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Greece
Greece's Aegean Airlines Adds Seven New International Destinations
Aegean Airlines will begin service to seven new international destinations from its hub in Athens in 2019, it announced in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the company, Athens will be directly connected to Marrakesh, Casablanca, Ibiza, Valencia, Sarajevo, Tunis...
Economy
Fraport Greece Reports Increasing Number of Flights at Regional Airports
The number of passengers travelling to Greece's regional airports was up by 12.3 percent in January of 2019 compared to January last year, according to a statement issued by Fraport Greece on Monday.
Passengers who came to Greece from abroad...
Greece
2018 The Best Year For Greek Tourism Ever
According to data published on Friday by Fraport, the company that manages most of the Greek airports, the arrivals of tourists in December recorded an increase of 23.6 percent, with the total number of people visiting the country in...
Europe
EU to Allow Visa-Free Travel for UK Citizens in Case of No-Deal Brexit
Ambassadors from the nations of the EU reached an agreement on Friday allowing British citizens to travel inside the EU without a visa, in case the UK leaves the union without a deal.
This decision allows Britons visa-free short stays...
Greece
Greece's Civil Aviation Service Under Radical Transformation
The Greek Civil Aviation Service is about to be split into two completely separate bodies, after the issue of the Presidential Decrees, following a Parliamentary Act passed two years ago.
The first new body will be APA, the Independent Agency...
Economy
Greek Airports See 6.4% Year-on-Year Rise in Arrivals
Air passenger traffic grew strongly in the first four months of 2018, helped by a steady growth in international arrivals in Greek airports, official figures showed on Thursday.
The Civil Aviation Authority, in a report released on Thursday, said that...
Economy
Greek Airport Passenger Numbers Soar for 2017
Travel to and from Greece appears to be on the rise as Greek media reports air passenger numbers at the country’s airports set a new record last year, reaching 58 million.
According to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data reported by...
Greece
Greek Police Officers to be Posted at German Airports
Greece is to station police officers at German airports as a "response" to the German decision to apply systematic checks to passengers on flights from Greece.
The responsibility of Greek police officers will be to assist their German colleagues in...
Greece
Higher Departing Passenger Charges for 14 Regional Airports Operated by Fraport Greece
In accordance with the provisions of the ratification law of the Greek state concession contract on departing passenger charges and with immediate effect as of April 11, 2017, departing passengers from the airports of Aktion, Zakynthos, Thessaloniki, Kavala, Kerkyra...
Greece
Fraport Greece Officially Takes Over Control of 14 Regional Airports
Fraport Greece officially took over the management of 14 regional airports after the payment of 1.23 billion euros to Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) on Tuesday, as envisaged in a concession contract signed with Greek authorities.
The first flight,...