New Flights to Greece: Winter 2023

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In December, 2023, there are 7,299 flights arriving at Athens Airport, the largest airport in Greece. This means an average of 243 flights per day or 10 flights per hour. On an average day in Athens, there is at least 1 flight flying into the city every 6 minutes.

 

New Flights to Greece

What are the latest connections to and from Greece, considering destinations within Europe? After searching through the latest press releases of top airlines, we’ve collected for you the latest new connections to Greece. If you don’t live in one of the countries mentioned in this article, don’t worry – we’ll cover all the routes to Greece in a separate article here

Village in Crete

New Routes with Transavia

From the Netherlands

Transavia, the low-cost Dutch airline, will expand its travel options from Brussels Airport starting in the summer of 2024. Starting in June, 2024, Transavia will connect Brussels to Thessaloniki two times per week. 

 

In 2024, Transavia will also travel four times per week to Heraklion in Crete. Tickets for all Transavia destinations in summer 2024 are currently on sale. The following is a list of all destinations serviced by Transavia in Greece.

 

Athens

Athens International Airport

 

Cephalonia

Kefalonia International Airport

Seasonal

Chania

Chania International Airport

 

Corfu

Corfu International Airport

Seasonal

Heraklion

Heraklion International Airport

 

Kalamata

Kalamata International Airport

Seasonal

Kavala

Kavala International Airport

Seasonal

Kos

Kos International Airport

Seasonal

Mykonos

Mykonos Airport

Seasonal

Mytilene

Mytilene International Airport

Seasonal

Preveza/Lefkada

Aktion National Airport

Seasonal

Rhodes

Rhodes International Airport

Seasonal

Samos

Samos International Airport

Seasonal

Santorini

Santorini (Thira) International Airport

Seasonal

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki Airport

 

Zakynthos

Zakynthos International Airport

Seasonal

Sunset from Elxis Offices, Thessaloniki

New Routes with Aegean Airlines

From the UK, Spain, Estonia

AEGEAN, the largest airlines based in Greece, will have its largest-ever schedule this winter, with 118 destinations and 157 routes to 44 countries. The 2023/2024 winter schedule will expand flight paths between Greece and Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Balkans.

 

AEGEAN’s 2023/2024 winter schedule will have routes from Athens to Bristol and Birmingham, Malaga, Bilbao, Tallin, Riga, Tunisia, and Barcelona from Thessaloniki. More information on Aegean’s new flights here

Arachova

New Routes with SkyExpress

From Cyprus

Cyprus is one of the most well-connected countries to Greece, and SkyExpress just introduced a new route connecting Thessaloniki directly with Larnaca. It is worth noting that SkyExpress has the most routes to smaller destinations of any airline in Greece. 

 

In fact, SkyExpress serves 34 destinations in the country, so it’s a good idea when you are trying to get to more remote areas like Corfu, Ikaria, the Dodecanese, or the North Aegean islands. More information can be found on the SkyExpress site.  Other direct routes on SkyExpress are from London, Paris, Rome, and Brussels to Greece.

The Church of Mikro Chorio on the Greek Island of Tilos

New Routes with LOT Polish Airlines 

From Poland

LOT, a Polish-based airline, has launched a connection between Warsaw and Athens. The national carrier‘s aircraft will be flying to Athens every day, starting 11 April 2024 at 10 a.m. Also among LOT’s offerings are direct flights to Preveza from Poland. 

 

The following is a list of all destinations in Greece serviced by LOT.

 

Athens

Athens International Airport

resumes 11 April 2024

Corfu

Corfu International Airport

Seasonal

Kos

Kos International Airport

Seasonal

Mytilene

Mytilene International Airport

Seasonal Charter

Rhodes

Rhodes International Airport

Seasonal

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki International Airport

Seasonal

 

Village in Peloponnese

New Routes with Wizz Air

From Romania

Budget airline Wizz Air, which is based in Hungary and serves many major European destinations, has announced a new route from Bucharest to Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Tickets are now being sold, with fares starting from about 20 euros.

 

The following is a list of all destinations in Greece serviced by Wizz Air.

 

Athens

Athens International Airport

 

 

Chania

Chania International Airport

Seasonal

 

Corfu

Corfu International Airport

Seasonal

 

Heraklion

Heraklion International Airport

Seasonal

 

Kos

Kos Airport

Seasonal

 

Mykonos

Mykonos Airport

Seasonal

 

Preveza

Aktion National Airport

Seasonal

 

Rhodes

Rhodes International Airport

Seasonal

 

Santorini

Santorini (Thira) International Airport

Seasonal

 

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki Airport

 

 

Zakynthos

Zakynthos Airport

  
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