Public transport

More than 44 million passengers used Greek airports in the January-to-August 2018 period, up 9.9 percent from the same period in 2017, while there was also an 8.7 percent increase in the number of flights, Civil Aviation Authority figures have shown.

The Greek capital's public transport operator OASA announced a 12.12 percent increase in revenues in July, when measures went into effect as part of a crackdown on fare dodging on buses, the Athens metro and the ISAP electric railway.

These measures included a ban on passengers boarding buses via the back door as well as the activation of ticket barriers at metro and ISAP stations.

Ticket revenues from buses in the Greek capital surged by up to 25 percent in the past month after the state-run operator clamped down on free riders by only letting passengers get on at the front.

Greek public transport operator OASA previously estimated that one in three bus passengers sneaked in through the back doors and dodged the few inspectors on duty.

Sofia. In the period from April to June 2018, urban electric transport companies (tram, trolleybus and metro) carried 72,570.0 thousand passengers or 1,322 thousand more compared to the same period of 2017, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

A bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax forced a passenger plane flying from Egypt to Germany to make an emergency landing in Crete on Thursday.

The Boeing 757 of Condor Airlines was flying from Egypt's Hurghada airport to Germany's Dusseldorf with 281 passengers onboard, when it diverted its course to land in Crete.

News that Athens transport authorities have transferred more than half of the ticket issuing machines on the capital's tram routes to metro and electric railway stations around the city to meet increased demand on the latter modes of transport has prompted an angry reaction by tram workers.

The Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) is reducing the number of ticket issuing booths operating at the capital's metro stations. Only 20 out of 65 stations now have ticket offices.

The CNS-Sofia Ticketing System Consortium was ranked first and was selected as a public procurement contractor for the construction of the electronic public transport system in Sofia, the City Mobility Center announced. The consortium, which unites the companies "Computer Services" Ltd.

Easy and convenient - people dump public transport

Driving in a city abroad can not only be expensive but often complicated, the DPA said.
Anyone who is planning an excursion to Europe can consider the idea of a shared car journey alongside the classic choice of taxi, public transport or car hire.

There was panic on Tuesday at the Ambelokipi metro station after fare-dodging commuters were trapped due to the activation of ticket barriers.