Athens Airways

A Thomson Airways charter flight from Manchester in the UK bound for the Greek island of Skiathos was forced to land at Athens International Airport on Tuesday following a mechanical problem with the aircraft's flaps.

No harm came to the 226 crew and passengers aboard the flight, who disembarked before being transferred to another plane to continue their journey.

German passenger Airline ‘Lufthansa’ announced it would expand its daily Greek domestic flights to and from Athens and Thessaloniki this summer to include new routes to Kerkyra, Zakynthos, Mykonos, Heraklion, Kos, Rhodes and Santorini.

TripAdvisor published a list of the best Greek destinations for this summer based on travelers’ reviews.

So, before planning your trip, check this list which will help you decide on your summer destination.

1. Athens

2. Chania Town

Greece and its islands are just waiting to be discovered all year round, writes the Scottish newspaper The Courier adding that Greece is one of the most popular tourist destination in the world.

The Athens International Airport set a new traffic record with 1.1 million passengers in January, up 11.9% from the same month last year, representing the highest January figure ever recorded, it announced on Tuesday.

Irish low cost air carrier Ryanair is embellishing its 2016 summer flight schedule with five new routes from Athens to Bucharest, Corfu, Malta, Bologna and Mykonos as well as more flights to Thessaloniki, Rhodes and Santorini.

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will include two new routes in its schedule from Athens to Dublin and Berlin next year.

According to Ryanair’s sales and marketing manager for Greece, John Alborante, the route to Dublin will start in March 2016 with three flights per week, whereas the route to Berlin will be covered with one daily flight.

Athens Municipal Hall

White Tower, Thessaloniki

Greece is on its first strike since the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) came into power in January. During Thursday’s 24-hour strike there will be disruptions to public services, museums and archeological sites, schools and pharmacies, while public transport will be disrupted, ferries will remain tied up at ports and hospitals will function with emergency staff.

Olympic Air on Tuesday announced the cancellation of 36 flights, mainly to Greek regional airports, on Wednesday and Thursday due to strike action by civil aviation authority staff.