Fly to Patras

Patras, is a famous port city in Greece and has an international airport – the Araxos Airport, better known as the “Agamemnom”. The IATA code for this airport is GPA and it serves the city of Patras, which is located almost 215 km west of Athens. This city is also known as “Greece’s gateway to the west. The Araxos airport is located 40 kms from the city. Major airlines operating at this airport are Aepolloyd, happaglloyd, LTU, Sobel air. TUIfly offers good airfare deals and cheap flights to major towns in Germany, like Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart and Cologne. This is a relatively young airport when it comes to airports in Greece, and is marked by a distinct an outlined presence of the military, infact, it was started in 1984 as a military airbase only. Infact, each private flight here needs an authorization by the military and airports authorities of Greece such as the HCAA. The airport has good amenities like cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops and a duty free shopping mall. The traffic to international destinations is usually heavy during the peak tourist months of June- September, and it is during this period only that all major airliners try to lure the customers by providing discounts and cheap tickets. Summer also witnesses an increased activity in terms of private and non- private chartered jets. Although, as already mentioned, it is very difficult to get permission for your jet to land here, as it is a sensitive military base, and at times of emergencies, even the regular flights might be grounded, so one should check the local listings before planning to fly to and from the GPA. Lowest fares deals could be struck here with many airlines and flights such as flights operating from Berlin, Stuttgart, Cologne and Brussels, with almost all of these flight tickets are below the 120 pound mark for one side, which is a reasonable airfare deal. Jetairfly and Lauda Air also provide service at this airport to cities Brussels, Vienna and Salsburg.