Orlando International Airport

British Airways returned to Herakleion, Crete, after thirty years. A warm waiting was in store for the first British Airways flight carrying 120 passengers to Nikos Kazantzakis airport at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The tourists were welcomed with traditional Cretan food and drinks.

AirTransat recently announced that it will be launching regular flights between Budapest and Toronto. Not wishing to be outdone, Greek carrier SkyGreece has stated that it is establishing a direct air link between the two cities, which will be taking place twice a week.

Transport Minister Lütfi Elvan said Istanbul's third airport of is being built on a marsh area, which has been drained and improved, in response to the latest criticisms of the Chamber of Geology Engineers.

By Alexandra Kassimi

Athens International Airport is expecting traffic to keep increasing this winter, as schedules include 21 percent more flights than the same season last year.

Every week there will be 110 more international flights as well as 85 extra domestic services, while another 18 existing services will become more frequent.