Scheduled flights to Greece in May and June, 2020

Dear Friends & Partners,

Greece boasts as one of the safest destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean, and has proven its prudence, level of preparation and responsibility against any health challenge.

There is no shortage of praises in The New York Times, The Telegraph, Le figaro, The Sun, Bild, Die Zeit, CNN, ABC and so many more on how diligent fellow Greeks have been against the virus.

Greece is currently ranked as one of the safest destinations in Europe, with high testing numbers, low confirmed cases and even lower casualties. Our health authorities closely monitor the situation and new case expectations for the following weeks are approaching zero.

Without a question, reopening the travel sector is still a challenge and Greek authorities remain wisely cautious to protect personnel and travelers equally. The government announced yesterday a comprehensive plan to normalcy according to which all international flights to Athens International Airport shall be restored as of June 15, and direct international flights to all Greek airports as of July 1.

A number of flights are already operated between Athens International Airport and major destinations around the world:

As of	Airline	Destination	Weekly Frequency
May	Air China	Beijing	1
May 1	WizzAir	Budapest	2
May 18	Lufthansa	Frankfurt	7
May 21	Aegean Airlines	Munich	3
May 23	WizzAir	Vienna	2
May 25	Aegean Airlines	Zurich	2
May 26	Aegean Airlines	Frankfurt	2
May 31	Aegean Airlines	Geneva	2
June 2	EuroWings	Dusseldorf	2
June 6	KLM	Amsterdam	7
June 19	British Airways	London (LHR)	3
June 23	Air Baltic	Riga	2
June 25	Ryanair	London (STN)	2
June 25	Air Canada	Montreal	7
June 25	Air Canada	Toronto	7
July 1	Ryanair	London (LTN)	3
July 1	Emirates	New York (EWR)	7
July 2	Emirates	Dubai	7
July 2	Delta Airlines	New York (JFK)	7
July 7	American Airlines	Chicago	7

Bear in mind that flights from high risk countries such as Italy, Spain, the UK, The Netherlands, Albania, North Macedonia and Turkey are banned until May 31 and June 14 depending on the destination.

It is worth mentioning that Greek authorities monitor developments on a 24 hours basis and are prepared to adjust accordingly. Travelers have to abide by social distancing instructions that limit the number of customers per footage when indoors, and that require the use of a mask in public transport, taxis and hospitals. Crucially, travelers are not subject to a 14-day quarantine upon arrival nor to prior testing.

Finally, health and safety protocols are currently being drafted and put in place for all hotels, airports and airlines before all restrictions are finally lifted.