The number of passengers at Graz Airport is currently manageable due to the corona pandemic, but the airport is optimistic about the 2021 summer flight schedule starting on Sunday. Four new holiday destinations can be found in the program.

"Of course, a flight plan can still be adjusted in the current Covid-19 situation," explains Wolfgang Grimus, Managing Director of Graz Airport. “But the vaccination, the comprehensive test strategies and finally the efforts of the EU to create a uniform system of travel facilitation with the“ green passport ”make us optimistic. I am very happy that we can offer not only a varied program, but also four new tourist destinations. " 

The destinations Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Vienna and Zurich are to be offered on the line in summer 2021. In the direction of Stuttgart there is a change: This will in future served by Eurowings with an Airbus A319. The aircraft is stationed in Baden-Württemberg. Düsseldorf will remain with Austrian Airlines and will be converted to the Embraer 195.

According to Graz Airport, the scheduled airlines have announced that those routes that are currently idle will be reactivated in spring or early summer. However, due to the dynamic pandemic situation, there are still no XNUMX% reliable dates. The recently announced by Minister of Health Rudolf Anschober (Greens) announced extension of the entry regulation play a certain role.

Comeback for Naxos

The holiday flights from Graz this year are all about the Mediterranean. Most connections lead to this region, with Hurghada also offering flights to the Red Sea. The focus this year with nine destinations is Greece. New in the program are Calvi, Karpathos and Zakynthos. After a break of several years there are also Direct flights to Naxos are again included in the flight schedule.

The holiday destinations in detail: Antalya, Brac, Burgas, Calvi, Heraklion, Hurghada. Karpathos, Corfu, Kos, Naxos, Palma de Mallorca, Paros, Rhodes, Skiathos, Zakynthos and special flights to Pahos and Lourdes.