Athens will have no transatlantic service this winter

following the suspension by Delta Air Lines of its route from New York JFK from Oct. 28, 2012, to March 23, 2013. It will be the first time in nearly 70 years that there will be no direct air link between crisis-hit Greece and the United States. Stricken state-owned carrier Olympic Air in 2009, withdrew from the Greece-U.S. market, with Continental Airlines following. US Airways continues to offer daily Philadelphia-Athens service between May and September.