Athens, which is the capital of Greece and it, is well connected to all major cities in the world. The airport of Athens was inaugurated in March, 2001 and it is named as Eleftherios Venizelos , it is built with latest technology of new era. You are sure to feel great when your flight lands in to this airport. The airport is located at 23 miles northeast of city. There are 157 counters which are serving for travelers. The airport has 2 runways with the area of 2.5 miles each. The airport has the capacity of accommodating approximately 600 flights to Greece per day. Along with these the airport is facilitated with post office, conference facilities, courier service, a hotel, currency exchange, banks and ATMs and many other stores and restaurants.

Greece has the capacity of accommodating thousands of visitors through flights to Greece, the country has 5 international airports, they are all present in the major cities of the country which include Corfu (Ionian), Athens, Heaklio (in Crete), Thesaloniki (near Halkidiki) and kos (Dodecanese). However, there are some Greek Islands which are not accessible by flights. If you want to visit these Islands then the best way is to hire cab from Athens airport.

If you want to travel to Greece in low air fares then don’t opt for the months of June and September as these are the months of holidays and so the prices of air tickets for flights to Greece are very high. Another point or day to avoid is on weekends, as the rates of tickets are very high on weekends. There are many charter flights now available for flying to Greece. But most of these charter flights operate during summer as this is the peak season of travelers so this is the time when charter planes are in high demand.

You can find many discounted deals for flights to Greece by contacting their national carrier which is Olympic airlines, the airline has great deals to offer throughout the year. Another way to find discounted air fares is to visit the web sites of leading airlines on regular basis, you will be amazed to see that sometimes they offer tickets in very low rate, but as soon as these low fare offers are published they are taken within next few hours, so keep on checking there sites and you are sure to get yourself some beneficial deal. By following these simple steps you can surely find flights to Greece in your desired amount of money.