In a press conference, the sunny airline announced their ambitious plans for next year, the 11 new destinations from the Athens base are Turin, Palermo, Bologna and Lamezia Terme in Italy, Malaga in Spain, Basel in Switzerland, Zagreb and Zadar in Croatia, Vilnius in Lithuania, Cluj-Napoca in Romania and Skopje. The airline will also bring in 7 new routes from Greece’s regional airports Corfu - Moscow, Santorini - Tel Aviv, Mykonos - Tel Aviv, Mykonos - Beirut, Rhodes - Lyon, Rhodes - Beirut, Heraklion – Beirut.
The airline will, they say, continue to strengthen his Athens hub, which brings benefits both for the city itself, as well as for other regions and islands of the country. The carrier will connect the Greek capital with 81 international destinations and the airline is also upgrading passenger lounges in Thessaloniki and Larnaca, they will also revamp a second airside lounge for passengers from outside the Schengen zone at Athens airport.
Another key area of development for Aegean will be working in tandem with Athens Athens Tourism Partnership and the Greek National Tourism Organization to enhance and expand attracting tourists to the country. Part of this will include free transportation for a large number of press and familiarisation trips to the county.
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At the Press Conference, AEGEAN’s Vice President, Mr Eftichios Vassilakis, stated: “2018 will be yet another year of widening our international presence and the choices we offer to our passengers. We are expanding our network with 18 new international routes, 11 new destinations from Athens, while simultaneously adding 7 new routes from other Greek regions. It is the first time that so many cities from major tourism markets will have a direct connection to Athens, which supports both short city breaks and the accessibility to our islands. At the same time, we continue to consistently and systematically support the promotion of our country, our products and local producers, for the development of tourism and the support of local communities. We continue to invest in upgrading the travel experience of our passengers and in the significant benefits they may obtain through the commercial partnerships of our programs, which we continue to expand and enrich.”
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