Urgent measures to reduce flight delays at airports in Greece during peak season

Greece's transport ministry this week issued urgent measures to reduce increasingly long delays for flights at various airports around the country, especially at well-known tourism destinations, given the ongoing peak summer season, naftemporiki.gr reports. One urgent move is to increase flight controllers at the main Athens International Airport (AIA), the transfer of more personnel to the Civil Aviation Authority and the approval of an extra one million euros annually to hire and train another 47 controllers.   Increasing flight traffic in the Athens FIR during the summer months, especially take-off and landings at Greece's busy airports, has caused serious delays on a daily basis. For instance, the country's largest airports, the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport of Athens, feature among Europe's busiest, yet it remains near the top in terms of flight delays, something that affects the quality of Greece's tourism product, given that many holiday-makers arrive at the Athens airport for transit to other regional destinations. Serious flight delays are also recorded at popular tourist destinations, such as Mykonos, Santorini, Irakleio (Heraklion) and Chania (Hania). RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations, Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report Photo Source: pixabay.com Let's block ads! (Why?)