VOLOTEA LAUNCHES TWO NEW ROUTES FROM ATHENS

  Volotea, the airline of small and mid-sized European cities, started on September 29th its sales for two new routes from the Athens International Airport: Mykonos and Mytilene. These two new routes will be added to the current destinations from Athens: Bari, Santorini, Palermo and Venice.

Operating in Greece since 2012, Volotea has already transported 253,811 passengers in and out of Greece, with 27 Greek routes since its launch.

Volotea continues its development in Greece

Starting in May 2016, Volotea will offer 5 routes from the Athens airport:

New routes

·         Mykonos:

Start of sales: September 29th 2015

Start of the operation: May 27th 2016

Days of the week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

·         Mytilene:

Start of sales: September 29th 2015

Start of the operation: May 27th 2016

Days of the week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Current destinations

Bari, Santorini, Palermo and Venice will be on sale next October 1st. The addition of these two new routes will represent a 75% growth and approximately 100,000 seats offered in 2016.

2016, second year of operation in Athens

2016 will be the second year of operations of Volotea in Athens and fifth year in Greece, where the airline has already transported 253,811 passengers in the country since April 2012. In total, Volotea will fly to 12 Greek destinations in 2016: Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, Mytilene, Corfu, Crete, Skiathos, Aktion, Rhodes, Samos, Zante and Kos.

Carlos Muñoz, CEO and founder of Volotea, has expressed his satisfaction for the inauguration of these two new routes from Athens: “We have invested in Greece since the launch of Volotea, and in Athens since the last few months. Despite the challenging macroeconomic picture at times, the results have been very encouraging, as the Greek market needed more direct connections with competitive prices. Therefore we will go further, adding new capacity to our Greek operation for Summer 2016, including two new domestic routes to Mykonos and Mytilene”

On behalf of the Athens International Airport, Ioanna Papadopoulou, Director, Communications & Marketing, added: “XXXX”

Two new treasures to be visited from Athens

Mykonos is one of the most known islands in Greece, famous for its party scene but also for its beaches of golden sand. Built around a natural harbor, the capital, Mykonos Town, is a warren of narrow streets and whitewashed houses, many now converted to boho-chic bars and boutiques, all nestled under the watchful gaze of four hilltop windmills. Nearby, the sacred islet of Delos is a UNESCO listed archaeological site, steeped in history and ancient fertility symbolism.

Mytilene was founded in the eleventh century and is the capital of Lesbos Island. It is built on seven hills and features the Gateluzzi castle. Other three meeting points can’t be missed: Sappho Square, Agios Therapon church and the Statue of Liberty, at the end of the port.