Greece has excellent flight connectivity, with major international airport hubs in Athens and Thessaloniki and 15 other regional airports (island and mainland) with seasonal international flights. There are also another 18 airports around the country with domestic flights to Athens and Thessaloniki.
In the 2019 edition of the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index Greece ranked 10th out of 140 countries in terms of the number of operating airlines, with Athens directly connected with scheduled services with 157 destinations (124 international) in 55 countries operated by a total of 66 carriers. Thessaloniki, Chania & Heraklion (in Crete) and Rhodes were the next busiest airports.