New Route of the Day (3 September 2026): Aegean Airlines between Athens and Rotterdam

Aegean Airlines inaugurated flights between Athens and Rotterdam on Thursday 3 September. The 2,175-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Thursdays and Sundays, with the A320neo aircraft. The Star Alliance member faces no competition between the two cities.

Flight A3634 departs Athens at 13:40 local time, arriving in Rotterdam at 16:10 local time. The return service, operating as flight A3635, takes off at 17:00 local time, arriving back in the Greek capital at 21:10 local time.

What they said

Victoria Bray, Country Sales Manager UK, Ireland & Benelux at Aegean Airlines, said: “Today marks a new chapter for Aegean in the Netherlands. Operating twice weekly, every Thursday and Sunday, this new connection brings Rotterdam and the wider catchment area even closer to Greece, offering travellers convenient access to Athens and our extensive network beyond.”

Rotterdam’s route network grows to 47 destinations

During the 2026 summer schedule, Rotterdam The Hague Airport’s network comprises 47 destinations, with Oujda, Ankara, Algiers, Catania and Seville, along with Athens, among the additions compared with the previous summer.

Rotterdam expects around 1.71 million passengers during the summer season, 2.4% more than a year earlier.

Aegean’s new service follows the arrival of Romanian carrier AnimaWings in July, which introduced year-round flights to both Bucharest and Timisoara.

Rotterdam is progressing with a phased redevelopment of its terminal, including additional self-service facilities, a new arrivals area and improved retail and catering facilities, with the wider project due to be completed in early 2028.

During the first seven months of the year, the airport handled 1.44 million passengers, an increase of 5.4% on the same period in 2025. Scheduled services accounted for 1.41 million travellers and recorded an even stronger increase of 6.9%.