Aegean Airlines

Six Turkish F-16 fighter jets flying in three formations violated Greece's national air space in the southeastern Aegean on Thursday.

Greek military authorities said that the aircraft also violated aviation rules inside the Athens Flight Information Region. Four of the F-16s were armed.

The Aegean resort island of Gökçeada is on the verge of environmental damage from plans to construct a gold mine, prompting criticism from authorities and residents of the island.

The Aegean resort of Bodrum slid a total of 26 centimeters underwater following a 6.6.-magnitude earthquake in July, an examination carried out by a group of scientists has revealed.

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake rattled the Aegean Sea early on Dec. 8, according to an official statement.

Mayors and residents of Greece's eastern Aegean islands take part in a protest outside the Migration Ministry over overcrowded migrant camp conditions, in Athens, on Tuesday. [Costas Baltas/Reuters]

The regions of Greece that performed poorly in key tourism indicators such as revenues, overnight stays and visits included, western Macedonia, Central Greece and the Peloponnese. In contrast, the “winners” of the increase in tourists were the South Aegean, Crete, Attica and Central Macedonia, which achieved notably positive results in all three indicators.

The total number of passengers carried by Turkish Airlines (THY) rose by 7.5 percent between January and October, compared to the same period last year, the airline stated on Nov. 13.

Turkish aircraft carried out six violations of Greece's national air space over the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean on Friday, the second day in a row when such incidents were recorded.

The Turkish aircraft - two F-16s, a CN-235 and four helicopters - entered the Athens Flight Information Region without the proper authorization six times.  

In a sign of escalating provocations in the Aegean Sea, a Turkish military helicopter on Friday flew over the eastern Aegean Imia islets, the site of a military standoff with Ankara in 1996.

There were two flyovers at low altitude -- one at 7.59 a.m. at 30 meters and the second at 9.46 a.m. at 250 meters.

While Greece is planning the upgrading of its F-16 fighter jet fleet, the Turkish air-force violated Greek airspace over the Aegean Sea 33 times on Friday. The violations and infringements took place by the CN-235 reconnaissance airplane over the North-eastern, central and south-eastern Aegean Sea, while there were two infringements of the Athens FIR.