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Air China Launches Direct Shanghai-Athens Flight

Air China launched a new direct flight between China's largest city Shanghai and Athens on Thursday at Athens International Airport (AIA), the first direct flight between the two cities. Passengers were welcomed by Air China and AIA officials with balloons,...

John Travolta Flies His Jet From Athens: “One of My Favorite Take-Offs”

John Travolta revealed in a video uploaded on Instagram that one of his favorite take-offs is from the Athens International Airport. "This is one of my favorite take-offs from Athens, Greece," he wrote as he piloted his private jet on...

Greece Opens New Metro Station Linking Piraeus Port and Athens Airport

On Monday, Greece opened three new metro stations, which include Piraeus, that will link the busy port with the Athens airport. The stations Maniatika, Piraeus, and Dimotiko Theatro on the extension of Metro Line 3 (the blue line) are expected...

Metro to Link Piraeus Port and Athens Airport

The new Piraeus metro station which is expected to open next week will link Greece's biggest port to the Athens International Airport. The Piraeus metro station along with two more that will also open on Line 3—Maniatika and Municipal Theatre—are...

Athens Airport the Best in Europe According to User Ratings

Athens airport has been crowned the ultimate best in Europe according to rankings from user review ratings on Google compiled by Holidu, a British search engine for holiday rentals. Being Greece’s main and largest airport, the Eleftherios Venizelos - Athens...

London to Athens Flight Makes Emergency Landing after Co-Pilot Falls Unconscious

A British Airways flight from London to Athens was forced to make an emergency landing in Zurich on Saturday after the co-pilot fell unconscious at his controls. Passengers arrived in the Greek capital nearly nine hours after they departed from...

Report Says Volume of Greek Air Traffic Plunged 74.3% in 2020

A report came out on Thursday confirming the worst fears of Greek economic experts, stating that the country had seen a drop of 74.3% in the number of passengers who had traveled through their airports so far this year. This...

Athens Airport Bustling with Passengers Despite COVID-19

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,...