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Kef seaplane summer service?
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Maik:
--- Quote ---Draft law on seaplane transport launched for public consultation
The infrastructure and transport ministry on Friday unveiled for public consultation, lasting until December 27, a draft law on waterways that aims at the immediate reactivation of seaplane transport in Greece.
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https://www.amna.gr/en/article/415496/Draft-law-on-seaplane-transport-launched-for-public-consultation
"Immediate"... is that like when you're in a taverna and the waiter takes your order then says, 'immediately'?
Maik:
--- Quote ---Grecian Air to launch seaplane service connecting islands
Grecian Air Seaplanes said on Monday it will launch seaplane flights in September, connecting islands to the mainland after the first seaports were licenced to operate after years of bureaucratic delays.
The company said it plans to start flights with three 19-seater seaplanes from seaports at the Ionian Sea in western Greece and gradually grow its fleet of aircraft.
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https://www.reuters.com/article/greece-transport-seaplanes/grecian-air-to-launch-seaplane-service-connecting-islands
No mention of which three Ionian islands and September seems a strange time to start, missed the peak tourist season. I guess we'll believe it when it happens...
Maik:
--- Quote ---Why aren’t seaplanes flying?
How many years will it be before seaplanes start flying in Greece? The answer is difficult. Since 2009 for all governments the return of amphibious aircraft, which can shrink the time needed to travel from Patra to Ioannina to about half an hour, has been a priority.
In 2009, Greek-Canadian Michael Patellis’ AirSea Lines was forced to stop flights after four years of activity, which caused financial losses. Since then, seaplanes have flown only once again, in the summer of 2013, from Brindisi to Corfu. After this pilot flight in the context of a European co-financed project, it seemed certain that seaplanes – at least in the Ionian Sea – would return in 2014. Those expectations are constantly shifting, with the new time line now set, possibly for this year’s summer season, if not for the summer of 2024. So what has been keeping water aircraft out of the air?
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https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1202541/why-arent-seaplanes-flying/
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