Ioanna Moscholidou
Aegean University, Di-Pegasus
This presentation examines the potential of seaplanes as a transport solution in Greece, focusing on improving connectivity for island communities, accommodating growing tourism demand and addressing sustainability concerns. Despite being discussed for over a decade, seaplane operations have not been successfully established in Greece. Through interviews with international stakeholders, we identify key characteristics of seaplane operations across the world and barriers to their success, and we assess their sustainability challenges. We highlight the need for close collaboration between policymakers and operators as a key driver for successful seaplane operations in Greece, and we provide a critical discussion of the potential role of seaplanes in the Greek market. Finally, we recommend that evidence-based policymaking is essential to ensure new transport solutions meet socio-economic and environmental objectives.
Panel Discussion
Regulatory and Operational Challenges
Seaplanes in Greece: sustainability issues and policy objectives
Short Bio
Ioanna Moscholidou is a transport planner specialising in transport policy and governance issues. She holds an MEng in Rural and Surveying Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2013), an MSc in Sustainable Transport (2014) from the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds and a PhD in Transport Governance (2022) from the same department. Between 2014 and 2023 she worked as a transport planner in the United Kingdom, initially as a consultant and later in the public sector focusing on urban transport policy and strategy. Since 2024 she is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of the Aegean.