Crete, Rhodes were Greeks' top air picks

Despite the pandemic and the restrictions on air transport, a far from negligible number of Greeks chose to go on holiday by airplane this summer. Crete and Rhodes were the top choices, while some smaller destinations such as the island of Paros also stood out, in the context of the significantly reduced air traffic this year.

Predictably, Greeks chose to stay in Greece. Kathimerini understands that the number of Greeks who flew to destinations in Greece in July and August was very limited compared to previous years. As for their destinations abroad, the top picks were Cyprus and Germany, followed by Britain, France and Italy, but the number of people who chose one of the latter three was only a third of that that visited Cyprus and Germany.

After Crete and Rhodes, which accounted for the bulk of air trips by Greeks this summer, less promoted destinations fared well...