The fact is that from Friday the start of the direct air connection of Boston with Athens by Delta Airlines, which in fact is the first to directly connect the two cities after 25 years.
The Delta flight will be performed three times a week Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, both from Athens and Boston, in the wider area of ​​which live about 150 thousand Greek expatriates. The flight on her maiden voyage departed with 100% fullness.
In the presence of Massachusetts tour operators, Delta Airlines Vice President Chuck Imhoff presented the company’s strategy in detail at a special event in April, while at Friday’s event at Boston Airport, Delta Lt. Col. the priority of Greece as a destination and the importance of the new direct flight.
In a festive atmosphere, with the arrogance of the blue and white, the recitation of the Greek national anthem, traditional dances from different parts of Greece and a reception with Greek food, Boston’s Logan International Airport celebrated the launch by Delta Airlines of the direct Boston-Athens airline connection.
The Greek-American longest-serving governor of Massachusetts and former presidential candidate Michael Doukakis welcomed the historical development for the Greek community in New England that brings Greece closer to the Greek community. The event was also greeted by the Metropolitan of Boston Mr. Methodius and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Masport Airport, expatriate Liu Evangelidis who referred with emotion to his Greek roots from the region of Epirus. The Consul General of Greece in Boston, Stratos Efthymiou, thanked the staff of Boston and Athens airports and praised the work of the staff of the Consulate General’s working group who worked for four years voluntarily to launch the direct flight, mobilizing all and focusing on the areas of market research, data analysis, public relations, marketing and airline development.
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