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Ryanair Launches 14 New Routes To and From Greece for 2020

Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, announced recently that it will add fourteen new routes to and from Greece in 2020. These new routes will come in addition to its already-massive network of flights which connect most of the country's mainland...

Ryanair Plane Hit By Lightning Over Paphos; No Injuries Reported

A Boeing 737-8AS aircraft belonging to the Ryanair fleet was hit by a lightning strike over Cypriot airspace on Tuesday night. The plane, which took off from Riga, Latvia, was heading to Paphos international airport in Cyprus when the incident...

RyanAir Introduces Four New European Destinations from Kalamata Airport

RyanAir announced on Wednesday that it will introduce four new seasonal schedules out of Greece's Kalamata Airport. The Irish airliner has decided to launch new routes from Kalamata to London, which will utilize Stansted Airport, as well as to Milan,...

Ryanair To Discontinue Direct Athens — Thessaloniki Flights

Ryanair announced on Monday that it will stop its direct flights between the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki beginning on April 1, 2019. The popular low-cost airline gave no explanation for the move. The announcement noted only that the last...

Ryanair to Suspend Greek Summer Flights to Chania, Rhodes

Low-cost airline Ryanair is to apparently suspend domestic flights from Athens to Rhodes and Chania, Crete, citing "operational reasons". Passengers were informed of the move by email and texts from the company, offering refunds or alternative flights from other airports. The...

Ryanair to Launch Flights from Eastern Finland to Greece

Low-cost airline Ryanair will start direct flights between Lappeenranta and Athens next summer. The Irish no-frills carrier is particularly interested in testing demand for the route among Russian tourists as Lappeenranta is the closest EU airport to St. Petersburg, which...

Ryanair Reduces Seats for Athens, Thessaloniki

Ryanair is acting against the Greek government by announcing on Tuesday the reduction of Seats in Athens. The Irish company has found itself at odds with Greece since the government has not responded to growth proposals and for work...

Culture Minister Refutes Ryanair Accusations of Ignoring Requests for Lower Airport Levy

Greek Culture Minister Elena Kountoura refuted accusations on Monday by budget airline Ryanair that she has ignored numerous letters and pleas from the company to reduce an airport tax imposed on all airline tickets, saying that such decision lies...

Ryanair Will Allow Greek Passengers to Pay Cash

The capital controls imposed on Greek banks have already had a significant impact on Greek society. Since Greeks are unable to use their credit and debit cards to make purchases the low cost airline Ryanair announced that Greeks passengers will...

Ryanair: Greeks, Pay for Your Chance to be Hired

In a period of high unemployment, such as the one that Greece is going through with 60 percent of youth unemployment, the news that Ryanair is preparing to invest in it and open thousands of job positions seems almost...

Greek Aegean Airline Facing Ryanair

The increase in tourism in Greece has led to significant changes in domestic and foreign air travel. This has encouraged foreign airline companies to invest in Greece and to add new routes, competing directly with Greek airline Aegean-Olympic. Low cost...

Ryanair Announces Plans to Open New Base in Athens, Greece

  In a press conference, the CEO of the Irish airline Ryanair announced the company’s intentions to open a new base in Athens. This new base in Athens is an integral part of Ryanair’s investment plan in Greece, where the Irish...

Ryanair Launches Domestic Services in Greece

Ryanair launched domestic services in Greece, with Tuesday’s first flight between Chania,Crete and Thessaloniki. The low-cost carrier said it could be the first of many inter-Greek routes if the government accepts Ryanair’s tourism rescue plan. The airline said it carried more...

Ryanair Wants Lower Greek Airport Taxes

Low cost airline Ryanair says it could attract 10 million tourists to Greece within the next three years if the taxes at Athens International Airport (AIA) are lowered from 12 euros to 5 euros per passenger and other reforms. Ryanair's...

Ryanair Will Fly to Chania, Crete

Budget air carrier Ryanair on Dec. 19 said it would open its first base in Greece, at Chania, the second largest city of Crete, in April 2013 with one based aircraft and will include routes to and from Billund,...