I was Island Hopping with Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air in Greece. I flew from Rhodes to Kastellorizo; which is known as one of the most difficult and challenging airports in Greece, due to the short 800-meter runway which often has strong winds and terrain and geographic restrictions nearby. The runway at Kastellorizo is sitting on a hilltop with cliffs on each side. Only the Dash8-100 and only the captain is allowed to land and take-off from there.

Next, I flew with Aegean Airlines on an Airbus A320 to Santorini; it was a beautiful flight over Aegean Sea, seeing many nice islands enroute. I was given a tour of Santorini and stayed in a spectacular cliff hanging hotel, which overlooks the Aegean Sea.

This is part 1 of 2 episodes of my Greece Island Hopping adventure by plane. Stay tuned for the next episode, a flight to Samos and a maintenance tour of inside a “naked” A320!