According to reports, Lufthansa added four extra weekly flights to Athens from Munich and said it plans to begin a new direct flight from Munich to Herakleion by May 30th. The German airline is expected to also reinforce the line between Athens and Frankfurt with some 25 flights every week during the summer season.
On the other hand, Austrian airlines is going to offer its customers four additional (evening) flights every week from Vienna to Athens with return flights to Athens the next morning, raising their weekly flights to Greece from seven to eleven.
Moreover, Swiss announced that it is planning to raise the number of flights from Athens and Thessaloniki to Zurich and Geneva, and at the same time said it plans to connect Geneva with the airports in Herakleion, Corfu and even Zante.
Finally, Brussels Airlines announced that it will offer its customers direct flights to Athens, at least four times a week, with connections to other European, African and North American destinations.