Stansted to gain Athens link
Twice daily flights from Stansted to Athens are to be introduced this summer.
Aegean Airlines will operate a 195-seat Airbus A321 in a two-class configuration on the route from May 15.
One way tickets start at £59, inclusive of all taxes. Flights depart from Stansted at 10:20 and 20:00 and from Athens at 07:30 and 17:10.
The leading domestic carrier in Greece is adding the London route as part of international expansion, bringing its overseas destinations up to 12. It serves 17 points in Greece – Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Chania, Rhodes, Kos, Samos, Mytilene, Chios, Alexandroupolis, Mykonos, Santorini, Kavala, Limnos, Corfu, Ioannina and Kefalonia.
The airline’s commercial director Stavros Dalikas said: “London to Athens is one of the most important routes for Aegean Airlines and we are really pleased that we can now offer our clients this service.
“Greece has always been a very popular, year round holiday destination for the British and there has been a steady increase in the business sector in recent years.â€
The airline carried 5.2 million passengers last year, an increase of 18% over 2006.
Aegean Airlines is also a regional partner of Lufthansa providing passengers with access to Lufthansa’s global network.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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