Germania connects Athens non stop to Bremen and Nuremberg

Germania offers two new travelling options to Athens International Airport’s destination network.

The German carrier now connects the Greek capital to Bremen every Monday and Thursday and, as of June 12 the carrier will launch the Athens-Nuremberg service. 

The Athens-Bremen and Athens-Nuremberg routes will operate until October 26 while Germania aims to add more flights to Athens from two additional German departure airports in 2018.

The arrival of the Germania's aircraft in Athens was welcomed with a shower ceremony, which also marks the kick-off of the codeshare-agreement with Sky Express.

A new chapter

Speaking to the media on Thursday, Karsten Balke, CEO of Germania, said that "with the Bremen to Athens flight, Germania starts a new chapter today in its relationship with Sky Express. Through our code-share agreement, we each bring strong regional competence to our operating markets and as a result, customers have new flight options via Athens to travel seemlessly between the Greek islands and German airports."

In opening Germania’s new Athens routes, Ioanna Papadopoulou, Director, Communications and Marketing of Athens International Airport applauded the initiative and stressed: "We are delighted with Germania's launch of 2 new services to and from Athens. With flights to the exciting cities of Bremen and Nuremberg, this new choice for passengers enhances connectivity between Greece and the German market, which demonstrated a growth of 16% in 2016 and continues its successful performance. We wish all the best to Germania and we are committed to supporting our new airline partner towards a very successful presence in the Athens market.”

Wide range of destinations

“We are pleased to welcome Germania in Athens. Our cooperation will considerably expand the network of holiday destinations available to the market, since passengers from Germany now have a wide range of destinations to choose in the Greek islands via Sky Express. Connecting Greek islands with German airports will further boost touristic growth of the Greek islands” added Niki Karagkoule-Karageorgou, CEO of Sky Express.

Bremen, the buzzing city on the Weser river, has many different facets. Character-laden streets, welcoming local people and a fantastic programme of music and culture all contribute to its appeal. With a fascinating history and its Hanseatic heritage, Bremen offers innovation with a maritime flair. The tenth-largest city in Germany has a charm all of its own. 

Nuremberg is the second largest city in Bavaria and is famous for gingerbread, toys and its unique Christmas markets. The old city of Nuremberg has preserved the old-world charm of a classic German city: half-timbered houses, gothic churches and a medieval city wall all in the shadow of the towering imperial castle. On the other hand, Nuremberg and its neighboring cities are home to many of Germany’s best-known companies. Nuremberg also lives up to its culinary expectations with fantastic breweries and beergardens and, of course its signature dish, Nuremberg sausages with Sauerkraut.  

About Germania

Germania is an independent German airline established over 30 years ago. On short and medium haul flights the airline, with its distinctive green and white livery, carries more than 2.8 million passengers per year. Germania offers connections from 20 departure airports in Europe to over 55 destinations within the continent, North Africa and the Middle East. Reversing the common industry trend, Germania continues to offer complimentary snacks, soft drinks, magazines and a minimum of 20 kg free baggage. Germania operates scheduled, charter and ad-hoc flights. Together with its Swiss affiliated company Germania Flug AG, the airline currently operates 26 aircraft. Germania Technik Brandenburg is responsible for the company’s aircraft maintenance.

About Sky Express

Sky Express is a member of ERA and operates to 29 destinations within Greece, connecting the most popular Greek Islands with mainland. Its fleet is consisted mainly of new technology ATR aircrafts. Sky Express brand name is linked with safety, comfort and value for money. In 2014, Sky Express was presented with the ERA Silver Award, as airline of the year 2014/2015, while 2 years in a row, 2015 and 2016, was presented with the “Fastest Growing Airline Thin Route” Award from Athens International Airport. Sky Express offers high quality service through free access to Business Lounges facilities, for all its passengers departing from Athens and or Thessaloniki, free handbag and baggage for all fares and in-flight service. In addition, Sky Express has developed an exciting Island Hopper product, which provides a highly attractive service for many tourists during their vacation in Greece, enabling them to visit at least one additional Greek destination, supporting the Greek tourism in regional airports.

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