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Is Fraport Greece Mucking Up the Off-season for Crete?

2018-04-21 by Phil Butler

Tsipras Fraport

In news from Chania, regional authorities met last week with Fraport Greece CEO Alexander Zinell to discuss ways to attract companies to the region. At the to discuss expanding the horizons for Chania’s “Daskaloyiannis” airport, concerns were expressed about Ryanair’s decision to scrap its base in Chania. Underneath the positive news though, stakeholders in Crete worry the German company may be mucking up any shot at off-season tourism wins. 

Tags: Alexander Zinell, Chania, Chania airport, Deutsche Lufthansa, Fotis Chatzidakos, Fraport Greece, Greece privatization, Greek bailout, IMF, Ryanair

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

Ryanair Smashes Weekly Bookings Record

2018-01-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair Europe's biggest budget airline

Ryanair today announced having smashed its weekly bookings record, taking over 3 million bookings in a single week

Tags: air fares, airline, airline news, airlines, budget airlines, Ryanair

Crete: Over Sold and Under Priced Paradise

2017-01-27 by Phil Butler

Hersonissos

According to the Airport Manager at Heraklion’s Nikos Kazantzakis Airport passenger traffic was up almost 12 percent for 2016 year on year. One of the world’s most popular island paradises, Crete is well known for its friendly inhabitants and vacation bargains.

Tags: Angelos Loizou, Chania, crete, Crete tours, Cyprus, George Pliakas, Greece, Greek tourism, Heraklion, Knossos, Ryanair

JetBlue Leads the Trend Toward Unlimited Wi-Fi

2017-01-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

JetBlue Wi-Fi

This week JetBlue announced a “first of” offer for complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi for every seat on every aircraft in the fleet. The free Wi-Fi offer will allow all domestic passengers Internet access and streaming for their devices once onboard JefBlue’s aircraft.

Tags: airlines airline services, Europe airlines, flying, JetBlue, Ryanair, US airlines, Wi-Fi

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