Chania Airport passenger numbers in decline
Chania airport is underperforming by comparison to other Fraport managed regional airports in Greece. The disappointing figures are largely attributed to the departure of Ryan Air from […]
Articles by Yannis X
Minoan to start Chania – Pireaus service on 15 July
Minoan Lines will deploy the Cruise Ferry MYKONOS PALACE, ‘a modern and luxurious’ ferry on the Chania – Pireaus – Chania service starting on Sunday 15 […]
The prospects of the Greek economy at the end of the bailout
On Aug. 20, Greece is due to exit from its third bailout program. But the country is still saddled with a towering public debt — […]
A weekend of political turmoil over FYROM name
On Saturday Greek parliament rejected a censure motion, brought by the opposition over Prime Minister Tsipras’s deal aimed at solving a decades-old name dispute with […]
Fraport to reduce winter charges, Sky Express launches new Athens route
Fraport Greece announced its plans to reduce airport charges by 50% outside the tourist season months in an effort to encourage airlines to operate all […]
The last link to a doomed Jewish community in Crete watches its rebirth with gratitude
JTA — On Sunday, 263 candles will be lit at a special interfaith memorial service at Chania’s historic Etz Hayyim Synagogue. The names of local […]
Minoan Lines announces Chania-Piraeus-Chania route
The President of Minoan Lines, Mr Emanuele Grimaldi and its Managing Director, Mr. Antonis Maniadakis, welcome the statements of the Minister of Shipping and Insular […]
Ferry services to Crete disrupted May 30 because of general strike
The General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE) called a 24-hour general strike for next Wednesday, on May 30. Seamen’s union, NPO announced earlier in the month that […]
Italy’s president accepts Giuseppe Conte as prime minister
Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella has accepted Giuseppe Conte the nominated candidate of the two coalition parties as prime minister. Conte a 53-year-old law professor coming out of […]
Convergence and some new European values
Just a few days ago, after a long stretch of abstinence, I watched some television There, as I was flicking through the channels catching glimpses […]
Ryanair announces new Athens to Heraklion route
A short while after Ryanair cancelled its Chania to Athens flights and scrapped flights between Heraklion and Geneva run by partner LaudaMotion, RyanAir announced the […]
Frankie the Cretan stray becomes a stamp in Germany
[Press release] In September 2017 Chania animal welfare got a telephone call about a stray dog in the Galatas area. The dog was in such […]
Prince Charles and Camilla visit Crete on last leg of official visit
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the Knossos Archaeological site yesterday on the last day of their visit to Greece. In […]
Greece keeps second place in the world with 519 Blue Flag beaches – 114 in Crete
Greece held its world ranking on the Blue Flag quality awards for 2018, with 519 awards, behind Spain, which once again came top of the […]
Klaus Regling likens Greece to Germany after WWII (!)
European Stability Mechanism chief Klaus Regling, speaking at Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, welcomed the “impressive adjustment efforts” from the Greek […]