Aegean Airlines Winter 2011/12 routes

 Here is Aegean's winter schedule for Rhodes. The Athens-Rhodes route is served by an average of 3 daily flights while the Thessaloniki-Rhodes route is served almost daily while twice per week the flight extends to/from Munich under the same flight number. Same concept applies to the Rhodes-Rome connection via Athens.

UPDATE 23/10/11

We 've updated Aegean's Rhodes schedules as there were some changes in the Athens-Rhodes and Rhodes-Rome routes. The most significant ones are the termination of the early morning flight from Athens to Rhodes and the evening flight from Rhodes to Athens which will now operate only on Mondays and Sundays respectively.
Given the new schedule, it appears that some days an aircraft will be at Rhodes overnight so we may speculate that new route/s are on the way...

ATHENS (ATH) - RHODES (valid 30/10 - 24/3)

Outward Flight: ATH-RHO
Flight Nr	Dep.	Arr.	A/C	Frequency	Remarks
A3200	05:20	06:20	A320	Mo
A3202	09:40	10:40	A320	Daily exc. Mo
A3651	14:55	15:55	A320	Daily
A3216	19:00	20:00	A320	Daily exc. Tu-Sa
Return Flight: RHO-ATH
Flight Nr	Dep.	Arr.	A/C	Frequency	Remarks
A3650	06:50	07:50	A320	Daily exc. We-Su
A3203	11:10	12:10	A320	Daily exc. Mo
A3654	16:25	17:25	A320	Daily
A3217	20:30	21:30	A320	Su

 THESSALONIKI (SKG) - RHODES (valid 30/10 - 24/3)
 

Outward Flight: SKG-RHO
Flight Nr	Dep.	Arr.	A/C	Frequency	Remarks
A3722	11:00	12:10	A320	Mo-Sa
A3501	14:00	15:10	A320	Th-Fr
A3722	19:30	20:45	A319	Su
Return Flight: RHO-SKG
Flight Nr	Dep.	Arr.	A/C	Frequency	Remarks
A3723	12:40	13:50	A320	Mo-Sa
A3502	15:35	16:45	A320	Th-Fr
A3723	21:15	22:30	A319	Su

RHODES - MUNICH (MUC) (valid 30/10 - 24/3)

Outward Flight: RHO-MUC via SKG
Flight Nr	Dep.	Arr.	A/C	Frequency	Remarks
A3502	15:35	18:40	A320	Th-Fr	Via SKG
Return Flight: MUC-RHO via SKG
Flight Nr	Dep.	Arr.	A/C	Frequency	Remarks
A3501	10:20	15:10	A320	Th-Fr	Via SKG

RHODES - ROME FIUMICINO (FCO) (valid 30/10 - 24/3)

Outward Flight: RHO-FCO via ATH
Flight Nr	Dep.	Arr.	A/C	Frequency	Remarks
A3650	06:50	10:00	A320	Daily exc. We-Su	Via ATH
A3654	16:25	19:25	A320	Daily exc. We-Sa	Via ATH
Return Flight: FCO-RHO via ATH
Flight Nr	Dep.	Arr.	A/C	Frequency	Remarks
A3651	11:00	15:55	A320	Daily	Via ATH

For more information and/or reservations, please visit Aegean Airlines website.

* Based on Aegean official website on 26 August 2011.Revised on 3 September.

No more winter flights from Ryanair???

In a subject that rules news and headlines, Ryanair's rumored cancellation of winter flights to/from Rhodes, the latest developments are not so positive. Although there are still negotiations going on between the airline and local officials, the two parties haven't reach on an agreement. 

We still wait for an official update on the subject and as soon we have it you will know it.

Latest news

Here are some news, picked up from local mass media.

According to local press, Costa Crociere (Costa Cruises) is examining the launch of 7-days cruises around the Aegean utilizing Rhodes port as a home-port. This is great news for Diagoras Airport because the 2.800 passengers of the cruise ship will arrive and depart from Rhodes by air.  We hope to a successful completion of the ongoing negotiations.

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Rhodes officials seem to be concerned as Ryanair has not yet released their winter schedule for Rhodes making rumors spread that they are quitting for the winter period. Local tourism related businesses are also affected as they can not plan ahead lacking Ryanair’s winter schedule thus customers. Ryanair commending on the situation reassured the locals that there is no reason to concern.

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Aegean Airlines, in an issue that might be related to the directly above mentioned, is exploring opportunities for further expansion at Rhodes. Company’s vice president visited Rhodes and held meetings with the Hotel Owners Association as well as the South Aegean region governor. Issues examined focused on the possible assistance of Aegean in the lengthening of the tourism season, a target set by the whole island, and also on the co-operation in student trips that years ago brought on the island some 40.000 students from around Greece but fainted the last years as air ticket prices for Rhodes were higher than destinations abroad.

Anyway, we -at last- welcome the interest of a Greek dominant carrier to involve seriously with tourism and secretly hope that Aegean will relocate a couple of aircrafts here establishing a base at Diagoras Airport.