EasyJet said it wouldn’t be cancelling any scheduled flights, but wouldn’t be adding to its schedule next year.
EasyJet won’t be offering flights between Gatwick Airport and Volos, Greece, from next summer, the airline has confirmed.
The budget carrier has offered two sets of flights each week on the route in the high season since 2018.
According to Census data, Volos is Greece’s 13th largest city but it’s particularly popular with tourists due to its location.
Volos is based at the foot of the Pelion peninsula, almost directly between Athens and Thessaloniki, the country’s two most popular cities.
The city is an ideal spot to travel to some of Greece’s most famous islands, including Skiathos and Skopelos, two filming locations for ABBA musical Mamma Mia.
EasyJet said it wouldn’t be cancelling any scheduled flights, but wouldn’t be adding to its schedule next year.
An easyJet spokesperson told the Mirror: “Following a review of the route, we can confirm that flights between London Gatwick and Volos in Greece won’t be going on sale beyond this summer.
“We concentrate our efforts on maintaining and developing routes which prove most popular with customers, focusing on offering routes with the greatest demand.. We continue to offer customers in the UK 13 Greek destinations and provide more seats from the UK than any other airline to this popular Mediterranean region.”
The cancelled flight schedule will be a major disappointment to the British expats living in the Pelion region of Greece – including Boris Johnson’s father, Stanley Johnson. EasyJet was expected to continue flights to Athens, Thessaloniki and Skiathos in 2024.
Volos, Skiathos and the rest of the Pelion region were struck by severe flash floods earlier this month.
Up to 20 people were confirmed dead after the flooding, which was caused by Storm Daniel.
Large sections of the country were effectively destroyed, leaving locals to rebuild even the most basic infrastructure.
Source: Daily Record