May 28, 2020
Tourism
Aegean Airlines announced to resume direct flights from the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, to six destinations abroad as of June 15. Following a partial lifting on flight restrictions from Thessaloniki’s ‘Makedonia’ airport depending on the epidemiological profile of the destination countries, Aegean announced the resumption of direct flights to …
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May 23, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
Greece will reportedly conduct sample testing to flights passengers arriving in the country. Authorities are ready to restart tourism, in view of lifting the flights restrictions to Athens international airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” on June 15 and to all airports in the country on July 1. However, as the Deputy Minister …
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May 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
Greece opens again its gates to foreign tourists without tests and quarantine on June 15, 2020. However, citizens from some 20 countries will be initially allowed. Restrictions for exempted countris will be lifted on July 15 and thus based on epidemiological data. Foreign tourists will not undergo tests and will …
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May 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
Greece extended on Friday afternoon the flight ban to/from seven European Countries, while all international flights will be allowed to land at Athens International Airport only. At the same time, the ban on non-EU nationals remains in force until end of May. According to a statement issued by the Greek …
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May 13, 2020
Tourism
The European Commission released on Wednesday afternoon its EU Tourism recovery package, a so-called roadmap to support the sector and businesses hit by the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The EU Tourism package contains a set of guidelines and recommendations to help member states gradually lift travel restrictions and …
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May 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
Emphasis on COVID-19 tests, full airplanes and no 14-day quarantine for those returning from Greece are among the proposals Athens submitted to the European Commission, ahead of the free movement plan “Europe needs a rest” Brussels is expected to publish on Wednesday, May 13. In a 3-page non-paper, Greece is …
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May 9, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
Tourism Minister, Haris Theoharis, revealed the health protocols for flights and hotels Greece plans to implement during the tourism season in summer 2020, once the country opens its borders to tourists amid the pandemic. Speaking at an online event of the youth organization of ruling New Democracy, Theoharis stressed that …
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April 28, 2020
Tourism
Greece and Switzerland seem to be monopolizing the interest of those searching for flights, according to new research on sojern travel marketing website. This, although expected, should not lead to complacency, as the reduction in demand for flights is noticeable, despite the start of the gradual lifting of restrictions in …
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April 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
With a joint ministerial decision, Greece extended the restrictive measures – travel ban – concerning air and sea traffic from abroad on Wednesday. According to the decision by the Health and Interior Ministry and the Civil Protection that will be published to the Official Gazette during the day: Flights to/from …
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March 28, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Flights from/to Holland and to/from Germany with the exception of Athens will be suspended as of Sunday, March 29, 2020, head of Greece’s Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias said on Saturday. He announced that there will be no general repatriation for Greeks stranded abroad and cited a few exceptions. Based on …
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March 23, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Greece has banned flights from and to UK and Turkey on Monday due to coronavirus spread in these countries. In addition to the flights ban, there are restrictions for people coming from Turkey. The flights ban to/from both countries is in effect: 6:00 a.m. Monday, March 23, 2020, until until …
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March 19, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Greek government is very seriously considering to halt all passengers flights from and to Greece as of Sunday afternoon, March 22, 2020, media report on Thursday. The ban will be imposed to all Greek airports. It is an additional measure to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country …
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March 9, 2020
Tourism
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority has decided to suspended flights from all Greek airports to and from North Italy on Monday. “All flights to and from Northern Italy are suspended from all Greek airports and for all airlines, from today March 9 to March 23, 2020,” a statement issued by the …
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February 12, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Uncategorized
Air China is suspending direct flights between Athens and Beijing from February 17 to March 18 due to the continuous increase of new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. The measure is precaution to stem the coronavirus outbreak, and with the aim being the passengers’ safety., “The reason is public safety …
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January 16, 2020
Tourism
Greek airline Ellinair is changing its meals policy and cancels the provision of food and wine during flights with a duration of up to five hours. According to an announcement by Ellinair the new policy that will cancel free food and wine service to passengers will go into effect as …
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July 12, 2019
Tourism
Thousands of passengers who flew to Greece in 2018 can claim compensation from airline companies for flight delays. More than 87,300 passengers who traveled to Greece between 15 June and 15 September 2018 can claim compensation from airline companies in accordance with the European Regulation EC261 on passenger rights for …
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March 29, 2019
weather
Heavy rainfalls and strong winds have been striking the island of Crete since early Friday morning, confirming the meteorologists forecast. The biggest island of Greece is isolated by air and sea as winds blowing with intensity of up to 10 Beaufort have brought ferries traffic to halt, while airplanes have …
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January 14, 2019
Tourism
Low-cost flyer Ryanair has announced on Monday that it will halt all flights between Thessaloniki and Athens and vice versa as of 1. April 2019, right at the begin of the tourism season. The route Athens-Thessaloniki was the most used among the domestic flights. The last flight from Thessaloniki to …
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September 4, 2018
Tourism
Greek airlines Aegean has announced the suspension of flight to and from Tehran effective as of October 11th 2018. The suspension is temporary, the airlines said and added “The company is forced to temporarily discontinue this route due to foreign exchange bank restrictions that affect its viability.” In the statement …
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May 29, 2018
Strikes
Ferries and ships will remain docked and flight schedules will be cancelled or delayed on May 30th 2018 following a call for a general strike by major workers and employees unions. Public and private sector unions umbrellas ADEDY and GSEE have called on a general strike to protest “the continuation …
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