Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and secretary general of GNTO (Greek National Tourism Organisation) on Monday welcomed the first passengers of the direct flight Shanghai-Athens at Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport.

The air-link that will run until 19 October is supported by one of the most important Chinese tour operators.
According to the schedule, the 180 passengers flight will be carried out once a week to Athens.
The activation of this link is another important step for the promotion of the Greek tourist flow from the Chinese market.

Kefalogianni stated that “Today is a very important day for the Greek tourism. The Chinese market for which we constantly work for is bearing fruit. Every day we make a step ahead. All our actions and initiatives aim to make our tourist product competitive and attractive and the air transports are crucial for the development of the Greek tourism. The messages until today are very positive. We will succeed once again this year.”