Tomorrow, Sunday 31/03, non-Orthodox Easter Sunday, a large number of arrivals are expected at the airport, with 18 flights from abroad, the most for the month of March on a single day. Specifically, these are flights from Ryanair, Easyjet, Eurowings, and British Airways from Belfast, Düsseldorf, Brocklau, Berlin, Barcelona, Milan, London, Bristol, Karlsruhe, Manchester, Liverpool, and East Midlands.
The 15 flights that preceded in March gave an earlier start than ever before at Corfu Airport and with high occupancy rates. The President of the Association of Corfu Travel Agents (AOCTA), Dimitris Diavatis, told Enimerosi that the data indicate that we will have a good tourist season this year as well. He stated that bookings are good, as is the number of airline seats, which has increased by about 10%, and it remains to be seen if this will indeed be realised. However, he did not fail to mention the major issue of public infrastructure, which does not facilitate the management of tourists.
The markets
Top of the list is the UK, which accounts for 40% - 45% of the total clientele of Corfu, as Mr. Diavatis said. He noted that there are also consistently good numbers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the Netherlands. Indeed, this year the performance of the French market is expected to be very good - Mr. Roussos pointed out that Transavia will have a daily flight from Paris from April 6th onwards. He added that Italy already has a presence at the airport with the flight from Milan, as its other destinations start somewhat later.
Finally, the fact that Jet2 has started its flight programme earlier than in other years, is encouraging, with its first flights landing yesterday at Corfu airport. These were from London and Manchester, while it has also added Liverpool to its programme this year.
