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Nikos Hardalias to visit 18 airports that are reopening - Corfu tomorrow
ATHENS. Over the next four days Civil Protection Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias will be visiting 18 airports that are reopening for international flights on 1 July.
TUI UK ready to resume holidays abroad from 11 July
LONDON. TUI UK is ready to re-start summer holidays when the Government travel advice changes.
International flights to and from Greece have recommenced
ATHENS. Along with Athens this year΄s tourist season is beginning with 2 international flights on Monday and four on Tuesday at Thessaloniki ΄Macedonia΄ Airport.
Greek Tourism Minister: Airports on all the islands open on 1 July
CORFU. Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis presented details on the gradual opening of the borders.
Jet2 to recommence international flights 2 weeks later than planned
LONDON. Jet2 plans to begin international flights 2 weeks later than originally planned, according to a report in the Mirror on Monday 8 June.
Germany plans to allow travel within Europe from 15 June
BERLIN. Germany plans to lift travel ban from 15 June.
Greece bans flights from Qatar, coronavirus cases from travellers increase
ATHENS. 19 new confirmed coronavirus cases since Monday, of which 12 concern travellers who arrived in the country by air, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on Tuesday.
New flights to Corfu from Volotea and Wizz Air
ATHENS. “Together we can place Greek tourism back on track”, says Giorgos Vilos, Executive Director of Commercial and Business Development, Fraport Greece - Airlines immediately responded to the reopening of the tourist market.
Re-opening of Greek tourism - rules for arrivals
ATHENS. All destinations will open in three stages - clarification from the Foreign Ministry.
Official list of countries from which visitors will be able to arrive and holiday in Greece
ATHENS. The Ministry of Tourism has announced the official list of countries from which visitors will be able to arrive and holiday in Greece, with flights to Athens and Thessaloniki, as of June 15.
Greek PM: We will allow flights to the islands for German tourists from 1 July
ATHENS. In an interview with Bild Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that "German tourists are welcome to the Greek islands with direct flights as of July 1 and to Athens as of June 15."
Suspension of flights to and from Greece extended for some countries
Suspension of flights has been extended for Italy, Spain, UK, Netherlands, Turkey, Albania and North Macedonia. All international flights must only land at Athens International Airport.
΄Restart your engines!΄ - Aegean Airlines to increase frequency of domestic flights
ATHENS. By the end of May, the airline will also gradually resume its air connections from Athens to the key European destinations.
Ryanair to restore 40% of scheduled flights from 1 July
DUBLIN. Ryanair today (Tues 12th May) announced plans to return to 40% of normal flight schedules from Wed 1 July 2020, subject to Government restrictions on intra-EU flights being lifted, and effective public health measures being put in place at airports.
Restriction on non-essential travel extended until 15 June
BRUSSELS. The European Commission invites Member States to extend restriction on non-essential travel to the EU until 15 June. Which countries this applies to. Internal European flights to commence first and then external. Situation to be reassessed in June.
Port Authorities may not be able to collect port charges this year!
BRUSSELS. The question of when and, most importantly, how flights will resume still remains to be answered due to both health restrictions and the financial state of airlines.
How and when will flights resume?
BRUSSELS. Everyone will be waiting to hear what the EU Transport Ministers have to say on Wednesday 29 April. Especially when their income depends on tourism and flights. Meanwhile, the new terminal at Corfu Airport is ready a year ahead of time! But what will we do with it now?
Ban on flights to and from Greece extended to 15 May
ATHENS. The extension of the temporary ban on flights to and from Italy, Spain, Turkey, UK, Netherkands and Germany was announced today.
