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Seaplane Service Set To Make Greece “The Maldives of Europe”

The launch of seaplane flight services planned for the Summer of 2021 is set to make Greece "the Maldives of Europe," said Nicolas Charalambous, CEO of seaplane operator Hellenic Seaplanes on Wednesday. Charalambous met with Deputy Minister of Transport and...

Grecian Air to Launch Seaplane Service Connecting Islands in Greece

An announcement by Grecian Air, an emerging seaplane operator in Greece, has sparked new hope for the debut of seaplane flights connecting islands to the mainland, after several years of anticipation caused by bureaucratic delays. Local media report that the...

First Successful Greek Seaplane Test Flights Completed in Corfu

The first Greek seaplane test flights on a 10-seat Quest Kodiak aircraft were successfully completed on the island of Corfu last weekend, following seven years of efforts to establish seaplane flight connections in Greece. The seaplane repeatedly took off and...

South Aegean Regional Council Decides on 25 Seaplane Airports

The South Aegean Regional Council has decided to establish a waterways network with 25 seaplane airports in on Dodecanese and Cyclades islands. The aim of the waterways system is to resolve consistent transportation needs the islands face, especially during winter....

Thessaloniki Port Submits Application for Waterway License

Thessaloniki Port Authority (OLTH) on Monday submitted an application in order to receive a license for the creation and operation of the metropolitan waterway. The waterway will offer four docking positions at least and will offer the mandatory operative support...

Seaplane Flights in Greece to Commence in 2015

"2015, if all goes well, will be the year that Greeks could fly almost everywhere by seaplane," said president and CEO of Hellenic Seaplanes Nikos Charalambous. More than 40 water airports across Greece are currently at the final stages of development, said...

Tests For Seaplane Operations Begin

Greece will begin to test the operation of water runways for seaplanes, starting from the Peloponnese. This was decided on Wednesday in a meeting between the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Transportation and Networks Michalis Papadopoulos and the Peloponnese regional...

CNN Tribute to Greek Seaplane Service

CNN recently made a tribute to the services of the Hellenic Seaplanes company for its aim to connect more than 100 locations throughout Greece by 2016. The first routes will be launched in May 2015. The company was founded in...

Greek Skyros Island Eyes Waterway for Seaplanes

The port authority of Skyros, the southernmost of the Greek Sporades islands, recently held meetings with companies that responded to a tender for the construction and operation of a waterway at the island's port, as Greek Travel Pages (GTP)...