Coastal shipping companies on Thursday began offering ticket discounts of up to 50% on passenger ferries departing from the ports of Piraeus, Rafina, Thessaloniki and Kavala. Coastal shipping companies responded swiftly after a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis where they were asked to cut transport costs for the average Greek family.
Attica Group announced ticket discounts of around 20% for a family of up to five with a car, for all destinations to and from Piraeus, and raised the discount on social tourism tickets from 25% to 50%.
SeaJets also announced additional discounts, after cutting ticket prices by up to 19% in May. More specifically, it offered a discount of up to 30% for families of four with a car and a 20% discount for people living in Aegean islands.
Golden Star Ferries announced a 20% discount for all tickets for the period July 17- September 10.