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ACI calls on regulators to support the economic sustainability of airports for the benefit of travellers and communities

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Airports Council International (ACI) World today calls on regulators to support the economic sustainability of airports as social and economic engines of communities worldwide and for the benefit of the travelling public. The call to action supports the recent ACI World Resolution Restoring Economic Equilibrium that urges governments to acknowledge the changed risk profile of […]

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Air China: Athens- Shanghai Inauguration flight Announcement

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On 10th January 2023, Air China Athens was happy to have gathered, in a Press Event, with our good friends and team from AIA, on the occasion of our Inauguration flight from Shanghai at 22nd December 2022. With this addition, Air China has successfully established two direct flights from Athens to, two most important capitals […]

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ITA Airways expands its intercontinental network to USA

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For ITA Airways, the upcoming 2023 will be the year of the big investment towards the intercontinental market: the Company will open new routes in the United States, with direct flights from Rome Fiumicino to San Francisco and Washington. The long-haul expansion is one of the major pillars of ITA Airways’ strategy, as it generates […]

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EUROCONTROL: 2022 – The year European aviation bounced back

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2022 was the year European aviation weathered the storm, with the year closing on 9.3 million flights: 3.1 million more than last year, even if still 1.8 million fewer than 2019. That represents a solid 83% of 2019 traffic, achieved despite the Omicron spike at the start of the year, and the invasion of Ukraine […]

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The Eurowings summer programme from BER is now complete | Direct flights to Nice, Zakynthos, Ibiza, Porto and Graz

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With five more new destinations from Berlin Brandenburg (BER), Eurowings is completing its programme for the coming summer. From March 2023, the Lufthansa subsidiary will also connect Nice (France), Zakynthos (Greece), Ibiza (Spain), Porto (Portugal) and Graz (Austria) directly with the German capital. At the same time, Eurowings is increasing its connections to existing destinations: for example, the Germans’ most popular island – Majorca – will be […]

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AEGEAN to create the first aviation ecosystem for technical support services and training in Greece

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With an investment of € 140 million, AEGEAN creates the country’s first Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Facility and the first Simulation Facility for pilots and cabin crew members in one of Europe’s first “green” Hangar.  AEGEAN is moving forward with a new investment of 140 million euro to establish the first Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul […]

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Runway construction works at Corfu Airport “Ioannis Kapodistrias”

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As part of the project to further upgrade the regional airports, Fraport Greece, the Operator of Corfu Airport “Ioannis Kapodistrias” will proceed with the reconstruction of the airport’s runway. Specifically, for the period from the 10th of January 2023 to the 24th of January 2023 & the 8th of February 2023 to the 22nd of […]

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ACI EUROPE: Passenger traffic full recovery pushed back to 2025

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ACI EUROPE has released a revised passenger traffic forecast for the European airport network, showing that passenger volumes in 2023 are set to fall -9% below pre-pandemic (2019) levels and that a full recovery has now been pushed back to 2025 – rather than 2024 as previously forecast (May 2022). Olivier Jankovec, Director General of […]

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Wizz Air announces 3 new routes from Athens International Airport

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Wizz Air UK, Europe’s fastest-growing and most environmentally sustainable airline globally, announces three new ultra-low-fare routes from Athens to Bucharest in Romania, Tel Aviv in Israel and Tirana in Albania. Tickets are available now on wizzair.com or via the airline’s mobile app, with fares starting from 19.99 EUR*. The inaugural flights commenced from Athens International […]

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Thessaloniki remains firmly at the core of the development plan for AEGEAN and Fraport Greece

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At a joint event held on Monday 12 December in Thessaloniki, AEGEAN and Fraport Greece presented their activities at Macedonia Airport and the dominant position of the destination in the strategy of both companies. At the same time, they discussed with local stakeholders from the city, tourism, education, and culture about the possibilities of further […]

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