Hundreds Of Travellers Stuck In Greece as Athens, Heraklion, Rhodes and Mytilene Cancel 46 And Delay 166 Flights, Disrupting Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Sky Express, KLM, And Others

16 Feb 2026 By travelandtourworld

Hundreds of passengers stuck in Greece today as 212 flight cancellations and delays were recorded across major Greek airports: Athens International Airport (21 cancellations, 151 delays), Heraklion International Airport (10 cancellations, 8 delays), Rhodes International Airport (10 cancellations, 1 delay), and Mytilene International Airport (5 cancellations, 6 delays). The most affected airlines were Aegean Airlines (30 cancellations, 49 delays), Olympic Air (14 cancellations, 20 delays), and Sky Express (41 delays). Other popular carriers including KLM (2 cancellations), Turkish Airlines (7 delays), easyJet (5 delays), Lufthansa (4 delays), EgyptAir (4 delays), and Transavia France (4 delays) also faced operational disruption.

Athens recorded 151 delays and 21 cancellations, representing the largest share of disruptions in Greece. Aegean Airlines and Sky Express accounted for the majority of delays, while cancellations were primarily concentrated among Aegean and Olympic Air.

Heraklion reported 10 cancellations and 8 delays, with Aegean Airlines responsible for most disruptions. Olympic Air also recorded cancellations but no delays.

Rhodes saw 10 cancellations and 1 delay, making it a cancellation-heavy disruption event. Aegean Airlines accounted for eight of those cancellations.

Mytilene recorded 5 cancellations and 6 delays, with Olympic Air responsible for all cancellations and Sky Express contributing to delay activity.

Recorded 30 cancellations and 49 delays, the highest total operational impact across all four airports.

Reported 14 cancellations and 20 delays, with disruption concentrated in regional airports.

Faced 41 delays with no cancellations, largely at Athens and Mytilene.

Cancelled 2 flights, representing 100% of its scheduled operations at Athens.

Recorded 7 delays, affecting operations at Athens.

Reported 5 delays, all at Athens.

Recorded 4 delays at Athens.

Reported 4 delays, with a 100% delay rate on scheduled flights.

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