Chios: Three Ferry Connection Plans After the Four-Month Closure of the Airport – Intervention of the Chios Nautical Club
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The Club proposes daily high-speed ferries from Lavrio or Rafina in 3.5 hours, a connection to Piraeus in 6.5 hours and two routes to Mytilene – Requests permanent air transport capability, acceleration of projects and a binding reopening schedule by March 15, 2027
Emergency airlifts, chronically ill patients who commute to Athens for treatments and a radiologist that operates 17 days a month. Concern among 55,000 residents about sanitary isolation.
The complete suspension of the operation of the Chios State Airport "Omiros", from November 15, 2026 to March 15, 2027, makes it necessary to promptly search for additional travel options to and from Chios. With the aim of contributing with scientifically elaborated proposals, the University of the Aegean undertook the initiative of investigating sea and combined connections, complementary to the existing routes.
The University of the Aegean is examining three alternative solutions for travel to and from Chios, with a daily connection to Piraeus, high-speed ferries from Mesta and a combination of ferry routes with flights via Mytilene. The post Intervention of the University of the Aegean for the connection of Chios after the temporary closure of the airport appeared first on iPaideia.gr.
Meeting of stakeholders in view of the four-month suspension of Chios airport operations
Instead of the expected strengthening of the ferry connection between Chios and mainland Greece, in order to compensate for the consequences of the four-month closure of the airport, the first scenarios leaked from the government point to a drastic reduction in existing routes,
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