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Concerns are growing about serious turbulence in Greek tourism after warnings by Thomas Cook and easyJet that the reduced demand for travel services would have consequences on their financial results.

Flights to the Bulgarian capital city - at 7,000 years, one of the oldest in Europe - are now operating every Sunday and Wednesday (running through until 20 March 2019). The new route is expected to carry over 11,000 passengers this winter, reports ADSAdvance. 

Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios casts a bouquet of flowers into the sea from the Argyra Akti beach in eastern Attica Thursday, during a service for those who died in the nearby village of Mati in last July's wildfires. The service was attended by the mayors of Rafina and Marathon, Evangelos Bournous and Ilias Psinakis, as well as victims' relatives.

Budget airline easyJet are celebrating their 15th anniversary at Bristol Airport by announcing three new routes from Bristol Airport.

The airliner's base in North Somerset is its biggest outside London and it employs 650 people in Bristol.

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair (RYA.I) warned cabin crew and pilots that some of them could lose their jobs if a series of strikes continue but said it was on course to hit its annual profit target despite the disruption.

MILAN (Reuters) - EasyJet (EZJ.L) is still keen on parts of Alitalia after an Italian minister said this week the government wants the majority of the carrier under state control, the chief executive of the British low cost airline told daily Corriere della Sera.

ATW - The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Italy's €900 million ($1.1 billion) bridge loan to flag carrier Alitalia constituted state aid and whether it complied with European Union (EU) rules for aid to companies in difficulty.

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air announced further expansion from London's Luton Airport on Wednesday, weeks after picking up slots from collapsed airline Monarch at the airport.

Three new routes to Athens, Reykjavik and Bari plus additional capacity on Cyprus flights planned for 2018 will mean Wizz is increasing the number of seats it offers from Luton by 23 percent next year.

Budget airline easyJet says runway maintenance work at the airport in Greece's second city of Thessaloniki is forcing it to reroute passengers through alternative airports until December 21 at least.

EasyJet has confirmed a €40m (£35m) deal with Air Berlin to buy part of the insolvent German airline's operations, in a move that will secure 1,000 jobs, reported BBC. 

EasyJet will buy some of the company's assets at Berlin Tegel Airport, including landing slots as well as leases for up to 25 A320 aircraft.