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Greece to Let Direct Foreign Tourist Flights From June 15

Premier Mitsotakis sets new measures to boost tourism sector
Sales tax cuts, wage subsidies designed to help key industry

A man passes across rows of empty beach umbrellas of a temporarily closed beach bar in Nea Iraklia, Halkidiki, Greece.Photographer: Konstantinos Tsakalidis/Bloomberg

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By Paul Tugwell and Sotiris Nikas

May 20, 2020 at 3:45 PM UTC

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May 20, 2020 at 4:42 PM UTC

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Greece will allow direct international flights to Athens starting June 15, with other tourist destinations to follow July 1, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, as he announced financial support measures to revive the country’s crucial tourism sector.