The “terrorism suspect” wanted by Greek and US authorities on two Emirates flights on Thursday has been identified and located in Athens, media report on Friday afternoon. He is a Turkish national of Arab origin. Despite the thorough security checks of the passengers bound to Dubai and New York, the …

No “suspicious” passenger was found on the Emirates plane that was forced to return to Athens International Airport accompanied by F-16 fighter jets following a security alert on a “suspicious terrorist passenger” by a US intelligence agency. Short after Thursday midnight and two hours after Flight EK209 landed in Athens, …

Emirates flight EK209 from Athens to New York has been ordered to divert back to Athens on Thursday night and is flying to Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos accompanied by two F-16 fighter jets, state broadcaster ERT reported at 9:30 in the evening. “This is normal when the code Renegade …

Super luxurious Jumbo A380 landed in Athens Airport Eleftherios Venizelos on Friday noon. The two-storey airplane with first class private suites and Spa reached the Greek capital inaugurating the operation of Airbus A380 in the scheduled flights of Emirates Airline to Athens. “Emirates Airline is to launch the Airbus A380 …

Greek F-16 fighter jets took off on Sunday afternoon to escort a Ryanair civilian airplane Boeing 738 to International Airport Eleftherios BVenizelos in Athens after a bomb alert. In the last few moments, a Ryanair flight, FR6385, was escorted into Athens by F-16s following a bomb threat against the flight. …

Operation mechanism IRINI has seized vehicle modified for military use in Libya that is under arms embargo by the United Nations. Merchant vessel MV MEERDIJK with a flag from the Netherlands has been ordered to the port of Almyros by Volos in Central Greece, local media report on Thursday, November …

A German and a Polish nationals wanted by Interpol were arrested in Greece and Italy. The two men were involved in serious fraud with a “pyramid scheme” that bought them profit over 28 million euros. A 60-year-old German man and a 49-year-old Polish man for whom Interpol had issued ‘red …

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority CAA has extended the current air directive (notam) for international travelers citing reasons of limiting the spread of the coronavirus. According to the new directive issued on Sunday, the current measures will be extended until Monday, April 11, 2022. The extension provides, among others, measures such …

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority has extended the current air directive (notam) for international travelers citing reasons of limiting the spread of the coronavirus. According to the new directive issued on Sunday, the current measures will be extended until Monday, April 4, 2022. The extension provides, among others, measures such the …

International visitors to Greece will no longer have to submit a Passenger Locator Form (PLF) as of Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the Civil Aviation Authority said in an air directive on Monday. This Covid19-related air directive (notam) facilitates the entry of all passengers from abroad from any departure country, the …

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) extended the current air directives for international flight passengers until the first week of March. In a press release, the CAA said that it extends the conditions of entry to Greece aiming to limit the spread of Covid-19 until March 7, 2022. The air directives …

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced on Sunday the new flight instructions with the conditions of entry into Greece to limit the spread of COVID-19 disease. The new instructions exclude vaccinated passengers with European Digital Covid Certificate from manadoty covid-test. The new flight instructions are valid from Monday, February 7, …

Greece opened on Monday afternoon, January 10, the online platform for citizens who were administered vaccines against Covid-19 abroad. Registration to the platform will enable holders of an EU Digital COVID Certificate or of  one of a third country to have their vaccinations also registered in Greece. Especially those over …

Greece published in the Official Gazette the new travel rules that make mandatory Covid-19 test for entry in the country over the Christmas and holiday season. The conditions for mandatory PCR or RAPID test are valid from Sunday, 19. December 2021, until 10. January 2022. According to the decision published …

Five Greek citizens, who arrived το Athens from south African countries, have been placed on a ten-day precautionary quarantine, according to the new protocol due to Covid-19 Omicron variant. The five citizens, all sailors, came from south Africa and Zimbabwe via a stopover in the United Arab Emirates. Upon arrival, …

Greek Foreign Ministry Nikos Dendias and US State Secretary Antony Blinken signed the five-year upgraded renewal of the Mutual Defense and Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) between Greece and USA on Thursday. The two ministers signed the MDCA in a special ceremony at the Benjamin Franklin diplomatic reception room in the Harry …

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority announced a new extension of the air directive (notam) with measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 for international flight passengers. The notam contains the conditions of entry into the Greek territory for flight passengers coming from abroad. The air-directive is extended until Friday, October 8, …

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority CAA announced a new extension of measures for international flight passengers with the aim to contain the spread of Covid-19. CAA extends the air directive (notam) regarding the conditions of entry into Greek territory until 06:00 a.m. on Friday, October 1, 2021. The notam for flights …

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority expended the air directive (notam) regarding Covid-requirements for international flight passengers. The new extension of the conditions of entry into the Greek territory aim to contain the spread of Covid-19. The Covid-requirements are extended until Friday, September 24, 2021, at 06:00 in the morning. In particular, …

Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday announced the further extension of the current aviation directive for containing the spread of Covid-19 until 6:00 on Friday, September 17, 2021. The notam outlines the conditions for entry into Greek territory on foreign flights in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. …