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Greece is considering a capital injection of around 120 million euros for Aegean Airlines, the government said on Monday, adding that the nation's biggest carrier was crucial to the tourist-reliant economy.

The news drove the carrier's shares 7.35% lower on closing on Monday.

Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines is offering 40% discount for health care professionals around the world who are working "selflessly" to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Turkey plans to resume international flights to 40 countries gradually as of June 10, the transport and infrastructure minister said on June 4. 

The international flights from Turkey will carry passengers firstly to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Qatar, and Greece, Adil Karaismailoğlu said in a statement.

It is planned that Air Serbia will start renewing flights from Nis on June 16, while the planes of the Serbian national airline from Kraljevo will fly starting on June 30, 2020, the national airline announced.

The government on Thursday announced the allocation of 115 million euros to support the local airline industry, which Greek flag carrier Aegean Airlines considered positive but "too little in comparison with other European Union states." Instead the listed carrier is eyeing a €150 million state loan through the extraordinary credit mechanism for companies.

Turkish Airlines, which halted its passenger flights as a result of the coronavirus crisis, may delay the delivery of some Boeing and Airbus planes, its chairman said on May 27.

Turkey's flag carrier company had received half of its orders for 25 Boeing 787-9 planes, but the delivery of the rest could be delayed, İlker Aycı told daily Hürriyet.

Aegean Airlines, Greece's largest carrier, expects 2020 to be the worst year in its 21-year history as restrictions imposed to contain the new coronavirus pandemic have hit revenues and grounded planes, its chairman said on Monday.

Greece's largest carrier Aegean Airlines said on Thursday it will gradually restart flights from Athens to some major European destinations by the end of May, ending a suspension prompted by the new coronavirus pandemic.

Turkish Airlines will not operate any domestic or international flights until May 28, the company announced on April 28.  

Turkey's national flag carrier said the decision to extend the suspension of operations has been taken in the public interest.

Ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Turkey's national flag carrier is mounting a massive nine-day operation to bring back Turkish nationals stranded by coronavirus transportation shutdowns.

On April 20-28, Turkish Airlines will operate 195 flights to bring home nearly 25,000 citizens back home from 59 countries as passenger flights were suspended to stem the virus' spread.