Greece reopens islands to flights in bid to save tourism season | Malay Mail

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CORFU, July 1 — Greece on Wednesday reopened flights to its flagship island destinations as it raced to salvage a portion of the annual tourism season that is vital to its economy. Over 100 flights are expected at 14 regional airports that include the popular islands of Corfu, Santorini,...

People walk in the empty alleys in the town of Oia in the island of Santorini June 14, 2020 as the country prepares for the return of tourists to Greece from around 30 countries by air, sea and land. — AFP pic

Over 100 flights are expected at 14 regional airports that include the popular islands of Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes and Crete, airport manager Fraport said. Travellers are given scannable bar codes after they fill out a questionnaire with personal details such as their country of origin and the countries they have travelled through in the last 15 days.

“It will be a very difficult tourism season. We will do the best we can,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the cabinet this week.

Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)

 

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