Greece

At least seven cases of the coronavirus have been identified among the 193 passengers and crew on a TUI flight from the Greek island of Zakynthos to Cardiff, Wales on August 25. All of the passengers who were diagnosed with...

From the scene at Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport this afternoon, it appears to be almost a normal August this year, with summer in full swing -- or as close that as we are going to come to that,...

After much deliberation, the UK has finally included Greece on the list of fifty-nine countries where international travelers will not be obligated to quarantine for 14 days. The announcement came on Friday, July 3, when the British government released the...

Qatar Airways claimed on Thursday that twelve passengers who tested positive for COVID-19 after landing in Athens on Monday had been healthy when they left Doha just five hours earlier. In a statement, Qatar Airways said “Upon arrival in Doha...

Greece will suspend all flights from Qatar until June 15 after 12 of an airplane's 91 passengers tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Athens Monday on a flight from Doha, Qatar. The passengers arrived on a Qatar Airways flight. "Following...

Passengers traveling on ferries must hand in a filled-out questionnaire when they board the ship more than half an hour away from embarkation time, the Greek government said on Monday. The same will be requested of passengers and crews on...

Hundreds of passengers on board the ferry boat "Blue Star Mykonos" docked at port on the Greek island of Limnos were quarantined as a precaution after a crew member developed symptoms of coronavirus. According to Kathimerini, the captain reported that...

An intercity bus crashed into a metal barrier along the eastbound lane of the Thessaloniki-Edessa highway on Tuesday, injuring at least 12 people. According to initial reports citing the ambulance service, nine women and three men ranging in age from...

A fire broke out onboard a ferry that had initiated its trip from Greece's Igoumenitsa to Venice in Italy. The fire broke out at the fourth level of the ''Olympic Champion's'' garage, affecting two trucks that were traveling on it. According...

Passengers of a domestic flight between Mykonos and Athens were asked on Sunday to take the ferry to the Greek capital after the carrier cancelled one of its scheduled flights. The airline Volotea, a low-cost Spanish carrier registered in Barcelona,...

A small plane crushed near Grevena, northern Greece, on Thursday, as it attempted an emergency landing due to engine failure. The pilot was slightly injured but the two passengers were unhurt. The single-engine Cessna had taken off from Corfu and was...

Passenger traffic in Greek airports grew by 5.3 per cent during the first half of 2019 (period between January and June), it was made public on Wednesday. A total number of 25,531,312 passengers was recorded in the first half of...

Greek ports are expected to welcome more than five million cruise passengers this summer, breaking last year’s record, according to Greece’s Union of Cruise Shipowners and Associated Members. The estimated number of incoming cruise ship travelers is set to exceed...

Athens International Airport (AIA) is undergoing a small expansion. The small expansion will help ease passenger flow and allow AIA to better accommodate the rising amount of travelers - as many as 21.7 million people annually. The 8-million-euro project (without VAT)...

We've all been there. The plane touches down in Athens or Thessaloniki or one of the Greek islands and some passengers break out into spontaneous applause. Air travel has become a part of everyday life and for some, nothing to...