Thousands of Greeks leave the stuffy capital and go on vacation. The occupancy of ferries in the first days of July reached 90%. The great “exodus” of vacationers filled the ships departing from the Greek ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrion. Vessel occupancy varies from 70% to 90%. The most popular destinations this July are […]
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The tourist season was marked in Europe by huge queues at airports
European airports today are long queues and chaos. Sometimes passengers have to wait for passport control for 40-45 minutes. The situation is tense in almost all European countries. The reason is called, as he writes www.err.ee, shortage of staff after the coronavirus pandemic. Against the backdrop of the lifting of restrictions, the volume of traffic […]
Alimos: a bus with passengers crashed into a pole (video)
This morning in the Athenian suburb of Alimos, a bus with passengers lost control and crashed into a pole near the tram tracks. The vehicle was badly damaged and work is underway to free it. The driver claims that the brakes failed on the bus. He veered off course, hit a curb and then came […]
Evacuation of passengers in the port of Piraeus
After a phone call reporting an explosive device on the ship, about 500 passengers on the Diagoras of Blue Star Ferries were evacuated. The ship was supposed to go on the Piraeus-Chios-Mytilene route, and the passengers had already taken their seats. However, after the threatening call, they were all landed ashore for security reasons. The […]
Greece extends Covid requirements for international passengers
The Greek Civil Aviation Authority CAA has announced a new expansion of measures for international passengers to contain the spread of Covid-19. The CAA is extending the air directive (notam) regarding entry conditions into Greece until 06:00 Friday, October 1, 2021. Notam for flights arriving from abroad reads: Prohibitions for third country nationals The directive […]
Teens on flights to the islands with Self-Test only, CAA reports
The Greek Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced that adolescents aged 12 to 17 who travel to the Greek islands from mainland airports on domestic flights can only board with a negative self-test within 24 hours of travel. The age group from 12 to 17 years old is determined for those born before July 1, 2009. […]