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New flights to the Ionian Islands from Vienna, Rome and Thessaloniki

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31 Jan 2019 / 16:21

CORFU. New international flights (mainly from Austria) to the Ionian Islands have been announced.

Lauda Motion, which has been taken over by Ryanair Holdings, announced that from 31 March there will be two flights a week to Corfu and one a week to Zakynthos. Each of these flights will be with an Airbus A320.

Peopl's also announced that from 4 June to 24 September there will be a new flight every Tuesday from Vienna to Aktion with an Embraer 170 aircraft.

Alitalia announced that for the first time there will be a flight from Rome Fiumicino to Cephalonia every Monday from 29 July to 26 August with an Airbus A319.

For the residents of Cephalonia and Ithaca there was a significant announcement from Astra Airlines that there will be flights between Thessaloniki and Cephalonia from June to September. Schedule details will be announced in the coming days.

In the press release the Deputy Regional Governor for Tourism Spyros Galiatsatos says, "The Ionian Islands Regional Administration is collaborating with the airline in the advertising campaign so that the service can become established - a long-time request from the local community.

It can be seen from the above that the Regional Administration is responding to the needs of the islands' tourist market and the residents - leading to 2019 being yet another record year for our islands which will in turn lead to economic and social development."