The City of Thessaloniki expressed strong discontent over a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) decision which raises obstacles to a Turkish Airlines request for a second daily flight to and from Thessaloniki which, in essence, will double the weekly Istanbul-Thessaloniki-Istanbul flights from 7 to 14.
“The City of Thessaloniki administration expresses its strong discontent over the decision and the overall policy that cuts off northern Greece from the dynamically developing tourism markets,” a relevant announcement underlined, adding that this decision deprives Thessaloniki of millions of euros in tourism revenues at a crucial period for the country.
The negative response in combination with the interruption of the Thessaloniki-Istanbul railway route deprives Thessaloniki of tourists coming from the East, the municipality noted.
The local business community is considering launching a signature collection initiative in an effort to overturn the decision.
(source: ana-mpa)
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