Israeli tourists refuse to leave Greece

Riots occurred at Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis Airport on Saturday, October 7 – tourists from Israel en masse refused to leave Greece due to events in their homeland.

Israelis left the airport en masse, refusing to fly to Tel Aviv. On the morning flights, out of 340 people who were supposed to fly to Israel, 60 refused to fly, writes Cretapost.gr.

The president of the travel agency of Crete, Michalis Vlatakis, said that in this way “they lose the ticket they already have for the return trip and rebook hotel rooms in Heraklion.”

However, flights are proceeding as normal. There are approximately 9 flights daily from Heraklion Airport to Israel.

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a special statement because there are many Greeks living in the Holy Land and Gaza Strip. In particular, Emergency numbers for the Greek Embassy in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem:

Contact us: +972544808297

Τηλέφωνο εκτάκτου ανάγκης του Γενικού Προξενείου της Ελλάδας στα Ιε ροσόλυμα: +972523032253.

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