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Airlines Flout EU Rules by Offering Vouchers Instead of Refunds for Cancelled Flights
European airlines and at least ywelve EU countries, including Greece, have asked the EU to suspend its rules which require that travelers of cancelled flights due to the coronavirus can teceive a refund within seven days.
Since the outbreak of...
Australia
Budget Airline Offers Australia-Greece Flight from $299
The Singaporean low-cost airline named "Scoot" this week launched what it is calling its “Deal of the Decade” sale, including flights from Australia to Greece beginning at $299.
The jaw-dropping offer will indeed get you from Perth to Athens, but...
Business
Ryanair To Discontinue Direct Athens — Thessaloniki Flights
Ryanair announced on Monday that it will stop its direct flights between the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki beginning on April 1, 2019.
The popular low-cost airline gave no explanation for the move. The announcement noted only that the last...
Greece
Europe's Budget Airlines and How to Avoid Their Hidden Fees
Summer is nearly here, and many of us are already trying to think about summer trips abroad. Europe's array of low-cost airlines always promise tickets to exotic locations at rock-bottom prices, but picking your dates and destination is only the...
Business
Aegean Airlines Sees 53% Drop in Profit for 2016
Greece's largest airline carrier, Aegean Airlines, said on Thursday that the company's full-year net profit for 2016 fell by 53 percent.
Important factors such as a weak second quarter as well as an increase in value-added tax resulted in the carrier...
Business
SkyGreece Ceases Operations After Leaving Passengers Stranded
SkyGreece Airlines announced on Wednesday that it will temporarily halt all of its operations.
The company and its customers have been through a hectic eleven days as the first problems occurred with a four day flight delay that was resolved on August 20. The problem resurfaced...
Economy
More Airlines Stop Direct Flights to Greece
One by one, foreign airlines are ceasing their direct flights to Greece and vice versa, realizing these itineraries are unprofitable.
Athens has, during the past two years, lost many of its tourists. International media shows a country with financial problems and possible riots...