{"id":39716,"date":"2021-01-08T09:35:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T09:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hellenic-seaplanes.com\/deltia-typou\/synantisi-yfypourgos-naftilias-katsafados\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T06:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:16:22","slug":"meeting-dpt-minister-maritime-katsafados","status":"publish","type":"deltia-typou","link":"https:\/\/hellenic-seaplanes.com\/en\/deltia-typou\/meeting-dpt-minister-maritime-katsafados\/","title":{"rendered":"Hellenic Seaplanes and Seaplanes Meet the New Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs, Mr. Konstantinos Katsafados"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The President and CEO of <\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3hWwMjd\"><strong>Hellenic<\/strong><strong>Seaplanes<\/strong><strong>S<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><strong>A<\/strong><strong>.,<\/strong><\/a> <b>Mr. Nikolas Charalambous, <\/b>visited the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy today to meet with the new Deputy Minister,<b> Mr. Konstantinos Katsafados.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">During this special meeting, Mr. Charalambous congratulated Mr. Katsafados on his recent appointment as Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The agenda of the discussion included an update on the current state of the seaplane industry and the development of the water airport network throughout Greece.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Mr. Charalambous briefed the new Deputy Minister on the stage of maturity of the water airport licenses that the airline has taken on so far and outlined Hellenic Seaplanes\u2019 plan to ensure the takeoff of its seaplanes in the upcoming tourist season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Following the meeting, the new<b> Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs, Mr. Konstantinos Katsafados<\/b>, stated:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>\u201cI was very pleased to receive Mr. Charalambous\u2019s visit to the Ministry during my early days as Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs. It is particularly positive and hopeful to have discussions about innovative projects such as the development of the seaplane industry and the creation of a strong network of water airports, especially at a time when our country is facing the challenging circumstances of the pandemic.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>2021 will be the year of seaplanes. This is a national-level investment, and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs will support such investment initiatives that highlight island life, facilitate easier travel for citizens between the islands and mainland, and provide the necessary boost to new tourism products and job creation.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">For his part, the <b>President and CEO of Hellenic Seaplanes, Mr. Nikolas Charalambous, <\/b>remarked:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>\u201cI wish Mr. Konstantinos Katsafados the best of luck in his new role as Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs. I am confident that the leadership of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs will be further strengthened and that the necessary cooperation will emerge to promote the seaplane industry, which is preparing to enter the Greek market in 2021.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>Hellenic Seaplanes, on its part, is warming up the engines of its seaplanes and will continue to build on what has been achieved so far, ensuring that it moves forward with rapid steps and consistency in its plans to implement the water airports.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":39143,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[283],"class_list":["post-39716","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>Hellenic Seaplanes and Seaplanes Meet the New Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs, Mr. Konstantinos Katsafados - 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\/meeting-dpt-minister-maritime-katsafados\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hellenic Seaplanes and Seaplanes Meet the New Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs, Mr. Konstantinos Katsafados - Hellenic Seaplanes S.A.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The President and CEO of HellenicSeaplanesS.A., Mr. Nikolas Charalambous, visited the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy today to meet with the new Deputy Minister, Mr. Konstantinos Katsafados. 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