Natural fires in Greece on Thursday reached the outskirts of the capital, reports Associated Press.
As noted, in particular, the fire in the area of the capital’s suburb of Kifissia spread rapidly due to increased wind. However, several helicopters and fire brigades were deployed to extinguish this fire. It was eventually extinguished.
Meanwhile, in the central part of Greece, near the city of Volos, the spread of forest fires has not yet stopped. Because of them closed part of one of the busiest highways. The movement of rail transport is carried out with interruptions.
Firefighters in Rhodes are fighting the raging fires for the 10th day. New fires are also reported in the forests on the island of Euboea.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday said more action is needed to combat climate change.
“Climate change may be a reality, but it cannot be an excuse. Our country needs to take more measures to be prepared to mitigate, as much as possible, the effects of this reality, which we are already beginning to feel and which could have dramatic effects on many aspects of our economic and social life,” he said.
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) plans to resume regular flights to Athens (Greece) from June 18, 2021.
As the press service of the company said, the flights will be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Departure from Kyiv is planned at 10:35, arrival – at 13:10. In the opposite direction, departure is scheduled at 14:05, arrival at 16:40.
Direct flights from Kyiv to Athens during this period will also be operated by Wizz Air and Ryanair.
Ukrainian airline Jonika (Kyiv) from July 21, 2019 will start flying from Lviv (the Lviv international airport) to Athens (Greece, the Eleftherios Venizelos airport).
The press service of the Lviv airport said on its Facebook page that the flights will be performed on Sundays every week. The departure from Lviv is at 16:10, and arrival in Athens – at 19:00. The departure from Athens is at 13:00 and arrival in Lviv – at 15:30 (Kyiv time).
According to the booking system on the airline’s website, the cost of the one-way ticket starts from UAH 4,000. The flights will be serviced until September 15.
The company’s fleet consists of two Boeing 737 aircraft. The airline already operates regular flights from Kyiv (Zhuliany) airport to Greece and charter flights to Turkey, Montenegro, Albania and Bulgaria.
Jonika Airline was registered in 2016.
