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Austrian Airlines Flies Huge Boeing 777 to Greece to Meet Demand

Austrian Airlines has announced that they will be deploying a larger aircraft in their fleet for flights to Greece in order to meet demand. 

Transavia Airlines to Add France-Greece Flights this Summer

Transavia Airlines will increase the number of flights they fulfil between France and Greece for the summer of 2021, the CEO said on Monday. 

EU Calls on European Airlines to Avoid Belarus Airspace

The European Union urged EU-based airlines to avoid Belarus's airspace on Monday after the country diverted a flight from Athens to Vilnius.

Airlines Flout EU Rules by Offering Vouchers Instead of Refunds for Cancelled Flights

European airlines and at least ywelve EU countries, including Greece, have asked the EU to suspend its rules which require that travelers of cancelled flights due to the coronavirus can teceive a refund within seven days. Since the outbreak of...

Thousands of British Tourists Stranded as Monarch Airline Goes Bust

Thousands of Monarch passengers had their flights from Greece, Portugal and Spain cancelled as the beleaguered UK airline has effectively stopped selling tickets. About 110,000 customers are currently overseas and the British government has asked the CAA to charter more...

Budget Airline easyJet to Relocate to Austria and Change Its Name

UK-based budget airline easyJet is to change its name and relocate to Vienna, Austria  in order to protect its European rights after Britain's departure from the European Union. The new airline will be called easyJet Europe and has applied for...

Why Turkish Airlines Prefer Greek Captains

The rapid development of Turkish Airlines has caused the company to seek experienced pilots from abroad. The Turkish carrier employs 77 Greek pilots from its total crew of 4,500 pilots, 800 of which are foreigners. This means that Greeks...

Elderly Greek Woman Flies to Malta Instead of Athens Due to Airline Mistake

An 84-year-old Greek woman was accidentally flown from Manchester to Malta, instead of Athens, by easyJet, reported British newspaper Daily Mail. The Greek pensioner, Argyro Aretaki, was driven to Manchester airport by her son on May 18. She was taken to...

Turkish Airlines Voted Europe’s Best; Kobe and Messi Celebrate with Selfies

Turkish Airlines, voted Europe’s Best Airline for the fourth year in a row, brought the excitement of its globally recognized “Kobe vs. Messi: The Selfie Shootout” advertising campaign to The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Convention 2014.

Aegean Airlines Awarded Best Regional Airline

Greece's Aegean Airlines won the Best Regional Airline in Europe Award for the fourth year in a row. The 2014 Skytrax World Airline Awards are based on 18.85 million completed surveys by customers from over 160 countries, who chose Aegean...

Fifty-Three Greek Pilots in Turkish Airlines

The financial crisis that is plaguing Greece has led many Greek experienced pilots to Turkey. According to data from Turkish Airlines, published in the newspaper Habertürk, the largest percentage of foreign pilots that work in Turkish Airlines are Greek. At the...

Turkish Airlines Opens Wings to Ioannina

A delegation of Turkish Airlines visited Ioannina on Oct.8-9, to expand the company's cooperation with the city. A meeting was held between the General Director of Turkish Airlines in Greece, Gulay Ozturk, and the Mayor of Ioannina, F. Filho. The...

Τurkish Airlines Ankara Contingent Promotes Thessaloniki

Turkish Airlines launched a new initiative to promote the city of Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, to Turkish tourists by sending a 13-member mission to Ankara headed by Utku Yazan, Chairman of Turkish Airlines, along with members of Greek tourist...

German Airline Lures Customers With Greek Deal

Airline Condor is offering German customers 50 euros off flights to Greece in a bid to entice reluctant German vacationers to the Mediterranean after a slump in bookings. Tour operators such as TUI Germany (TT.L) (TUIGn.DE) and Condor parent Thomas...

Greek Aegean Airlines Company To Launch Four Weekly Flights To Budapest

Aegean Airlines has announced the launch of a direct flight from Budapest to Athens from Friday, just a month after the bust of national airline Malev, which left Budapest without direct connections with the Greek capital, airport operator Budapest Airport...