The files for the water airports in Chalkida, Aidipsos, Kymi, Karystos, and Aliveri are ready and pending licensing.

The network of water airports being developed in Greece is now further strengthened, with Evia currently at the center of attention, as confirmed by the rapid developments surrounding the license expected to be granted to its five water airports.

Specifically, all necessary procedures have been completed both by the union of Hellenic Seaplanes and Greek Water Airports, who are responsible for the licensing of the projects, and by the Evia Port Authority, which entrusted the consortium of companies with the establishment of the water airports in Chalkida, Aidipsos, Kymi, Karystos, and Aliveri.

Complete Files for the Water Airports!

All pending matters have been resolved, and the technical files for the water airports have been fully updated and submitted in compliance with the new law to the relevant department of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, in order to begin the licensing process.

The implementation of the water airport project on the island is the result of the excellent cooperation between the union and the port authority, bearing the stamp of the President of the Evia Port Authority, Mr. Spyridon Gerontitis, who has always prioritized the plan to create water airports to ensure easy connectivity with both neighboring regions and resorts within the region.

Based on the project plan, each of the water airports in Evia is expected to include land-based facilities for passenger and baggage services, as well as floating facilities for the mooring of sea planes. The Central Water Airport will be located in Chalkida, in the area of Agios Stefanos (covering an area of 7,500 square meters), while the Regional Water Airports (each covering 150 square meters) in the Loutra Aidipsou, Kymi, Karystos, and Aliveri ports will be constructed simultaneously, in the central port areas of each town.

The Flight Plan from and to Evia

Alongside the licensing process of the water airports, Hellenic Seaplanes is beginning to map out its flight plan with sea planes from and to Evia.

Specifically, the company’s plan includes the creation of routes that will initially connect the Volos water airport with those of Evia and the Sporades, and later, flights from the Evia water airports to Attica and the nearest water airports in the Cyclades.

At the same time as the development of sea plane flight operations in Evia, Hellenic Seaplanes aims to promote the island’s tourism product, as it is suitable not only for marine tourism but also for alternative types of tourism.

The company is considering the creation of sightseeing flights over destinations of exceptional beauty, such as the Lichadonisia Islands, which will be part of a tourist package developed in collaboration with tourism companies.

Regarding the licensing of the five water airports, the President of the Evia Port Authority, Mr. Spyridon Gerontitis, stated:
“We are pleased that the complete file for the establishment of our water airports has been submitted for licensing. After a long period of stagnation, and with the amendment of the legislative framework showing clear political will to resolve outstanding issues that had been hindering progress, the Evia Port Authority, in cooperation with Hellenic Seaplanes, is dynamically entering the sea plane sector, promoting the simultaneous construction of five water airports on the island. We hope that the project will soon be in the final stretch and that, within the first months of 2022, the first sea plane flights will take place in Evia.”

In his statements, the President and CEO of Hellenic Seaplanes, Mr. Nicolas Charalambous, commented:
“The coordinated actions by all the parties involved are yielding results, and the case of the water airports in Evia clearly confirms this. Evia is of particular importance to Hellenic Seaplanes, and the flight plan to and from its water airport will connect many neighboring areas. It is 100% certain that the presence of the water airport will strengthen its tourism and provide an opportunity for the development of local commercial activities.”

With the licensing of the water airports, Evia is dynamically entering the growing market of sea plane transportation and enhancing its already existing prospects as a year-round destination.