Ilia welcomes the sea planes and enters the map of water airports in Greece!
The sea planes are soon approaching Kyllini as the technical file for the licensing of the water airport has been successfully submitted to the relevant department of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.
The licensing file was submitted in the first week of May by the joint venture between the companies Hellenic Seaplanes and Greek Water Airports. Following the agreed-upon action plan with the Municipal Authority and the Municipal Port Fund of Kyllini, they are now awaiting developments to proceed to the final stage of the project, which involves the construction of the infrastructure and the management of the water airport.
In his statements, the President and CEO of Hellenic Seaplanes, Mr. Nicolas Charalambous, said:
“The positive developments expected with the imminent licensing of the Kyllini water airport appropriately complement the optimism we feel, as the network of water airports that is being created, organized, and strengthened day by day, is incorporating a destination with great tourism potential.
With the arrival of the sea planes, Kyllini will add another important transportation option, enhancing local mobility, strengthening commercial opportunities for local businesses, and simultaneously creating opportunities for the development of new tourism products, such as seaplane-based sightseeing tourism, which is strongly connected to the cruise tourism already successfully hosted at the Kyllini port for many years.”
The Mayor of Andravida-Kyllini, Mr. Ioannis Lentzias, commented on the licensing and creation of the Kyllini water airport:
“The submission of the file for the licensing of the Kyllini water airport is truly a ‘bet’ that both the municipal and port authorities set from the beginning. It is one of the major development projects we had dreamed of and planned to make a reality, as we firmly believe that the water airport will provide a boost and development to both Kyllini and the entire municipality of Andravida-Kyllini. We believe that we will soon have the water airport license in our hands, allowing us to move to the next stage of the project, which involves its construction, with the ultimate goal of seeing the first sea planes arriving at the port of Kyllini, marking the beginning of the entire municipality’s recovery.”
The developments for the Kyllini water airport are adding to the optimistic news surrounding the progress made to advance the licensing files of two more water airports in the Peloponnese, specifically the water airport at Lake Taka in Arcadia and the one expected to be created at the port of Kalamata in Messinia.