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The airline British Airways announced today that it is extending until October 26 the suspension of its services to Tel Aviv, which have been suspended since September 24, citing the security situation in the region.

BELGRADE - In September 2024, Air Serbia carried a total of 476,592 passengers on scheduled and charter flights, which was a 4.3 pct increase relative to the same month last year, the flagship carrier said.

A 27-year-old German national arrested last week for beating his 19-year-old partner while waiting to board a flight at the airport of Iraklio, Crete, is expected to appear before a court on Monday.

He faces charges of causing bodily harm and insult.

A significant number of foreign airlines have been attracted this year to Athens Airport, which is estimated to break another passenger traffic record.

At the same time, from mid-July to the end of August, the number of aircraft arrivals and departures at Athens Airport peaks, exceeding 430 per day.

Qatar Airways, the official airline partner of Posidonia 2024, is offering a 10% discount on economy and business class tickets for flights to Athens from its global network.

The offer, valid until June 7 for travel from May 20 to June 17, is available at qatarairways.com and the mobile app using the promo code POSIDONIA24.

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines presented the company's new crew uniforms on Monday, based on the color blue.

The new attire for pilot, cabin and ground crew was designed by Marios Schwab in collaboration with the leading Greek brand Zeus+Dione, and is part of the airline's renewed corporate image, Aegean noted. 

It is becoming increasingly likely that visitors from North America in 2023 will exceed last year's 1 million arrivals, with receipts also topping 1 billion euros (estimated for 2022), as major US airlines are increasing their flight schedule to Greece.

Turkish Airlines (THY) aims to achieve a growth of between 15 to 17 percent next year, says Ahmet Olmuştur, its chief marketing and sales officer at the flag carrier, adding that the carrier will continue to expand its fleet with new aircraft.

Turkish Airlines was the largest network carrier in the world in August in terms of the available seats on international routes, the company has said.

Turkish Airlines increased its seat capacity by 14 percent and carried 7.8 million passengers in the months of July and August.

U.S. airlines are bracing customers for what will probably be another bumpy holiday weekend as the industry struggles to manage a surge in travel demand that probably exceeds its current capacity.

Headlines warn of airport chaos over the July 4th weekend and drawing scrutiny from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and others in Washington.