×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Sunday
18
Jan 2026
weather symbol
Athens 6°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Travel

Flight season extended from Saudi Arabia to Mykonos and from Bahrain to Mykonos and Santorini in 2023 (photos)

Gulf Air and FlyDubai are expected to launch their first flights in June from Bahrein to Mykonos, and Santorini and Saudia will begin flights from Rhyad to Mykonos

Newsroom January 25 02:06

Encouraging news from Mykonos.Promo, MykonosBest.eu and SantoriniBest.eu B2B meetings with leading Arab air carriers.

Senior executives of leading arab airlines expressed their intention to extend flight season to Mykonos and Santorini this summer during B2B meetings held in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain by Mykonos. Promo, MykonosBest.eu and SantoriniBest.eu project.

The Head of the project, Ambassador Mykonos Promo – HACC New York, Mykonos-based and representative of MTC Group, Mr Kostas Skagias and his team had meetings with Mr Fadhel Darwish Hussain, senior sales executive of Saudia,  country manager and Mr.  Hussain Abbas Ali, sales manager of Gulf Air Mrs Zeina, as well as Mr. Suneer Mohammed Ali, sales manager, Bahrain-commercial of Emirates.

They discussed last year’s remarkable performance of their flights to Mykonos and Santorini. Thus, they announced that their airlines, Saudia, Gulf Air, and Emirates via FlyDubai intended to extend the flight period from two to four months, from June to September.

Specifically, Gulf Air and FlyDubai are expected to launch their first flights in June from Bahrein to Mykonos, and Santorini and Saudia will begin flights from Rhyad to Mykonos.

Mykonos.Promo, MykonosBest.eu, and SantoriniBest.eu teams held B2B meetings in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in order to promote its members as well as to further strengthen its presence in the Arab luxury tourism market. A market with great potential, as according to Knight Frank’s annual Wealth Report, Saudi Arabian UHNWI’s increased by 277% in the previous five years, in Dubai they increased by 18% in one year, while in Bahrain they consist by 45% of the population.

New York is the next stop for Mykonos. Promo, MykonosBest.eu and SantoriniBest.eu team in order to participate in the most popular travel show in the USA, the Travel and Adventure Show, from 28th to 29th of January 2023.

>Related articles

US call for restraint amid tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen

Properties linked to Jackie O’ Bar Mykonos face foreclosure procedures

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner joins Paramount’s $108 billion bid for Warner Bros

 

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#Bahrain#Gulf States#mykonos#santorini#Saudi Arabia
> More Travel

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

Erfan Soltani confirmed alive by Iranian Human Rights Group after days of uncertainty

January 18, 2026

Rescue operation underway for eight hikers on Mount Taygetus; four injured

January 18, 2026

Piers Morgan recovering in hospital after serious fall in London

January 18, 2026

Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ agenda: From talks with farmers’ representatives to Davos for investment outreach

January 18, 2026

Iraq veterans report long-term health concerns after a lack of medical screening for toxic exposure

January 18, 2026

Skirtsos: ‘After years of efforts, the first results on maritime safety are starting to become visible’

January 18, 2026

Politico: Europe for the first time considers tough response to Trump on Greenland tariffs, what is the Anti-Brexit Act

January 18, 2026

The backstory behind Trump’s decision not to attack Iran: The camps in the White House, the SMS from Tehran, and the calls from Arab allies

January 18, 2026
All News

> Politics

Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ agenda: From talks with farmers’ representatives to Davos for investment outreach

Talks with farmers expected to ease protests, followed by the prime minister’s participation in the World Economic Forum

January 18, 2026

Skirtsos: ‘After years of efforts, the first results on maritime safety are starting to become visible’

January 18, 2026

Mitsotakis: Greece will not be challenged by anyone with the Belharra frigates – Our goal is to support farmers with transparent subsidies

January 18, 2026

New legal migration rules for 90,000 pending residence permits

January 18, 2026

Mitsotakis on the Karystianou party: “There is a long distance between being the parent of a tragedy victim and being the leader of a political party”

January 17, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα