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SeaJets officially opened the "Aqua Blue" pbadenger ferry from Thessaloniki to Crete.
"We are very happy with a line that we have been waiting for a long time." Apostolos Tzitzikostas, regional director of Central Macedonia, said: "After many years, this line is finally restored, which is absolutely necessary for the economy of northern Greece and for communication with the islands and for tourism and trade in general, because we must not forget that this ship also carries goods and congratulate the shipowner, that I risk and hope in cooperation with the Tourist Board of Thessaloniki. "
" I welcome all Macedonia that I love and with Aqua Blue, Seajets and I will do our best " , noted the Panayiotis shipowner "
" We are the largest coastal and maritime shipping company, and we are on the front line all over Europe in the field of high speed boats , while we let's open at the same time as our conventional ships. ships. We invest in Greece when other companies sell and leave. We believe that we will serve the pbadenger and cargo traffic on all islands, "said Nikos Kavelieros, Managing Director of Seajets.
For its part, the President of the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization, Voula Patoulidou, spoke that the ministry realized the need for this road, that we hope to continue in winter. "
" We want the port to open the wings of the city, "he said. "The beginning of the roads is a good sign that people insist and invest in the port of the city because without them nothing has been done."
The "Aqua Blue" ferry, with a capacity of 1000 people and 300 vehicles, will connect Thessaloniki to the Sporades, Cyclades and Crete, from Thessaloniki, via Skiathos, Andros, Syros, Tinos, Mykonos, Paros, Naxos, Santorini, final destination Heraklion. The ferry will leave every Tuesday and Friday at 17:00 Thessaloniki
According to the contract in question, the line connecting Thessaloniki to Skiathos and Syros is subsidized, instead of rent 49 430 euros per full trip, including VAT and other reservations legal. From Syros to Heraklion, Crete, the vessel will make free routing
The relevant contract, signed yesterday at the Ministry of Transport, provides for the execution of two routes a week, the summer season until 02 / 9/2018, with the possibility of approaching
It should be noted that the same ship should join another route of the Sporades, Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonissos, from 9 July, which will take place every Monday mornings at 8:00, return from Alonnisos at 15:45, Skopelos f As 16:45 and at 17:30 Skiathos, with Thessaloniki final destination.
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