Emirates launched its daily flights from Athens to Newark Liberty International Airport in New York on June 1, offering Greece’s only daily direct connection to the United States throughout the year. The importance of this connection is twofold, as on the one hand it offers the opportunity to Greeks to travel easily to the USA. Additionally, it is a convenient connection for travelers heading to the Middle East, West Asia, and Africa via Dubai.

The number of arrivals from abroad over the Labour Day long weekend at Eleftherios Venizelos airport was in the single-digits, as the details of the gradual opening of the market are still unclear with many travel bans across Europe still in effect and companies awaiting the the implementation of the Pan-European travel protocol.

Eighty tons of anti-coronavirus protective equipment ordered by the Greek state for hospital staff arrived on Wednesday afternoon at Athens International Airport, in the presence of Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias.