A new Greek airline, Ellinair, completed its maiden flight from Thessaloniki to Kiev and back at 2:00 p.m. on yesterday, bringing 96 Ukrainian tourists to the Northern port city.

Farmers may have been hit in the face with the government's tax measures , but their rally in Athens was relatively uneventful, with more than 4,000 present.

Ryanair has announced that it will sell seats on its flights from Athens to Thessaloniki for only 9.99 euros, if they are booked by midnight Thursday 13 February.