Air travel: Air France and Lufthansa flights also open in Greece



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Air France and Lufthansa are starting flights to countries originally within Europe again, with Greece included in the destinations of the two airlines’ flight schedules.

With the June program, the Lufthansa Group airlines are significantly expanding their flight network compared to previous weeks.

Eurowings announced last week that it would expand its core program at Dσελsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Hamburg and Stuttgart airports, gradually adding 15 additional destinations within Europe starting in May. With flights to Spain, Greece, Portugal and Croatia, the company focuses on destinations in the Mediterranean.

Furthermore, Mallorca will once again become part of the company’s program and will be offered by several German airports with Eurowings.

With more than 106 destinations in Germany and Europe and more than 20 intercontinental flights, the range of flights offered since the end of June will be significantly expanded for all travelers. The first flight will be available to book starting today, May 14.

At the end of June, Lufthansa Airlines plans to offer around 1,800 weekly flights to more than 130 destinations worldwide.

Additional Lufthansa connections being restored in the first half of June in Germany and Europe are from Frankfurt to Hannover, Majorca, Sofia, Prague, Billwood, Nice, Budapest, Dublin, Riga, Krakow, Mozambique and Bucharest and Kiev. Osnabr, ck, Silt, Rostock, Vienna, Zurich, Brussels and Palma de Mallorca.

In the first fortnight of June, the flight schedule will also include 19 long-distance destinations, 14 more than in May.

Altogether, Lufthansa, SWISS and Eurowings will offer more than 70 weekly flights to intercontinental destinations in mid-June, almost four times more than this month. The restoration of Lufthansa’s intercontinental flights is scheduled for the second half of June.

At the same time, Air France’s new flight schedule, which starts on May 23, initially includes flights to Athens and Heraklion.

Air France flights from Paris are expected to start in May, with the aim of gradually restoring and strengthening the connection between the two countries.

In particular, in the first stage, the flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to Athens will return on May 23, to be repeated on May 30. Then, over the next few weeks, flights will increase in number, gradually offering more each week.

Air France Paris – Athens – Paris flight schedule, effective as of May 23, 2020

May 23, 2020: 1 flight
May 30, 2020: 1 flight
From June 1, 2020: 3 weekly flights
From June 8, 2020: 4 weekly flights
From June 15, 2020: 7 weekly flights
As of June 22, 2020: 11 flights per week

In addition, as of June 27, Air France re-establishes the connection with Heraklion, Crete, which had been included in its summer plan in recent years, offering a weekly flight. The flight will also depart from Charles de Gaulle Airport.

In accordance with the guidelines, Air France will require passengers to wear a mask throughout their journey from May 11, 2020. In addition, to ensure that the company has the highest level of health safety for its staff and passengers. , you will gradually apply the thermometer when all your flights depart. These systematic checks will be carried out with non-contact infrared thermometers.

At the same time, it will be possible to maintain distances on the aircraft, whenever possible, while strengthening daily aircraft cleaning procedures and establishing special procedures for periodic disinfection of the aircraft.

Finally, the aircraft air recirculation system with special HEPA filters ensures that the cabin air is in harmony with hygiene and quality standards.

Air France, in cooperation with the French and international authorities, has recently adapted its program to many international flights, including to Greece. However, the connection between the French capital and Athens was not interrupted during the Covid-19 crisis, with the aim of serving the movement of passengers and goods.

Air France requests its customers to plan their return trip without delay and to modify their reservation on airfrance.com, where there is also continuous information on all measures.

All itineraries may be subject to change due to travel restrictions imposed by any government or international authorities.

Passengers must be informed of their flights on airfrance.gr

Source: skai.gr

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