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Foreign airlines choose GreeceWith tourism arrivals expected to set a new record this summer, foreign airlines are strengthening their presence in the Greek market. These are not last-minute decisions, given that by early 2023 flights to Greece had already exceeded those of 2019.According to TUI, the highest demand for Greece traditionally comes from Britain and Germany, confirmed by passenger traffic data at the 14 regional airports operated by Fraport. In April, total arrivals and departures from the UK and Germany respectively reached around 500,000.British airline Jet2, associated to the Jet2holidays tour operator, has created its largest flight program ever for Greece this year, offering more than 400,000 seats to and from South Aegean islands, twice the number in 2019.
Top destination for yachtsBased on confirmed bookings for the whole of 2023 (data up to April 30), Greece remains the No 1 yacht charter destination worldwide, with a market share of 27% of all weekly bookings of yachts over 20 meters long, according to the International Yacht Company.
‘Britain’s future is outside the EU’, Sir Keir pledgesThe Labour leader promised he would ‘make Brexit work’ if elected Sir Keir Starmer has declared “Britain’s future is outside the EU”, confirming Labour will not seek to rejoin the bloc if it wins power.The Labour leader accepted it is “no great secret” he voted Remain in the 2016 referendum. But Sir Keir said he agreed with Leave supporters who wanted “a better health service, better jobs, better wages, more security, a sense of control over their lives and their communities”.And, in a pitch aimed at Brexiteers disgruntled with the high tax burden, record-high immigration, the state of the NHS and “out of control” crime, Sir Keir set out plans to “make Brexit work”.Sir Keir’s promise comes as regret among Leave voters sits at a record high, with more voters than ever believing Brexit has been a “failure”. A recent YouGov poll found just a fifth of Brexiteers think Brexit has been a “success”, while a third who believe the opposite.And, ruling out any move to rejoin the EU, Sir Keir risks disappointing Labour voters, 86 per cent of whom say the UK was wrong to leave in the first place.
Expansion of rescEU aerial firefighting fleet for wildfire season announcedThe expanded rescEU firefighting aircraft reserve will now consist of 24 airplanes and 4 helicopters contributed by 10 member states. The breakdown of contributions is as follows:Croatia: Two medium scooping airplanesCyprus: Two light planesCzechia: Two helicoptersFrance: Two medium scooping airplanes and one helicopterGermany: Two light planesGreece: Two medium scooping airplanes, two light planes, and one helicopterItaly: Two medium scooping airplanes and two light planesPortugal: Two light planesSpain: Two medium scooping airplanesSweden: Four light planesFurthermore, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia have pledged to dispatch nearly 450 firefighters who will be prepositioned in Greece, France, and Portugal.