CHANIA AIRPORT has offered a very large free parking area for the last two years. Further to walk from the terminal, than the paid parking opposite the entrance, but most useful for longer forays away, the area is now reserved for employees only.

In the future ( ! ) there will be a new “long-term” parking area created, but for now this useful patch of tarmac has in effect, vanished.

Icelandair via its “LUCKY FARES” offers email alerts of great deal fares not only to Iceland but to some European cities. Prices are often easily low enough to add paying for another European flight to hop on to say…Athens!

Lufthansa offers LOW fares to several European cities from a few North American gateways.

Both airlines offer email alerts about these special fares on their websites:

- http://www.icelandair.com/
- http://www.lufthansa.com/

Simple link to the authority concerning what is allowed on flights from and through the UK including Heathrow and Gatwick and all UK Airports :

http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_about/documents/page/dft_about_612280.hcsp

Fly Athens to the island Kalymnos on Olympic airlines’ new route.

Olympic are offering 10 flights a week.

Some flights are direct others land at Astypalia on the way.

INFROMATION on: Other flights of fancy, interest, joy or practicality to and from Crete can be found at http://www.cretetravel.com/To_and_from_Crete/Flights_Crete.htm

Mooted new name for Olympic Airways is ” Pantheon Airways ” – well there have been many off-beat airline names….

Olympic Airways name and logo (brand) would be auctioned off

All this subject to final negotiations, discussions, wrangling and big bad EU approval !

The story of privatising Greece’s flag carrier has been fraught with delays. We hope this will be the last stage of the process to bring a new baby and a healthy adult into the airways linking Greece, its islands and the world.

A news summary buzz:

New power station in Crete at Atherinolakos gradually delivers…power pylons in place though many still looking for cables : it’s a strange sight to see pylons undressed, without their cables. The power station will provide some of the power for all of the island, is on the south coast between Xerokambos and Goudouras (the journey between the two places is most scenic and dramatic).

Aparently Greece is one of the most popular destinations for US travellers – glad to hear it (Conde Nast Traveler).

Germanwings will add weekly flights to Heraklion from Germany next year during the “season” starting on 6 March 2006…a great connection for travel to and from Germany and onward (or inward) from other European centers ( see http://www.germanwings.com )

Updated bus Schedules for Crete now ready to view and use for your next trip!

14-16 October showed that wonderful warm sunny weather on the south coast of Crete still abounds. The south coast is a pretty good bet for sunny heart-warming weather in October and on many days throughout the winter. North coast Crete gets more of a winter sampling however (some magic micro-climate areas like Mochlos seem milder than the norm and Sitia is a good mild Christmas stop).

British Airways will increase the frequency of flights from Gatwick (UK) to Heraklion (Crete, Greece) for 2006.

The service will resume (after its winter close) on 28 March 2006 until 27 October 2006.
There will be four flights a week on these days > Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday.

We expect this will be most successful – we have had good reports from visitors to Crete who have enjoyed the GB Airways flights during this year.

The timetables for 2006 Will be shown on the flights to Crete resource> http://www.cretetravel.com/flights

Ask at STA travel (several offices in USA) for some special fare offers for New York to Thessaloniki and also from Miami to Athens – Only for departures between 1-12 November 2005

Worth a try

Lufthansa offers fares to Athens as low as $724 today only on their http://www.lufthansa-usa.com website.

We’d love ya’all to visit! Then when you have the flight we’ll help you find the Greece you’ll love at http://www.SuperbGreece.com or the Crete You Are Looking For (TM) at http://www.CreteHotelRooms.com

OK – ready to travel!

Best wishes on a 36 degree (centigrade) day in Crete!