U.S., June 18 -- As Greece prepares to welcome tourists after a temporary shutdown, certain islands could be excluded from flight schedules as airlines start to operate a reduced service. A lack of accessibility to certain islands will be damaging for local businesses in the retail, tourism and hospitality industries, in addition to the previous three-month shutdown of the tourism industry.

Major European airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair recently announced plans to resume its flying schedule- but only less than half of it. This will result in some destinations being left out to concentrate on popular, profit making routes.

Inbound tourism is a vital pillar for the Greek economy, as many of the islands rely heavily on visitors all ye...