Qatar Airways launches flights to Greece's Santorini; resumes Mykonos service

      

 

 

 

Qatar Airways touched down in Santorini, a popular Greek island, on Tuesday in time to meet the rush of travellers during the holiday season.The national airline said it “is making it easier” for customers to enjoy the Greek Isles with the launch of its new service to Santorini (JTR), and the resumption of flights to Mykonos (JMK).

The first flight from Doha to Santorini was operated by a A320 aircraft featuring 12 seats in business class and 132 seats in economy and was welcomed by senior executives from Fraport Greece as the aircraft landed at Santorini International Airport for the first time.“The airline marked the occasion by creating a bespoke in-flight food menu, designed to embrace traditional Greek cuisine, with specially decorated cutlery bands for all passengers, and an illustrated menu card for business class customers. Passengers were also gifted celebratory cupcakes to mark the occasion.”The inaugural flight from Doha was operated by Qatari captain Abdulaziz al-Kaabi and Greek captain Andrew Evlambides, in honour of the first flight to Santorini.The island destination joins Athens and Mykonos to become the third Greek gateway to be served by Qatar’s national carrier.Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker said, “The Greek Isles are a leading tourist destination and an important market for Qatar Airways. There is high interest from across our network for flights to Santorini, specifically in the leisure segment. We are committed to offering our passengers as many seamless one-stop connection choices as possible. I am sure visitors from the Middle East, Asia, Australia and the Americas will be pleased to have Santorini served by our airline.”Alexander Zinell, CEO Fraport Greece said, “We feel honoured that Qatar Airways’ has included Santorini in its network and expanding its presence at the Fraport Greece operated airports. Greece offers to the world some truly iconic holiday destinations and Qatar Airways now makes Santorini accessible from numerous new markets via its Doha hub.Seasonal flights to Mykonos resumed on June 3, with four weekly flights, and flights to Athens have increased to a double daily service. With the three weekly flights to Santorini, passengers can now enjoy seamless connectivity to over 150 destinations across the airline’s extensive global network via the best airport in the world, Hamad International Airport, connecting with popular destinations across the Middle East, Asia and Australia.Enhanced connectivity means customers can leave Australia on Friday night and arrive in Santorini by Saturday afternoon.Santorini, famous for its distinctive blue and white architecture and known as Thira, is one of the jewels of the Aegean Sea and it’s popular with visitors looking for wonderful cuisine and hospitality set against the backdrop of some of the most famous views in the world.Qatar Airways continues to apply its “flexible” booking policy that offers unlimited changes to travel dates and destinations, and fee-free refunds for all tickets issued for travel completed by September 30.Passengers flying to and from Santorini will also benefit from Qatar Airways “generous” baggage allowances, which provides for up to 35kg in economy class and 40kg with an additional two pieces of hand luggage in business class.