Heavy rainfall causes widespread disrupion across Chania
Heavy rainfall caused problems across Chania prefecture yesterday. Homes flooded in the town of Chania with several roads closing. The fire service responded to dozens […]
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F/B VENIZELOS returns to Piraeus after fire on car deck
Reuters — ANEK passenger ferry EL VENIZELOS with 1,016 people onboard returned safely to the port of Piraeus in the early hours on Wednesday after […]
Jet2 flight from Crete makes ‘full speed’ emergency landing at Manchester Airport
aeroinside.com — A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800 had to make a ‘full speed’ emergency landing at Manchester Airport due to malfunctioning wing flaps. Flight LS444 from Heraklion to Leeds-Bradford returning […]
Mykonos Palace inauguration with open day at Souda
On Sunday 16 September Minoan lines will hold a public open day on Mykonos Palace at the port of Souda, from 12 pm to […]
Intact late Minoan tomb found in Ierapetra
eKathimerini — Archaeologists in Crete have discovered an intact Minoan-era tomb containing a well-preserved adult skeleton as well as funerary vessels. An initial inspection of […]
AHI hails US investment at Souda Bay naval base
eKathimerini — The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) has welcomed the announcement of a 47.85 million dollar investment for improvements to the facilities at the US […]
45 arrests last week at Crete airports for forged travel docs
Naftemporiki — Forty-five third country nationals were arrested at three commercial airports on Crete between the Aug. 13 to 19 on charges of attempting to […]
Ryanair restores Chania Thessaloniki route
Ryanair restored the Chania Thessaloniki service which will operate four times a week from 28 October to the end of March 2019. Fares start at […]
Bomb hoax causes emergency landing at Chania
A German Condor Airways Boeing 757 with 273 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Chania airport on Thursday after reporting a bomb threat. […]
Mouzouras – Marathi link road open to the public
U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete — A US-funded project to connect the 115th Hellenic Air Force base in Mouzouras Village with the Hellenic Navy […]
Park-and-ride introduced in Sfakia for August holiday
The municipality of Sfakia introduced a park-and-ride scheme to improve access to the village busy centre and the port for the boat services to Loutro […]
A level 4 alert for fire risk for the whole of Crete
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection issued a stage four fire risk alert for the whole of Crete for Saturday 11/08. Members of the public are […]
Travel to Greece unaffected – How you can help
Given the number of people expressing concern on social media about travelling to Athens in the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that killed over 70 people, it […]
Apokoronas burns as strong winds fan flames – no casualties reported
A fire that was said to have started near the National Road in Agios Fanourios around mid-day yesterday has destroyed large areas of woodland, cultivations […]
Fire destroys iconic Chania War Museum building
A fire that broke out after 9 on Sunday evening totally destroyed a historic building in Chania, that until recently was used to house the […]