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Increase in average tourist spend in Greece in 2019 - Increase in travel receipts
ATHENS. Ionian Islands in 5th place for travel receipts with €1.840m and 2.854k visits in the first 9 months. Only Piraeus had greater receipts than Corfu Port from cruise ships.
Over 30m passengers at 14 Fraport airports in 2019
ATHENS. There were 3,275,897 arrivals at Corfu ΄Ioannis Capodistrias Airport compared to 3,364,141 in 2018 - a decrease of approximately 2.6%.
Question to Meropi Ydraiou regarding airport and port waste
CORFU. The leader of the ΄Prota i Kerkyra΄ party Giorgos Kaloudis has asked for information regarding airport and port waste.
Meropi Ydraiou considers that "Locals won΄t pay anything extra for the waste transportation"
CORFU. At yesterday΄s emergency meeting of the Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipal Council Mayor Meropi Ydraiou said that she considered that locals won΄t have to pay extra for the transportation of waste to Kozani.
Legislation coming soon to deal with unregulated motorcycle parking
ATHENS. The Ministerial decision regarding parking regulations for motorcycles will be published soon.
Open ferry boats prohibited from sailing
CORFU. Open ferry boats have been prohibited from sailing from Corfu and Lefkimmi.
Riga Ferraiou Rd. closed for repairs
CORFU. Deputy Mayor for Technical Services Nikos Kalogeros announced that Riga Ferraiou Rd. (from ΄Kalogries΄ heading to the airport) will be closed.
Airport eucalyptus trees removed
CORFU. The large eucalyptus trees at the edge of Corfu AIrport are now a thing of the past.
Corfu MP says Corfu-Paxos-Patras will be the first hydroplane service
ATHENS. The Corfu ND MP Stefanos Gikas was given this assurance by the Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Yiannis Kefaloyiannis at their meeting in Athens on 16th December.
Trial lighting up of ΄Apidalos Nafs΄
CORFU. This is what the ΄Apidalos Nafs΄ at the port roundabout will look like when it is lit up at night.
Four more cruise ship arrivals until the end of another good year for Corfu
CORFU. Corfu Port is expecting another four arrivals from two cruise ships with a total passenger capacity of over 3,000 before the end of the year.
Seaweed couldn΄t be cleared due to parked cars!
CORFU. It was impossible for Corfu Port Authority to clear the seaweed on the Garitsa shore road because of the parked cars.
Two arrested for possession of heroin and cannabis
CORFU. Two Greek men aged 31 and 29 were arrested on Monday morning by Corfu Port Authority K9 team and the Drugs Squad for possession of drugs.
Corfu-Igoumenitsa:Open ferry boats prohibited from sailing
CORFU. Only closed ferry boats are sailing between Corfu/Lefkimmi and Igoumenitsa today due to the strong winds.
Open ferry boats prohibited from sailing
CORFU. There is a limited ferry service between Corfu and Igoumenitsa today due to the strong winds.
Former Port Authority President explains why there won΄t be a fountain at the port roundabout
CORFU. The recent Corfu Port Authority President Spyros Stefanidis has published the reasons for placing only the ΄Apidalos Nafs΄ at the roundabout and not a fountain.
΄Apidalos Nafs΄ at the New Port roundabout
CORFU. The work at the roundabout has been through hell and high water. After constant problems with the contractor it at least became functional two years ago.
Another donation of diagnostic equipment to the hospital from Corfu Port Authority
CORFU. The presentation will be made on Thursday.
