Aegean Airlines will launch nonstop flights to Manchester airport from Athens on 25 May.
The Star Alliance member will operate the route twice weekly using an Airbus A320.
The airline already operates thrice daily flights to London Heathrow airport from the Greek capital.
Innovata schedules show that Aegean will compete with EasyJet on the new route.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
While a slower recovery and strong competition has hit Lufthansa Group’s passenger operations on Asia-Pacific routes since the pandemic, the carrier is shifting more of its freighter capacity to tap strong cargo demand from the region.
Indonesian carrier TransNusa Airlines has operated the longest ARJ21 commercial flight, deploying the Comac regional jet on flights between Manado and Guangzhou.
Emirates has signed two separate memorandums of understanding with Vietnamese operators Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet, as it looks to grow its presence in the Southeast Asian nation.
