April 2012 Traffic

Here are the updated stats of "Diagoras" for April 2012 traffic as released from airport authorities. The almost 50% loss of arrivals from Germany and Israel is impressive and couldn't be surpassed by a modest increase of arrivals from Sweden, Russia and England.

Arrivals Summary

	2012	2011	+/- %
Domestic Arrivals	27.108	29.475	-8.03
International Arrivals	63.124	67.692	-6.75
Total	90.232	97.167	- 7.14

International Arrivals by Country

Country	2012	2011	+/-%
England	11.930	9.963	+19.74
France	7.064	8.885	-20.5
Finland	5.931	6.513	-8.93
Sweden	5.565	3.994	+39.33
Israel	5.357	10.226	-47.61
Germany	4.612	8.206	-43.8
Italy	4.550	5.415	-15.97
Russia	3.325	1.943	+71.13
Belgium	2.970	2.505	+18.56
Denmark	2.481	1.703	+45.68
Netherlands	2.468	2.471	-0.12
Norway	1.409	605	+132.89
Lithuania	1.326	1.009	+31.42
Poland	1.272	925	+37.51
Cyprus	1.248	1.605	-22.24
Ukraine	488	297	+64.31
Luxemburg	356	484	-26.45
Albania	308	269	+14.5
Austria	307	248	+23.79
Romania	157	353	-55.52

Rossiya Routes - Summer 2012

Rossiya Airlines will fly thrice weekly from St Petersburg to Rhodes. Below is their schedule.

SAINT PETERSBURG (LED) - RHODES (valid 20/5 - 14/10)*

Outward Flight: LED-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

FV957     19:55-22:40     B763                 Th                  24/5-4/10

FV957     14:40-17:30     B763                 Su                  

FV967     23:55-03:05     A320                 Su                  27/5-7/10

Return Flight: RHO-LED

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

FV958     23:55-04:40     B763                 Th                  24/5-4/10

FV958     18:20-23:15     B763                 Su                 

FV968     04:05-09:15     A320                 Mo                27/5-7/10

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

 

* Based on Rossiya official website on 28-29 April 2012.

Transaero Routes - Summer 2012

Russian carrier Transaero seems to be moving from charter-only operations to Rhodes as they have uploaded for the first time on their systems flights from Ekaterinburg, Moscow (Sheremetyevo) and St Petersburg.

EKATERINBURG (SVX) - RHODES (valid 1/5 - 28/9)*

Outward Flight: SVX-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN947    06:45-08:40    Tu214                 Tu              

UN947    10:15-12:00    Tu214                 Fr             

Return Flight: RHO-SVX

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN948    09:40-17:45    Tu214                 Tu              

UN948    13:00-20:35    Tu214                 Fr               

MOSCOW/DOMODEDOVO (DME) - RHODES (valid 5/5 - 20/10)*

Outward Flight: DME-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN547    13:50-16:30     B772                 Sa               

Return Flight: RHO-DME

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN548    18:30-22:55     B772                 Sa              

MOSCOW/SHEREMETYEVO (SVO) - RHODES (valid 1/4 - 16/10)*

Outward Flight: SVO-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN647    11:30-14:00     B744                 Th-Su              

UN647    09:00-11:30     B744                 Tu                   29/5-16/10

UN647    17:20-19:50     B744                 Fr                    25/5-12/10

Return Flight: RHO-SVO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN648    16:00-20:30     B744                 Th-Su              

UN648    14:00-18:30     B744                 Tu                   29/5-16/10

UN648    21:50-02:25     B744                 Fr                    25/5-12/10

SAINT PETERSBURG (LED) - RHODES (valid 6/5 - 4/10)*

Outward Flight: LED-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN447    09:20-12:45     B733                 Th              

UN447    12:30-16:15     B743                 Su                   24/5-4/10

Return Flight: RHO-LED

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

UN448    14:45-20:00     B733                Th              

UN448    18:15-23:20     B743                Su                    24/5-4/10   

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

 

* Based on Transaero official website and Amadeus on 28-29 April 2012.

Rhodes-Athens by Ryanair???

UPDATE 25/5/2012

Since Ryanair's website refurbishment, the Rhodes-Athens route pair vanished from the booking engine so maybe afterall it was a candy for local officials to sign the then negotiated deal.

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Below you can see a capture from Ryanair's inner booking engine in which Athens is clearly listed as a destination offered from Rhodes although flights are not yet available for bookings.

So, how possible is a domestic route flown from Ryanair?

Well, it seems rather difficult as firstly they avoid expensive airports such as Athens and secondly they do not operate a base at Rhodes. Moreover, they were in dispute with local officials regarding the amount of subsidy they asked for flying to Rhodes and Kos.

On the other hand, Athens airport fees might be expensive but Rhodes is the 3rd most popular domestic destination with strong year round traffic. The lack of a domestic base could be overcome by flying here from nearby countries (for example Italy) so as crew working hours are not violated or even basing crews here.

There could also be three more possibilities for the appearance of the route on their booking engine; first is that they may operate charter flights for the upcoming national elections moving voters to their voting region, second that they may have reach to a yet undisclosed agreement with local officials and finally there's always the possibility of a mistake on their website.

As we try to verify the subject we will also keep an eye and let you know of any developments.

March 2012 Traffic

March traffic was published and as expected was way below than 2011 March due to lower international traffic. Domestic traffic on the other hand seems to be stabilizing although if compared to 2010 March is 30% down.

Arrivals Summary

	2012	2011	+/- %
Domestic Arrivals	20.312	20.925	- 2.9%
International Arrivals	3.380	5.146	- 34.3%
Total	23.692	26.071	- 9.1%

International Arrivals by Country

Country	2012	2011	+/-%
England	1.108	272	+307
Cyprus	590	535	+10.2
Italy	497	2.603	-80.9
Germany	345	0	+
Lithuania	298	0	+
Albania	162	284	-42.9
Sweden	147	0	+
Israel	123	1.452	-91.5
Belgium	110	0	+

Olympic's Rhodes-Kalymnos maiden flight

Olympic Air landing at Kalymnos (JKL), part of the maiden flight on the Rhodes-Kalymnos via Kos route. All the credit goes to the guys that prepared this fantastic video. Bravo!!!

Rhodes access from outside Europe

A reader e-mail triggered us to search and list ways of reaching Rhodes from outside Europe. For convenience purposes we will refer in detail to airlines that fly directly to Athens and then by making a domestic connection Rhodes can be reached. Stay tuned...

USA
Delta Airlines and US Airways will connect USA with Athens during the summer period. Delta will fly out of JFK while USAir out of Philadelphia. Its also worth mentioning that Delta codeshares with Olympic Air and USAir with Aegean.

- NEW YORK JFK
Incoming
Delta Airlines     DL132 16:25-09:20 Daily
Olympic Air       OA710 14:10-15:10 Daily, or
Aegean Airlines  A3651 14:45-15:45 Daily
Return
Olympic Air        OA701 08:45-09:50 Daily, or
Aegean Airlines   A3205 09:50-10:50 Daily (ends 24/4)
Delta Airlines      DL133 13:00-17:00 Daily

- PHILADELPHIA
Incoming
US Airways        US758 16:20-09:15 Tu-Th-Fr-Sa-Su (becomes daily from 27/5)
Olympic Air       OA710 14:10-15:10 Daily, or
Aegean Airlines  A3651 14:45-15:45 Daily
Return
Olympic Air        OA701 08:45-09:50 Daily
US Airways         US758 11:30-15:50 Mo-We-Fr-Sa-Su (becomes daily from 27/5)

CANADA
Air Canada and Air Transat will both fly out of Toronto and Montreal to Athens.

- MONTREAL
Incoming
Monday    Air Canada     AC828  18:20-10:30(+1)
Tuesday    Air Transat    TSC694  19:00-11:00(+1)  (begins 12/6)
Saturday   Air Canada     AC828  18:20-10:30(+1)  (begins 2/6)
Sunday     Air Transat    TSC690  15:30-07:30(+1) 
Return
Monday       Air Transat   TSC691  10:30-13:30
Monday       Air Canada    AC829  12:00-15:10
Wednesday  Air Transat   TSC695  12:45-15:45
Saturday      Air Canada    AC829  12:00-15:10

...to be continued

Neos Air Routes - Summer 2012

Neos Air Rhodes schedule appears so far significantly reduced compared to last summer. Pisa and Torino seem terminated, Verona is down to 1 from 3 weekly flights and Milan to 3 from 4.




MILAN/MALPENSA (MXP) - RHODES (valid 13/5 - 30/9)*

Outward Flight: MXP-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

NO6252   05:50-09:35    B738                 Sa              

NO7730   19:40-23:25    B738                 Su             

NO4732   11:25-16:15    B738                 Th                   14/6-30/8, Via Kos (KGS)

Return Flight: RHO-MXP

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

NO6253   10:25-12:15    B738                 Sa              

NO7731   00:15-02:05    B738                 Mo               

NO4733   17:00-18:50    B738                 Th                   14/6-30/8

VERONA (VRN) - RHODES (valid 13/5 - 30/9)*

Outward Flight: VRN-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

NO7732   05:50-09:20    B738                 Su              

Return Flight: RHO-VRN

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                  Frequency     Remarks

NO7733   10:10-11:50    B738                 Su              

For more information and/or reservations, please visit Neos Air website.

* Based on Neos Air official website on 26 March 2012.

Sky Express Routes - Summer 2012

Sky Express have published their April schedule, waiting probably for the PSO routes tender results in order to plan their whole summer period flights.



HERAKLION (HER) - RHODES (valid 1/4 - 27/10)

Outward Flight: HER-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                 Frequency     Remarks

SEH100   07:00-07:55    JS41                 Mo              

SEH100   07:30-08:25    JS41                 Tu                   cancelled

SEH100   06:00-06:55    JS41                 We                  cancelled

SEH100   15:00-15:55    JS41                 Th-Sa             

SEH100   17:35-18:30    JS41                 Fr-Su              cancelled

Return Flight: RHO-HER

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                 Frequency     Remarks

SEH101   15:20-16:15    JS41                 Mo                  cancelled

SEH101   17:30-18:25    JS41                 Tu                   cancelled

SEH101   14:25-15:20    JS41                 We

SEH101   21:50-22:45    JS41                 Th-Sa              

SEH101   19:00-19:55    JS41                 Fr-Su               cancelled

RHODES - CHIOS (JKH) (valid 1/4 - 27/10)

Outward Flight: RHO-JKH

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                 Frequency     Remarks

SEH010   08:25-09:25    JS41                 Mo              

SEH010   08:55-10:35    JS41                 Tu                   Via Samos              

Return Flight: JKH-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                 Frequency     Remarks

SEH011   13:55-14:55    JS41                 Mo              

SEH011   15:05-16:55    JS41                 Tu                   Via Samos             

RHODES - LEMNOS (LXS) (valid 1/4 - 27/10)

Outward Flight: RHO-LXS

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                 Frequency     Remarks

SEH010   08:25-11:30    JS41                 Mo                 Via Chios, Lesvos              

SEH010   08:55-12:40    JS41                 Tu                   Via Samos, Chios, Lesvos              

SEH010   07:25-10:25    JS41                 We                  Via Samos, Lesvos

SEH047   16:25-18:45    JS41                 Th-Sa              Via Lesvos   

Return Flight: LXS-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                 Frequency     Remarks

SEH011   11:55-14:55    JS41                 Mo                  Via Chios, Lesvos              

SEH011   13:05-16:55    JS41                 Tu                    Via Samos, Chios, Lesvos             

SEH011   10:50-13:55    JS41                 We                   Via Samos, Lesvos

SEH048   19:10-21:20    JS41                 Th-Sa               Via Lesvos                     

RHODES - LESVOS/MYTILENE (MJT) (valid 1/4 - 27/10)

Outward Flight: RHO-MJT

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                 Frequency     Remarks

SEH010   08:25-10:20    JS41                 Mo                 Via Chios, Lesvos              

SEH010   08:55-11:30    JS41                 Tu                   Via Samos, Chios, Lesvos              

SEH010   07:25-09:15    JS41                 We                  Via Samos, Lesvos

SEH047   16:25-17:35    JS41                 Th-Sa                

Return Flight: MJT-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                 Frequency     Remarks

SEH011   13:00-14:55    JS41                 Mo                  Via Chios              

SEH011   14:10-16:55    JS41                 Tu                    Via Samos, Chios             

SEH011   12:05-13:55    JS41                 We                   Via Samos

SEH048   20:15-21:20    JS41                 Th-Sa                                    

RHODES - SAMOS (SMI) (valid 1/4 - 27/10)

Outward Flight: RHO-SMI

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                 Frequency     Remarks

SEH010   08:55-09:40    JS41                 Tu              

SEH010   07:25-08:00    JS41                 We              

Return Flight: SMI-RHO

Fl. Nr.       Dep.-Arr.       A/C                 Frequency     Remarks

SEH011   16:10-16:55    JS41                 Tu              

SEH011   13:15-13:55    JS41                 We             

For more information and/or reservations, please visit Sky Express website.

* Based on Sky Express official website on 22 March 2012. Updated on 8 August 2012.  
   

Season Opening

Ok, time has almost come as on Sunday 25 March 2012 "Diagoras" expects first flights for 2012 summer season.

Ryanair's flight from Charleroi will be the first incoming while four more Ryan's flights will be arriving during that day. Easyjet follows on Wednesday 28 March with flights from Liverpool and Gatwick and Germanwings along with Thomas Cook conclude March arrivals on the 31st.

So, as the season opens with 3 low cost airlines, below you can find links for current bus schedules as well taxi booking and prices.

Bus schedules: http://www.ando.gr/eot/eng/BUS.pdf

Taxi company: reservations and price list