Hey there fellow travelers,
Yesterday I received a cancelation notice for my SMI-ATH flight in November this year and quickly noticed that it's due to the Renovation of the Runway and therefore closure of SMI, so a simple rebooking of +/-1 Day was Not possible.
I'm currently thinking about my options to solve the problem and since this forum is always very helpful, maybe you have some good Ideas aswell
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I currently have three Tickets FRA-ATH, ATH-SMI and SMI-SKG-FRA all in Eco Flex.
ATH-SMI is at the beginnig of November before the Airport closure on the 5th, so I'm pretty sure it wont be canceld.
Right now I already have the following Ideas:
Getting rebooked from Chios and take a ferry from Samos.
But the ferry schedule for November is Not available yet and it seems like the route is Not operated daily, even know in peak saison. I'm also feeling a little bit unsure about the general reliablity of the ferry Services.
Getting rebooked from Chios or Kos and spend my vacation there (meaning i have to rebook ATH-SMI aswell). But I was really looking forward to try Out the hiking trails on Samos and I'm Not Sure about the hiking options on Chios or Kos.
Getting rebooked from a completely different greek Destination (meaning i have to rebook ATH-SMI aswell). But i would guess that A3 will probably not agree to this.
So maybe you have a completely different idea or have some advise on mine.
Thanks in advance
Nice to have:
Connecting in SKG instead of ATH
4 Segments on OA/A3 in total (you can all figure why 😅