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Piles of rubbish outside Paleokastritsa Port Authority building
CORFU. Rubbish of all kinds and abandoned mattresses are piled up, creating a heartbreaking sight.
Clocks go forward - and Corfu tourist season begins
CORFU. 12 arrivals and departures at Corfu Airport on Sunday 30 March.
Car catches fire near port
CORFU. Two fire engines with five firefighters rushed to the scene.
Tourist ΄air battles΄ in the Ionian
CORFU. Vlorë international airport is opening this summer. Corfu is suffocating, says Rama. The situation calls for another seasonal airport in southern Albania, without further details. Ioannina has been certified. What will Corfu do about the protection zone north of the runway?
Car overturns in accident outside port
CORFU. The driver was taken to hospital where he has now been hospitalised.
Meeting on airport wildlife management
CORFU. Petros Lavranos - President of the Halikiopoulou Lagoon Cultural and Environmental Association
Corfu Port Authority forum on cruises
CORFU. It seems like a response to the critical remarks, both official and unofficial, regarding the burden of cruises and their impact on the local economy. Its endorsement under the auspices of the Ministry of Island Policy is credited to the Corfiot Deputy Minister, Stefanos Gikas.
Corfu Airport to close again next winter
ATHENS. The projects for compliance with the European airport safety regulation issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have been granted a one-year extension.
Airport closing again 13-31 January
CORFU. The runway will be used by helicopters for emergency flights (medical evacuations, search and rescue missions, firefighting, humanitarian, governmental, and other flights of national significance), provided it is necessary and the helicopter is able to approach.
Visits of cruise ship Norwegian Epic to Corfu cancelled
CORFU. The ship will dock most of the time in Katakolo and occasionally in Argostoli.
Firefighting exercise in fire simulation at airport
CORFU. The exercise took place on Monday afternoon 16 December.
Two cars involved in accident near port
CORFU. According to reports, no one was injured. There was only material damage.
Airport facing requirements for certification
CORFU. The General Urban Plan never considered the bypass of the airport as a challenge, since from the outset it proposed its relocation away from the lagoon! As a result, land was not secured for adequate bypass routes, and today there is talk of making part of Eth. Lefkimmi Rd underground at the point where it adjoins the runway!
Corfu MP Gikas announces funding of €2m for Corfu National Sports Centre
CORFU. The Decarbonisation Fund, inaugurated on Thursday in Naxos by the Prime Minister, is being presented as a source of hope for funding various needs on the islands. Following the central municipality΄s expectations for the construction of a desalination plant in Chrysiida, Corfu MP Stefanos Gkikas also announced the complete restoration of the National Sports Centre΄s facilities!
13.9% increase in passenger arrivals at Corfu Airport compared to last year
CORFU. According to data from Fraport.
Corfu Airport to expand
ATHENS. Fraport is planning to expand the airport terminal over the next three years.
Motorcycle hits young boy at port roundabout
CORFU. The young boy was injured and taken to hospital by ambulance. According to reports, his condition is not serious.
