{"id":3285,"date":"2019-03-29T09:25:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T07:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.gtp.gr\/2019\/03\/27\/air-canada-expands-presence-athens-hopes-fly-all-year-round\/"},"modified":"2019-03-28T13:29:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T11:29:24","slug":"air-canada-expands-presence-in-athens-hopes-to-fly-all-year-round-gtp-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greekislandyachtholiday.com\/air-canada-expands-presence-in-athens-hopes-to-fly-all-year-round-gtp-headlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Canada Expands Presence in Athens, Hopes to Fly All Year Round – GTP Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Representatives from Air Canada<\/a> on Wednesday announced that the airline will expand its presence in\u00a0Athens<\/strong><\/a> this summer with the addition of two weekly flights to Toronto<\/strong> and two weekly flights to Montreal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The new flights are an addition to the airline\u2019s existing seasonal scheduled flights from Athens to Toronto (April 1 to November 17) and Montreal (April 6 to October 26), which operate on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

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Air Canada\u2019s Sapfo Triantari, sales & marketing manager Greece-Cyprus and Stefano Casaregola, regional manager sales, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece & turkey with Athens International Airport\u2019s Ioanna Papadopoulou, director of communications and marketing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The additional services will be operated by the airline\u2019s leisure airline, Air Canada Rouge<\/strong>, from June 24 until September 24.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday in Athens, the airline\u2019s representatives underlined that Air Canada\u2019s steady presence in Greece peaked in 2018, when its numbers were \u201cextremely good\u201d.<\/p>\n

Last year, from April to November, Canada\u2019s flag carrier flew 684 flights<\/strong> to and from Athens and transported some 175,000 passengers<\/strong>, boosting its capacity to 92 percent<\/strong> in the Greek market.<\/p>\n

According to data, Air Canada\u2019s market share from Greece to Canada is 74 percent<\/strong>, while the airline is the third preferred by the Greeks for travel to\/from destinations in the United States.<\/p>\n

Building on Air Canada\u2019s current success in the Greek market, the new flights in Athens solidify the airline\u2019s presence in the summer leisure market.<\/p>\n

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\u2018We hope to be able to fly year round\u2019<\/h4>\n

Commenting on the new flights during the press conference, the airline\u2019s regional sales manager for Greece, Stefano Casaregola<\/strong>, said Air Canada this year was increasing its capacity in the Greek market by some 20 percent<\/strong> with the addition of the four weekly flights.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cWe added this new service, which will fly on alternative days to Toronto and Montreal, and this fits Air Canada\u2019s business expansion plan\u2026 From here until 2021, for Air Canada its about consolidating growing demand and investing in markets where we are already active and Greece is one of the most mature markets<\/strong> in that sense, with a very strong demand from North America \u2013 both Canada and the US,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Casaregola added that Air Canada sees its course in the Greek market going in the right direction. \u201cSo we will continue to add capacity<\/strong>, we will continue to extend our seasonality<\/strong> and hopefully soon we will be able to fly year round<\/strong>,\u201d he said, referring to the Athens-Toronto route.<\/p>\n

The new and enhanced services of Air Canada are expected to provide Greek customers greater comfort and choice, as well as the ability to conveniently connect onward through the company\u2019s extensive North American and international network.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cThe new flights give us the opportunity to offer more seats to the Greek market and also to promote the connections we have either from Toronto or Montreal to the US and the Caribbean,\u201d said Air Canada\u2019s Sapfo Triantari<\/strong>, sales & marketing manager Greece-Cyprus.<\/p>\n

According to Triantari, customers traveling to the more than 60 destinations in the US via Toronto or Montreal can take advantage of preclearing US Customs and Immigration in Canada without needing to reclaim luggage until their final destination.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s flag carrier serves more than 220 airports on six continents and is among the 20 largest airlines in the world. Air Canada provides scheduled passenger service directly to 64 airports in Canada, 59 in the United States and 98 in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America. In 2017, Air Canada served more than 48 million customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source: Air Canada Expands Presence in Athens, Hopes to Fly All Year Round \u2013 GTP Headlines<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Representatives from Air Canada on Wednesday announced that the airline will expand its presence in\u00a0Athens this summer with the addition of two weekly flights to Toronto and two weekly flights to Montreal. The new flights are an addition to the airline\u2019s existing seasonal scheduled flights from Athens to Toronto (April 1 to November 17) and Montreal (April 6 to October … <\/p>\n

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