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First Seaplane Network in Greece to Start Operating in 2019

The country's first seaplane network will start operating in 2019, according to a bill submitted to parliament on Wednesday. The bill will give the "green light" for the development of this network after 15 years of waiting and tens of...

First Successful Greek Seaplane Test Flights Completed in Corfu

The first Greek seaplane test flights on a 10-seat Quest Kodiak aircraft were successfully completed on the island of Corfu last weekend, following seven years of efforts to establish seaplane flight connections in Greece. The seaplane repeatedly took off and...

After Years of Waiting, Greek Government Going Forward with Final Draft Law for Seaplane Bases

Greek government sources have said that after waiting over four years since passing a law regarding strategic and private investments in order to get licensing for seaplane bases, Parliament is ready to go forward with a final draft law...

South Aegean Regional Council Decides on 25 Seaplane Airports

The South Aegean Regional Council has decided to establish a waterways network with 25 seaplane airports in on Dodecanese and Cyclades islands. The aim of the waterways system is to resolve consistent transportation needs the islands face, especially during winter....

Seaplanes Routes Over Ionian Sea To Be Launched Summer 2016

The Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Ministry and the Shipping and Island Policy Ministry in cooperation with the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) are planning to grant licenses for the construction of waterways on the islands of Paxoi, Zakynthos,...

Seaplane Flights in Greece to Commence in 2015

"2015, if all goes well, will be the year that Greeks could fly almost everywhere by seaplane," said president and CEO of Hellenic Seaplanes Nikos Charalambous. More than 40 water airports across Greece are currently at the final stages of development, said...

Seaplanes Gearing up for Amphipolis Tourist Market

The Port Authority of Amphipolis is considering allowing seaplane bases to operate in its quaint harbor, new reports emerge. The announcement follows a spark in interest by seaplane companies to add the northern Greek destination to their regular route schedule. An unnamed company...

Tests For Seaplane Operations Begin

Greece will begin to test the operation of water runways for seaplanes, starting from the Peloponnese. This was decided on Wednesday in a meeting between the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Transportation and Networks Michalis Papadopoulos and the Peloponnese regional...

CNN Tribute to Greek Seaplane Service

CNN recently made a tribute to the services of the Hellenic Seaplanes company for its aim to connect more than 100 locations throughout Greece by 2016. The first routes will be launched in May 2015. The company was founded in...

Trial Seaplane Flights at Lake Vegoritida on Monday

Trial seaplane flights have been scheduled for Monday on lake Vegoritida in northern Greece, amid local interest in creating a water aerodrome in the area. According to a press release by the Municipality of Amydeo in the prefecture of Florina,...

Greek Government Unveils Plan for Network of Water Airports Serving Seaplanes

The Greek government on Monday unveiled plans for a network of water airports designed to improve transport links to Greece ΄s remote islands and regions. Shipping and Aegean Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, with Deputy Transport, Infrastructure and Networks Minister Mihalis...

Greek Skyros Island Eyes Waterway for Seaplanes

The port authority of Skyros, the southernmost of the Greek Sporades islands, recently held meetings with companies that responded to a tender for the construction and operation of a waterway at the island's port, as Greek Travel Pages (GTP)...

Aerial Photo of Snow-Capped Mount Olympus Goes Viral

This aerial photograph shot on Sunday of a snow-capped Mount Olympus, the home of Zeus and the ancient Greek gods, has gone viral. The photo was captured by Kostas Rossidis of the Hellenic Seaplane Association as a way to mark...

Greek Islands Face Another Summer Without Full Hydroplane Links

The summer of 2018 will find Greece for yet another year without hydroplane services for the Aegean and Sporades islands as investors' interests remain on ice. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has not come up with a legislative framework...

First 42 Investments of Juncker Plan Approved

The Government Council for Economic Policy approved the first 42 programs of the 'Investment Plan for Europe' initiated by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. These plans amount to 5,392,550,000 euros in total, and include major private and public investments...