More domestic flights possible from May 18

The government is seriously considering allowing an increase in the number of domestic flights on May 18 to coincide with the lifting of restrictions on travel throughout mainland Greece. 

Despite the recent reports of safety guidelines being flouted in neighborhoods and squares, the fact that the coronavirus remains under control is allowing the government to stick to its set schedule underpinning the country's gradual return to normalcy.

Against this backdrop, the above date is being seriously mulled for the introduction of new flights that will serve the public much more widely, and not only for specific reasons as is the case today.

The May 18 date was also referred to by Transport Minister Kostas A. Karamanlis on Thursday. Speaking to Skai TV, he also suggested May 25 as an alternative date, indicating the prevailing sense of ambivalence, given the...