In a statement, Aegean airline Aegean informs that yesterday, Monday, February 3, it operated 9 total flights from Santorini to Athens, 4 scheduled and 5 unscheduled, carrying a total of 1,294 passengers from the island to Athens.

Eight flights are already scheduled for today, Tuesday, February 4. Four are scheduled, and four are unscheduled. All are on Airbus 320 aircraft with a total capacity of more than 1,400 seats.

“In total, during the first two days, Monday and Tuesday, approximately 2,500-2,700 passengers will have been transported from Santorini to Athens with our flights,” the announcement underlines.

It is obvious that due to the special conditions, the planes arrive in Santorini with few passengers, mainly from various levels of services, while the flights from Santorini depart full.

Fares for seats on all additional, extraordinary flights operated yesterday and today range between 55 and 65 euros (including VAT and airport taxes, 22 euros from Santorini to Athens).

If there is still a need, new, special flights will be added for Wednesday (5/2), the company’s announcement concludes.

Free tickets for children and teachers from Sky Express

For its part, SKY Express, responding to the emergency conditions prevailing in Santorini and the other islands affected by the ongoing earthquakes, is providing free tickets for children and teachers.

The airline is offering free tickets for children aged up to 12 years for all flights from Wednesday, February 5 to Sunday, February 9, 2025, from the island of Santorini to Athens.

In addition, SKY Express is offering free tickets for all teachers (permanent and substitute) serving on the islands (Santorini, Ios, Amorgos, and Anafi) who wish to travel from Santorini to Athens on flights from Wednesday, February 5, to Sunday, February 9, 2025.

It is noted that SKY Express has added 5 additional flights to and from the island of Santorini from yesterday, February 3, 2025, to facilitate the travel of citizens. On Monday, February 3, the company operated a total of 8 flights from Santorini to Athens (6 scheduled and 2 extraordinary) and today, Tuesday, February 4, the company is going to operate 8 flights for which tickets are already sold out. The average fare for the company’s flights is 52.41 euros (including VAT and airport taxes 24.41 euros) and includes hand luggage and personal effects.