City dwellers were abandoning urban areas in droves on Orthodox Holy Thursday, in order to celebrate the Easter break in the countryside and on the islands, with the traffic police reporting a peak in the exodus from the Attica ports of Piraeus, Rafina, and Lavrio, ANA reports.
Using trains, planes, and automobiles, Greeks were making a great escape from the city after two years of lockdown in order to celebrate Easter in the villages with family and friends. All intercity buses, airplanes, and trains are operating at almost full capacity from Thursday until Saturday, with the numbers of passengers seen peaking on Thursday and Good Friday.
According to ferry operators, all ships sailing on the morning of Holy Thursday and Good Friday are at 100 pct capacity, with 19 ships scheduled to sail from Piraeus, 17 from Rafina, and 10 from Lavrio on Thursday.
The coast guard has taken all the necessary measures to facilitate ferry passengers, advising all those that intend to sail to be at the port an hour earlier due to heavy traffic on surrounding roads.
On Wednesday, 14 ships sailed from Piraeus carrying 14,760 passengers, 2,649 cars, 575 trucks, and 394 motorcycles to the Aegean islands. There were 26 ferries sailing to the Saronic Gulf on the same day, carrying 5,459 passengers, 949 cars, 40 trucks, and 148 motorcycles.
Another 13 ferries sailed from Rafina, with nearly 5,000 passengers, and seven set sail from Lavrio with 1,743 passengers on board.
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