Both the Ministry of Shipping and senior executives within the industry confirm that ferry passenger numbers are down for the first time since the pandemic. According to the Secretary General for Ports, Port Policy, and Maritime Investment, data collected by the Ministry show a drop of at least 3% compared to the same period last year.
"To date, data show a 17% reduction in migration flows compared to 2024. But I must say that there is a 134% increase in arrivals from the Libyan Sea to the islands of Gavdos, Crete, Kassos, Rhodes, etc., due to the destabilisation in Sudan
Today and tomorrow are also expected to be the peak of the Easter outings. According to sources in the ferry market, bookings are running at about the same level as last year. From today until Good Friday, in fact, the occupancy rate on most routes for the Cyclades is 100%, while for the islands of the North Aegean, Crete and the Dodecanese it is about 60%.
“We are not yet in a position to say that we see any indication suggesting the sequence is gradually coming to an end. We are still in the middle of the process,” the director of Greece’s Geodynamic Institute, Vasilis Karastathis, told state broadcaster ERT on Thursday morning.
This initiative, originally introduced in 2020 as part of a broader effort to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles, had faced a brief interruption at the end of 2024.
Προκειμένου να μεταβούν στον τόπο μόνιμης διαμονής τους για τις εορτές των Χριστουγέννων
