{"id":39448,"date":"2024-06-18T12:16:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hellenic-seaplanes.com\/deltia-typou\/adeia-idrysis-udatodromio-siteias\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T12:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:32:13","slug":"approval-granted-sitia-seaplane-port","status":"publish","type":"deltia-typou","link":"https:\/\/hellenic-seaplanes.com\/en\/deltia-typou\/approval-granted-sitia-seaplane-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Crete Keeps the Seaplanes Going: Official Approval Granted for the Sitia Seaplane Port!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>A licence was granted for the establishment of the Sitia Water Airport and the infrastructure will now enter the construction stage!<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After some time, Crete is once again making headlines in the world of seaplanes with the establishment of a <\/span><b>water airport in Sitia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Hellenic Seaplanes is leading developments on the eastern side of the island, with Sitia\u2019s port now officially gaining its own seaplane station. The official establishment permit for the Sitia water airport has been granted through a Joint Ministerial Decision, bringing <\/span><b>seaplanes one step closer to the island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with the airport and ferry services, Sitia is preparing to welcome seaplanes, with the Lasithi region now gaining multiple transportation options. This is further enhanced by the <\/span><b>already approved water field at Sitia water aerodrome<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allowing for 6 round-trip flights per day with seaplanes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The planned <\/span><b>sea corridors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Sitia will enable connectivity with other locations, including<\/span><b> Ierapetra and Kissamos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Additionally, the mobility for island-hopping routes in the Southern Aegean is expected to increase, specifically towards the <\/span><b>Dodecanese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> islands and other Cycladic destinations, once the construction and certification of the Sitia water airport is completed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Sitia is set to become a hub for seaplanes!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In statements, <\/span><b>Nicolas Charalambous, President and CEO of Hellenic Seaplanes, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remarked on the approved Sitia water airport:<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cThe water airport in Sitia has been licensed, and Crete is once again picking up momentum regarding the arrival of seaplanes on the island. With the licensing of water airports and water fields, we are building a nationwide network that will initially be sustainable, offering passengers the ability to travel to areas that are either very difficult to reach by road or are too time-consuming by ferry\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the advantages brought by the creation of the water airport, <\/span><b>the President of the Sitia Port Authority, Manolis Ailamakis,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stated: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are pleased to inform our citizens and beyond that today, the water airport permit has been secured in Sitia. With proper organization and planning, we will soon be able to fly to water fields and other water airports in Crete and the South Aegean, without restrictions on the number of daily flights. Additionally, side activities related to seaplanes, such as aircraft parking and refueling, will be allowed, enabling us to reach destinations that were previously difficult to access. The easternmost city of Crete, Sitia, has secured a landmark position in the tourism landscape.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":39036,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[283],"class_list":["post-39448","deltia-typou","type-deltia-typou","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Crete Keeps the Seaplanes Going: Official Approval Granted for the Sitia Seaplane Port! - Hellenic Seaplanes S.A.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hellenic-seaplanes.com\/en\/deltia-typou\/approval-granted-sitia-seaplane-port\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Crete Keeps the Seaplanes Going: Official Approval Granted for the Sitia Seaplane Port! - Hellenic Seaplanes S.A.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A licence was granted for the establishment of the Sitia Water Airport and the infrastructure will now enter the construction stage! 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