A direct link with the Athens Airport via metro line 3 will resume on Saturday, after media reports pointed to numerous complaints by commuters and tourists, who since the beginning of the month had been obliged to change trains – often with luggage in tow – at the Plakentias station.
In a bid to deflect the criticism, the state-run company that oversees fixed rail mass transit in the greater Athens area (STASY) said the “redesign of routes after Nov. 1 aimed to rationalize the mass transports operation… but after taking into consideration the limited number of requests to abolish the connecting routes, it decided to … restore the to the previous format.”
STASY also denied that problems with rail cars or a shortage of spare parts was the behind the decision to stop direct routes to the airport via line 3.
