Increased charter flight arrivals for Crete
Charter flights to Crete showed a remarkable increase during the last three months, with charter arrivals at the Heraclion airport rising 7.9 pct in June and by 14 percent in July, while arrivals at the airport of Chania rose 5.5 percent in May, 7.0 percent in June and 3.5 pct in July, according to figures released on Monday.
Cretan officials also reported a 6.0 percent increase in coastal shipping traffic in the first seven months of 2005, compared with the same period last year.
Tourism Deputy Minister Anastasios Liaskos discussed ways to promote a quality upgrading of Crete’s tourist product during his visit in the island. The Greek minister also met with Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore B‘ and discussed ways to promote cooperation in the tourism sector between Greece and Egypt.
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