For the fist time in years, Greece will have five Airlines offering daily flights from four major International gateways, starting on May 3rd, according to Senior vice-president of Travel Leaders Group, Mr. Peter Vlitas.

As Mr. Vlitas posted to facebook, the daily direct flights will depart from the International Airports of JFK in New York , Newark, Philadelphia and now Chicago with the addition of American Airlines new flight.

On the occasion of this significant announcement, the Ambassador of Hellenic – American Chamber of Commerce in New York and strategy manager of Mykonos – Santorini – Aegean Islands Promo project, Mr. Kostas Skagias commented:

“We are very pleased with the increase in daily direct flights in Greece from USA this summer as well as with airlines showing their confidence in our country, making it easy for more Americans to visit us. American visitors are the ideal visitors for us due to their high quality profile and thus we will continue our targeted efforts to attracting them in our islands.”