Flights to Greece Just Dropped to $100 and change
As many seasonal non-stop flights from American cities start to wind down, consider a smart stopover
Another fabled Greek summer is behind us and another frenetic fall is here. But the days are still long and sources tell us that Europeans are still fitting in beach time in Greece before the days grow shorter by month’s end. If you’re reading this in the United States right now and you are hesitating about that last-minute shoulder season trip to Athens, the dramatic drop in airfares just might convince you to go.
Consider that a non-stop flight from New York’s JFK International Airport to Athens on Norse Atlantic Airways in October was running at just over $100 as of October 2.
Said one of our trusted Greek sources, Kostas Asproulapakis, “Wow.”
For a couple hundred bucks more you can fly in Premium class, which we understand is good value for the money.
Now, supposing you are not in New York City. You still have options. For flights from the West Coast, we can recommend Virgin Atlantic with a stopover in London, where we hear the prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, is still accepting donations of clothing.
But London airports require a lot of walking don’t they, and flights from London to Athens are noticeably more expensive than they used to be. What we are trying to say is that, yes America, in 2024, all roads or at least many of ‘em still lead to Rome.
Tickets right now on ITA Italian Airways are pretty gosh darn reasonable. The airline, which has regular flights from LAX, San Francisco, and other cities in addition to New York, offers one of the best business class products on its long-haul routes. No wonder Argentine president Javier Milei flew with ITA recently. The Pope — remember him? — did too, we seem to recall. Plus, if you fly in business class you’ll have a chance to take a swing through ITA’s swish lounges — eat your heart out, United.
Once in Rome, linger for a day or two or just grab a pizza at Rome’s modernized Fiumicino Airport, board a short connecting flight and presto! You’ll be in the only major European city that’s older than Rome in almost no time.
