 500 new buses would be in operation in Athens at the beginning […]
As part of an ongoing overhaul, Greece’s intercity bus service – known as KTEL – announced this week that 74 of its units will be eligible for funding to go towards the digital upgrade of information and ticketing services. Budgeted at 24.2 million euros – 14.5 million euros of which will be covered by the […]













