It’s been confirmed, that industrial action by the Greek Air Traffic Controllers' Association will happen on October 1st, 2025.
 
The timing will be from 00:01 (one minute past midnight) to 24:00 (midnight) local time.
 
Flight schedules will be affected, so the advice is to keep an eye out for further updates and speak to your airline and travel companies for any disruption to your scheduled flight.
 
 
The official announcement says:
The Hellenic Air Traffic Controllers Association informs the public that the Board of Directors calls on its members to participate in the 24-hour strike of the A.D.E.D.Y. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, from 00:01 to 24:00.
 
During the strike, only the following categories of flights will be served, in order to ensure the basic needs of society as a whole:

• Flights that cross the Athens FIR

 

• Flights that transport Heads of State and Prime Ministers

 

• Air Force flights in the context of operational missions or scheduled exercises

 

• Flights of aircraft in a state of emergency or facing unusual situations

 

• Hospital flights

 

• Humanitarian aid flights

 

• Search and rescue flights

 

Other potential flight disruptions
Fraport Greece has also announced that, as of 25 September 2025, the number of planes allowed to enter Athens airspace have been reduced. This has been implemented by Air Traffic Control of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.
 
These airspace restrictions might lead to delays in the current flight schedules. So once again the advice is to keep an eye out for further updates and all travellers speak to their airline and travel companies for any potential changes in scheduled flights.
 
As always keep an eye on our socials for updates.
 
​Source: Fraport and local news

Night has fallen and the aerial help is no longer on the island of Zakynthos. The ERT news Zakynthos journalist, Andreas Papadimitriou reported on the ERTNEWS news bulletin at 20.00 the latest developments from the fire front that is burning the mountain region of our island. According to his response, the situation remains extremely difficult, as the strong winds are constantly changing direction, making it impossible to predict the course of the fire.

Agalas is already counting houses and businesses that have burnt, with the flames having invaded the village. At the moment, a large front is also raging in mountain area of Lithakia, while the total extent of the fire in Zakynthos reaches 20 kilometers, from Keri to Machairado. Despite the reinforcement of ground forces from Patras, the morphology of the terrain and the lack of aerial means – as only one helicopter was operating before sunset, making the fire difficult to extinguish.

Evacuations in Agalas and Keri took place early in the morning, while visitors were also removed from tourist units. 150 tourists from Keri and another 50 from Agala. All have been moved to other hotel premises and are safe. Residents are urged to strictly follow the instructions of the emergency services and the 112 emergency messages, as the situation can change within minutes.

The power outage in many areas creates additional obstacles, as the water pumps for water extraction can not be operated, making conditions for firefighting and for water tank vehicles difficult. At the same time, the atmosphere remains stifling, although in Lithakia the wind is currently blowing in a direction that reduces the smoke in the area.

Andreas Papadimitriou also conveyed the anguish of the residents, who remain on standby, while volunteers have been assisting since the morning, offering water, food and assistance to the fire crews. The next few hours are considered critical, with the authorities hoping for a weakening of the winds so that more drops can be made and the destruction to be limited.

According to the head of the Civil Protection of the Region, Maria Mouzaki, approximately 15 thousand acres of virgin forest and agricultural crops have been burnt so far. In an interview on the National t.v station Open, she mentioned that we are in for an extremely difficult night. 
At the moment it seems that the winds have dropped, lets hope that our fire services who are battling the fire now on the ground only have luck on their side and it is extinguished. 
Source:- zantetimes.gr. ​