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Athens flights

Direct Flights from the U.S. to Greece Extended Thru Winter

2022-09-27 by Phil Butler

Delta Airlines

Direct flights from the US to Greece will be extended throughout the winter months, according to Greece’s Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

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American Airlines Creates New York to Athens Service

2021-01-23 by Argophilia Travel News

American Airlines 777

Starting June 3rd, American Airlines will launch a new service for summer 2021 New York to Athens using its Boeing 777-200 aircraft.

Tags: airline news, airlines, American Airlines, American tourists, American travelers, Athens flights, Greece flights

Greece to Accept UK and Sweden Flights Starting July 15

2020-06-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Starting July 15th, Greece will be welcoming direct flights from the United Kingdom, and Sweden, according to an announcement from Athens.

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Emirates Restarts Flights to Greece Starting July 15

2020-06-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Emirates Airlines

Emirates airlines has announced the resumption of its Athens-Dubai route as of July 15 after months of no flights due to Covid-19.

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Alitalia Resumes Rome to Athens Flights Starting July 1st

2020-06-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Alitalia

Alitalia has just announced the resumption of flights from Rome Fiumicino to Athens International Airport (AIA) starting July 1st.

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US Airline Shows Keen Interest in Greece Vacation Flights

2020-05-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece travel

Minister Theoharis also said people inside and outside Greece have sent the message that the opening of tourism is very important.

Tags: Athens flights, COVID-19 Greece, Greece holidays, Greece tourism, Greek travel, Harry Theoharis, holidays 2020, US airlines

Athens Airport Traffic Nosedives in March Over COVID-19 Pandemic

2020-04-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"

Passenger traffic to Athens International Airport (AIA) fell by 61.3 percent in March 2020.

Tags: AIA, Athens airport, Athens flights, Athens visitors, Coronavirus, coronavirus impacts, Greece airlines, Greece visitors, Greek flights

Ellinair Named Fastest Growing Airline for Greek Market by AIA

2020-03-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Ellinair Airbus A - 320

Ellinair has once been named the fastest-growing airline in the Greek market by the Athens International Airport (AIA).

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Ryanair Launches 14 New Routes In Greece For Summer 2020

2019-10-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair

Last week Ryanair announced its Greek Summer 2020 schedule which includes 14 new summer routes to destinations in France, Italy, and Germany.

Tags: airlines, Athens flights, budget airlines, Chania flights, Europe airlines, Greece 2020, Greece flights, Greece vacation, Greek destinations, Heraklion flights, Ryanair, Ryanair Greece, vacation flights

airBaltic Extends Riga to Athens Seasonal Flights

2019-07-30 by Argophilia Travel News

airBaltic

From October till January, airBaltic will fly from Riga to Athens twice weekly.

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Ryanair Launches New Athens to Heraklion Route

2018-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair

Ryanair launched a new Athens to Heraklion route which will commence on 15 June 2018 with a 4-weekly service. This new route offers Greek consumers even more choice and is on sale now from the Ryanair.com website.

Tags: Athens departures, Athens flights, crete, Crete flights, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Heraklion flights, Heraklion trips, Hotels in Greece, Ryanair, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Ryanair Announces First Flights To Jordan

2018-02-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Courtesy Ryanair Corporate

Europe’s low-cost airline, Ryanair has just announced a new connection from Athens to Aqaba in Jordan. These are the first flights by Ryanair into Jordan.

Tags: Athens flights, Jordan flights, Middle East flights, Ryanair

AEGEAN Airlines revisits Cairo connection

2014-10-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Aegean budget airlines

Friday, AEGEAN announced their winter flight schedule beginning with further international flight growth. According to the news from the Greek airline direct flights from Athens to Cairo will be re instituted.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, Athens flights, Cairo flights, Egypt, Greece travel, I’m an Aθenian too

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