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Two years after legislation designed to restructure Greece's civil aviation system was approved in Parliament, presidential decrees have been issued splitting the Civil Aviation Authority (YPA) into two separate bodies - an independent agency (APA) that will oversee all of the country's 44 airports, both private and state-run, and a civil aviation service that will only manage the state-owned o

Pressured by the explosive growth of passenger numbers generated by Greece's expanding tourism market, officials are calling for additional air traffic controllers to ensure safe travel.

In 2014, the Greece's Civil Aviation Authority (YPA) was asked to hire an additional 70 air traffic controllers.

Pressured by the explosive growth of passenger numbers generated by Greece's expanding tourism market, officials are calling for additional air traffic controllers to ensure safe travel.

The secretary-general of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr Fang Liu, commended the high level of security and services in the Greek aviation sector during a visit to Greece on Monday.

Liu met with Alternate Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos and the head of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (YPA), Konstantinos Lintzerakos.

Air-traffic controllers are to begin four 24-hour rolling strikes on Sunday to protest new legislation outlining a restructuring of the Civil Aviation Authority.

The strike is expected to lead to cancellations of flights in and out of Greece for four days.

The Federation of Civil Aviation Authority Unions (OSYPA), which does not include air-traffic controllers, on Friday called a 48-hour strike for May 31 and June 1, a walkout that could cause disruption for those travelling over the Whit Monday long weekend.