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Coronavirus tests on direct UK flights to Greece all negative so far
ATHENS. 2,803 tests were conducted on direct UK flight arrivals on 15 and 16 July and all were negative - Two passengers tested positive who had come from London via Paris and Larnaca.
Greek Tourism Minister to Sky News: "Talk of a second lockdown is nonsense"
Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis gave an interview on the occasion of the reopening of Greek airports to flights from the UK, stressing once again the high standards of safety and security here.
Water salute for the first UK plane to arrive in Corfu
CORFU. The Jet2 flight from Birmingham arrived in Corfu with around 90 passengers.
From half a million last June...down to 32 international arrivals!
CORFU. There were 32 international arrivals at Corfu Airport in June - compared to 506,881 in the same month last year. There were nearly 9,000 domestic arrivals compared to 35,000.
UK now says travellers from Greece won΄t have to quarantine
ATHENS. Greece is now included in the list of countries whose travellers won΄t have to quarantine from 10 July despite what UK Minister of Transport said earlier.
The first ΄swallows΄ have come - first international arrivals. What Tourism Minister said
CORFU. The first flights arrived on time - from Frankfurt and Budapest at 09:00 and Dusseldorf at 09:50.
International flights scheduled to arrive at Corfu Airport on Wednesday 1 July
CORFU. Along with the Minister of Tourism international flights will be arriving at Corfu Airport tomorrow as restrictions are lifted.
No direct flights from UK and Sweden until 15 July
ATHENS. At a broad-based meeting chaired by Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday it was decided, amongst other things, that Greece will follow the list drawn by the EU.
Minister of Tourism coming to Corfu Airport on Wednesday
CORFU. The Minister of Tourism Haris Theoharis will be paying a brief visit to Corfu.
Protocols for international travellers to Greece
ATHENS. Civil Aviation Authority says that all passengers on international flights to Greece will be required to fill in a Passenger Locator Form (PLF)
Nikos Hardalias: "400 tests a day at Corfu Airport"
CORFU. There will be a special Armed Forces health team at Corfu Airport from Sunday and a simulation exercise will be held on Monday.
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.
