Greek carrier, Aegean Airlines has launched extra flights between Saudi Arabia and Greece, increasing the number of weekly flights from Riyadh to Athens and Jeddah to Athens to three.
Riyadh, 6 March 2016:
Greek carrier, Aegean Airlines has launched extra flights between Saudi Arabia and Greece, increasing the number of weekly flights from Riyadh to Athens and Jeddah to Athens to three.
Exclusive general sales agent for the carrier, Al Tayyar Travel Group, celebrated the launch at an inauguration ceremony on 2 March, attended by the Greek Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mr. Khronis Bolakhru.
Commenting on the event, Mr. Abdullah Aldawood, CEO and Managing Director of ATG, praised the collaboration between ATG and Aegean Airlines And the pioneering work of the carrier. It operates one of the largest airline networks in Europe and maintains an ideal location for linking Saudi with cities in Europe and the Middle East, as well as Asia and Africa.
He went on to say how pleased ATG is to be partners with Aegean Airlines, which has been a Star Alliance member since June 2010 and was named Best Regional Airline (SKYTRAX) in 2014.
Mr. Abdullah Dawood pointed out that the Greek airline links the Kingdom to many European destinations such as Greece, Cyprus, Istanbul, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Vienna, Zurich, Geneva, Rome and Milan. It regularly operates domestic flights to 34 destinations in Greece and 111 international destinations from Athens and Thessaloniki.
