In the 2021 summer flight schedule, the charter route to the Greek island of Naxos, which has been dormant since 2015, is celebrating its comeback in Graz. The direct flights will be operated by the Greek SkyExpress with ATR42 for the tour operator Springer Reisen. According to the tour operator, the Naxos flights will be offered between May and September 2021. Also new in the program is the destination Paros, which will be flown non-stop from Graz for Springer Reisen every Saturday. On this route, Skyexpress aircraft will use the latest additions to the fleet: Airbus A320neo. The charter connection between Graz and Naxos has a long tradition and was originally set up by the then Tyrolean charter boss Georg Pommer. When the DHC Dash 8-300 was phased out at the Austrian Airlines Group, Springer Reisen had to look for a new operator. They found what they were looking for in Bregenz at InterSky. The regional carrier flew this route for a few years, but had to file for bankruptcy in autumn 2015. Because the short runway at Naxos Airport requires the use of STOL aircraft, the route from Graz was idle for several years. Springer Reisen has now found a new partner in SkyExpress, who will operate the direct flights. However, the ATR42 will be subject to a payload restriction and, due to the distance, a refueling stop must be made in Athens. The terms "direct flight" and "non-stop flight" are often misunderstood. "Flying directly" does not mean that there is no stopover. Quite the opposite: direct flights can have as many stopovers as you like, as long as the flight number remains the same. Non-stop connections go from A to B without a stopover.