Tag: Greece

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SKY Express Expands Its International Network This Winter

Reading Time: < 1 minute SKY express is launching three new routes in its winter schedule, opening service to Italy, Germany and Bulgaria destinations. Direct flights to Sofia and Munich International Airport from Athens start on 2nd November, with Milan flights beginning on the 3rd. As stated by Gerasimos Skaltsas, SKY Express Commercial Director: “Today we announce the expansion of […]

Greece plans to lift restrictions for travelers from next week

Reading Time: < 1 minute Greece plans to lift quarantine restrictions from next week for travelers from the European Union and five other countries who have been vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19, a senior government official said on Wednesday, informs Reuters. Last month, the country lifted a one-week quarantine rule for Israeli travelers who have been inoculated and test […]

AEGEAN Begins a New Era with Brand New Airbus A320neos

Reading Time: < 1 minute AEGAN, the flag carrier of Greece, has begun a new era with a new livery, new identity and three brand new Airbus A320neo aircraft. The planes will be equipped with latest technology Pratt & Whitney engines. By 2025 AEGEAN expects to receive 46 A320neo and A321neo aircraft, with an option for 12 additional aircraft (up […]

Turkish Fighter Jets Violate Greek Airspace Over Aegean Sea

Reading Time: < 1 minute Four Turkish fighter jets violated the Greek airspace over the eastern part of the Aegean Sea, local media reported.  Two F-16s and two F-4s entered the Flight Information Region shortly before 2 p.m. (12:00 GMT) south of Lesvos. The four jets then proceeded to fly over Makronisi and Agathonisi islands, the Kathimerini newspaper reported. According […]

Etihad Airways on the Lookout for New Pilots in Europe

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you know your way around the flight deck of the world’s biggest passenger plane, among others, Etihad Airways would probably like to hear from you. The national airline of the UAE has announced it will shortly launch a pilot recruitment drive across Europe. It is the first major push for new flyers in two […]

Russia To Conduct Observation Flights Over Greece, US

Reading Time: < 1 minute Russian monitors will fly over Greece and the United States as part of Russia’s Treaty on Open Skies responsibilities, according to the statement published by Russian Defense Ministry on Monday. “The flight [over Greece] will depart at some point on September 26-30 from Nea Anchialos “open skies” airport,” Sergei Ryzhkov, head of the Russian Defense […]

Greece Flights Hit by Air Traffic Controllers’ Strike

Reading Time: 2 minutes Flights in Greece were at a standstill on Thursday after air traffic controllers called a 24-hour strike over pension reforms sought by the country’s creditors. The strike, due to end at 20:59 GMT, halted all flights into and out of the country, Athens airport said. “Nothing is moving today,” its press office said. The strike […]

Aegean Airlines Reports Passenger Growth Up 15% In 2015

Reading Time: 1 minute Greece-based Aegean Airlines has reported strong passenger growth in 2015, but faces challenges as the country’s debt crisis continues. It has also been adversely affected by the emigration of high number of Middle Eastern refugees, especially to several Greek islands. Aegean carried 11.65 billion passengers in 2015, up 15% compared to 2014. International passenger traffic […]

Greece and Israel Could Replace Turkey

Reading Time: 2 minutes As Turkey has virtually stopped being a tourist destination for Russians, the demand for vacationing in Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Israel could grow in 2016, says Maya Lomidze, executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). “It’s so far difficult to anticipate the 2016 summer season, and the summer prices will be […]