Holidaymakers and holiday home owners looking for quick and easy access to Athens will be able to take advantage of a new air route from London Stansted to the Greek capital launched last week.
Greece attracts over 16 millions visitors from around the world each year, with official figures from the Greek tourism ministry noting that, in 2005, over six million people visited Athens alone.
Just 17 miles outside the historic capital city, Athens International Airport is the gateway to both mainland Greece and a necessary stop-off on the way to many of the islands. From last Thursday, Aegean Airlines is flying there from Stansted twice a day, all year round.
