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Special categories of passengers:
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I. Pregnant passengers
- Up to the 28th week of pregnancy; There are no restrictions or medical certificates required
- Between the 29th and 35th week of pregnancy (or the 31st if you are expecting twins); You need a medical certificate from your doctor about your state of health and the ability to travel by air. The certificate should be delivered to the carrier.
- More than 36 weeks of pregnancy (or the 32nd if you are expecting twins); In this case, pregnant passengers cannot travel by air.
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II. Unaccompanied children
- Children between the ages of 5 and 12 may travel unaccompanied on the condition that a parent/escort or guardian will be present at both the airport of departure and arrival and provided that the Carrier has been informed prior to the issuance of the ticket and has confirmed the availability of the special child escort service for the flight in question.
- The child must carry a passport. Only for domestic flights within the Greek Territory the child can travel with a valid public document, with its recent photo (e.g. birth certificate, identification certificate) validated by a Public Authority or a Citizens Service Centre (KEP).
- If the child 's relationship with the declared escort, either upon departure or on arrival, is not proved by a valid public document, then both parents need to provide an authorization validated by Public Authority, Citizens Service Centre (KEP) or electronically issued via the gov.gr platform for the drop off/pick up of the child by or to this person/escort.
- Make sure that the child 's guardian / escort at the airport of departure and arrival carries with them their identity card, as well as the authorization validated by Public Authority, Citizens Service Centre (KEP) or electronically issued via the gov.gr platform.
- There is a special surcharge for this service per route. The delivery of the unaccompanied child takes place at the airport of destination with the identification and signature of the parent/ escort or guardian who will pick the child up.
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III. People with special needs
In order to be able to provide you with our services, please contact our company before issuing your ticket and at least 48 hours before departure of the flight you have selected.
Travel documents:
- Travel documents for passengers aged 12 years and older:
Valid ID card or passport, depending on the country of destination. Only for domestic flights within the Greek Territory, in case of loss of identity card, you have the opportunity to travel with any other official document bearing your photo (e.g. Driver's License). Hellenic gov.gr wallet ID is only valid within domestic destinations.
Medical certificates, in case there is a health problem that you should inform us about.
- Travel documents for infants and children under 12 years of age:
Valid passport. For domestic flights within Greece only, either an identification certificate or the child's birth certificate with a recent photograph of the child, certified by a Public Authority or KEP, is accepted.
Medical certificates, if there is any health issue of which you should inform us.
- Parental (guardian) declaration for a minor travelling:
The following cases apply to minors aged 0–12 and 12–18:
Domestic flights
When the minor is travelling accompanied by one of the parents, it is recommended that they bear a declaration of consent from the other parent for the trip, certified by a competent Public Authority (Citizen Service Centre or via gov.gr). When the minor is accompanied by an adult other than their parent(s), it is required that the minor carry a declaration (certified as described above) signed by one or both parents, or by the legal guardian(s). The declaration should state the identity and relationship of the accompanying person to the child, as well as consent for the trip.
If the parent travelling with the child holds an official document granting full custody, no declaration is required.
International flights
For international flights, the parental declaration is required in both cases. Please note, however, that the declaration may be mandatory under the requirements of the authorities of the country of departure or destination, and a translation into English may also be requested.
Passengers are advised to contact the competent authorities of the countries of departure and destination well in advance, as responsibility for possessing the required travel documents rests solely with the passenger. - Unaccompanied minors aged 12 to 18:
Unaccompanied minors aged 12 to 18 must carry a declaration signed by both parents or the legal guardian(s) — certified by a Public Authority, KEP, or electronically via gov.gr — stating their consent for the minor to travel unaccompanied.
For children under 12 years of age travelling without a parent accompanying them, please see the Unaccompanied Child Service | SKY express
- Travel documents for pets:
Animal health booklet if you want to take a pet with you (dog, cat) as well as a statement / confirmation that you are the owner of the animal.
It is also necessary to make sure that your pet carries an identity microchip.
A complete vaccination must be carried out at least 21 days before the flight and must be in effect on the day of travel.
- For the transfer of weapons and ammunition, as to the authenticity of the documents certifying the legal possession and carrying of weapons, the control is carried out by the POLICE.
- Travel documents for visiting UK:
Since 1 October 2021, the United Kingdom accepts only valid passports — not national ID cards — from citizens of EEA and Schengen countries.
UK ETA Requirement from 2 April 2025
For short-stay travel (tourism, business, visits, or transit with entry into the country), citizens of Greece and other EU/EEA countries are required, in addition to their passport, to obtain a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before departure.
- The ETA is not a visa; it is an electronic travel authorisation.
- It is valid for multiple entries for up to two years, or until the passport expires.
- It allows stays of up to 6 months per visit.
- The application is completed online, and it is recommended to apply at least 3 working days before travel.
- A fee applies to the ETA.
An ETA is not required if:
- You hold a UK or Irish passport.
- You already have a UK visa or a special immigration status (e.g., settled / pre-settled status). This rule will change in 2026 and the UK will no longer accept any EU ID cards.
Note: If a visa is required for the purpose of travel (work, study, long stays over 6 months), the relevant visa procedures remain in effect. Please see here if your country requires a visa to enter the UK.
ETA Application & More Information
Official application and detailed guidance: https://www.gov.uk/eta
- Travel documents for visiting Israel:
As of January 1st, 2025, all travelers from countries that are exempt from entry visa requirements (visa-exempt) and who wish to travel to Israel are required to obtain the electronic travel authorization ETA-IL before departure.
- The application is submitted exclusively online through the official platform: https://israel-entry.piba.gov.il/
- The ETA-IL approval is valid for up to 2 years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first.
- The maximum duration of stay in Israel with ETA-IL is up to 90 days per visit.
- If there is a change of passport or personal details, a new application is required.
- It is recommended to submit the application at least 72 hours before the trip, in order to ensure timely approval.
- The ETA-IL is mandatory for all travelers, including minors.
- Travel documents for visiting Georgia:
As of January 1st 2026, a new regulation is established and is now a compulsory part of travel documentation.
In accordance with the Law of Georgia "On Tourism", all tourists entering Georgia are required to hold a valid health and accident insurance that covers the entire period of a tourist's stay in Georgia, including the arrival and departure dates.
Travel insurance must be issued by a Georgian or foreign insurance company.
It must be available in physical or electronic form, in Georgian or English, and provide a minimum coverage of 30,000 GEL.
For further information, please visit https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/en/entering-georgia
Passenger Rights Israel
This notice contains important information about your rights under Israel's Aviation Services Law (Compensation and Assistance for Flight Cancellations and Changes in Conditions), 5772-2012 (the "ASL"). The rights referred to in this document apply in the following circumstances:
- You have a confirmed reservation on a flight operated by the Airline purchased at a fare available directly or indirectly to the general public and
- (except in the case where your flight has been cancelled) you have presented yourself for check-in before the Check-In Deadline as specified by us in our General Terms & Conditions of Travel or related regulations and
- You are traveling on a flight departing from an airport in Israel or a flight arriving at an airport in Israel (unless it is evident that you received benefits or compensation and were given assistance in such other country and that those benefits, compensation and assistance directly correspond to your entitlement under ASL) and
- You have not been denied boarding by reason of a matter set out in our General Terms & Conditions of Travel or related regulations and
- You have been denied boarding involuntarily or your flight is delayed by more than two hours beyond its scheduled departure time or cancelled.
Denied boarding
The airline, as a policy, does not overbook its flights. However, in the unlikely event that a seat is not available for a passenger with a confirmed reservation, we will seek volunteers to surrender their seats in exchange for benefits that we and the volunteer may agree upon before involuntarily denying boarding to other passengers. If there are insufficient volunteers and we deny you boarding involuntarily, you are entitled to the relevant rights set out in this chapter (same as in the event of flight cancelation), unless your boarding has been denied in circumstances where there are reasonable grounds to deny boarding such as reasons of health, safety, security or inadequate travel documentation.
However, if you are involuntarily denied boarding, and you confirm to an alternative flight the airline is entitled to reduce the compensation sets below in Article 1 by 50% provided that the delay in the landing time at the final destination compared with the original landing time does not exceed the scheduled arrival time of the original landing time, as follow:
- Up to 4 hours in respect of all flights of 2,000 km
- Up to 5 hours in respect of all flights between 2,000 km and 4,500 km
- Up to 6 hours in respect of all flights over 4,500 km.
Flight delay between 2 and 8 hours
If your flight has been delayed for two hours or more, but less than 8 hours, beyond its scheduled time of departure, please see sections 2 and 3 of this document.
Flight cancellation and delays by more than 8 hours
If your flight is cancelled, was brought forward, or delayed by more than 8 hours, you are entitled to the rights set out below (see following sections 1., 2., and 3.). As regards your right to compensation, please note that the Airline is entitled to refuse compensation when (the "Exemptions"):
- You are informed of the cancellation at least two weeks before the scheduled time of departure; or
- You are informed of the cancellation between two weeks and seven days before the scheduled time of departure and are offered re-routing, allowing you to depart no more than two hours before the scheduled time of departure and reach your final destination less than four hours after the scheduled time of arrival; or
- You are informed of the cancellation less than seven days before the scheduled time of departure and are offered re-routing, allowing you to depart no more than one hour before the scheduled time of departure and to reach your final destination less than two hours after the scheduled time of arrival; or
- The cancellation is due to extraordinary circumstances which were not under the Airline's control even if the Airline had done whatever was under its control; the flight was cancelled due to strike or a protected work-by-rule strike; the flight has been cancelled in order to prevent the desecration of the Sabbath or a Jewish holiday.
The aforementioned provisions do not apply if you refuse to fly on the alternative flight because the alternative flight was not offered to your travel companion(s) or for reasons of security, religion or medical limitations.
1. Right to compensation
If you are involuntarily denied boarding or your flight is cancelled or delayed by eight or more hours with respect to the scheduled departure time, you are entitled to receive, subject to the Exemptions provided hereinabove, the following amount from us:
- A. NIS 1,530, in respect of all flights of 2,000 km or less; or
- B. NIS 2,450 in respect of all flights between 2,000 km and 4,500 km; or
- C. NIS 3,670 in respect of all flights over 4,500 km
The foregoing compensation will be reduced by 50% provided that the delay in the landing time at the final destination compared with the original landing time does not exceed the scheduled arrival time of the flight originally booked by
- 2 hours (flights falling under A),
- 3 hours (flights falling under B) or
- 4 hours (flights falling under C).
Compensation, if due, will be made within 45 days of receipt of a written request on Customer Services Dept. Compensation will be made by bank transfer or check, or by other means as agreed to in writing by the passenger.
2. Right to reimbursement or re-routing
If you were denied boarding or your flight is cancelled or delayed at least 8 hours, you may choose between:
- a) Reimbursement in the amount paid for the flight ticket, including fees, levies, taxes and other obligatory payments within 21 days of receipt of written application, or
- b) Re-routing, under comparable transport conditions, to your final destination at the earliest opportunity, or
- c) Re-routing, under comparable transport conditions, to your final destination at a later date at your convenience, subject to availability of seats.
If your flight is delayed by at least five hours and you select not to travel, you are entitled to receive reimbursement as set out in point (a) above, together with, when relevant, a return flight to the first point of departure, at the earliest opportunity.
If you do not wish to continue with your initial travel plans when there is a delay of at least 5 hours, you may choose reimbursement or rerouting. However, if the flight's delay is due to a protected strike, you will only be entitled to reimbursement; and a) and b) below. Where it is not feasible for the Airline to arrange the care set out below, it will reimburse you for your reasonable receipted expenses upon application to the Airline Customer Services Dept. at israel.requests@skyexpress.com
Reimbursement in the amount paid for the Flight Ticket, including fees, levies, taxes and other obligatory payments within 21 days of receipt of written application.
3. Right to care
The assistance as described in this section is provided in the event that a flight time of departure is delayed by at least two hours from the scheduled departure.
If your flight has been delayed by at least 2 hours you will be offered free of charge:
a) meals and refreshment vouchers in reasonable relation to the waiting time, as long as it will not further delay the departure of the aircraft
b) two telephone calls, telex or fax messages or e-mails.
If your flight has been delayed by 5 hours and less than 8 hours, you will also be offered free of charge, if applicable:
c) hotel accommodation in cases where a stay of one or more nights becomes necessary, or where a stay additional to that intended by you becomes necessary
d) transport between the airport and place of accommodation (hotel or other).
If you are placed in a higher class of service than that stipulated on the Flight Ticket, you will not be subject to any extra charges nor are you entitled to any monetary compensation. If you are involuntarily placed in a lower class of service than that stipulated on the Flight Ticket, you will receive reimbursement of 100% of the price of the ticket for all flight segments longer than 4500 km. For flight segments less than 4500 km, the Airline will pay an amount equal to the flight fare paid, multiplied by the ratio between the affected flight distance and the total flight distance.
This Notice is required by Israel's Aviation Services Law (Compensation and Assistance for Flight Cancellations and Changes in Conditions), 5772-2012; Any legal claim or action taken in the event of a dispute should be based solely on the legal text of the Law.
According to Israeli Consumer Protection Law ("CPL"), 5741-1981, any transaction carried out in a "long-distance sales transaction" (according to the definition of this term under the Israeli CPL) can be cancelled
- within fourteen (14) days of the date of the transaction, or as of the date of receiving the transactions' summary document (as required under the CPL) and
- no less than seven (7) days, not being days of rest, prior to the departure date of the first flight on your itinerary.
Subject to the provisions of the Law, if you are a consumer who is "disabled", "senior citizen" or "new immigrant", as these terms are defined under the CPL, you can cancel a "long-distance sales transaction"
- within four (4) months as of the date of the transaction, or as of the date of receiving the transactions' summary document (as required under the CPL) and
- no less than seven (7) days, not being days of rest, prior to the departure date of the first flight on your itinerary.
This will apply solely on transactions which included a conversation between yourself and the seller (including a conversation by means of electronic communication). Kindly note that we are entitled to demand documentation to verify your status.
Where a cancellation is made in accordance with the provisions of the CPL, as set forth above, the right of cancellation applies to the order as a whole and to all components comprised therein, including, without limitation, any ancillary services purchased in connection with the order (such as baggage, seat selection, meals, priority services, and any other optional services offered by the airline).
When a cancellation is being made according to the provisions of the CPL as stipulated above, the cancellation fee shall be equal to the lesser between 5% and NIS 100.
When a cancellation under the provisions of the CPL is a result of non-conformance, failure to provide the service at the scheduled date or due to any other alleged breach of contract – you will be entitled to receive a full refund within 14 days from the cancellation notice.
A "long distance transaction" can be cancelled in one of the following methods:
- Orally, through our customer service center, at the telephone number +30 215 215 6510
- By email at israel.requests@skyexpress.com
The cancellation notice must contain the name of the customer and the identification number.
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