ini , ▁I os ▁Island , ▁Par os , ▁My kon os , ▁and ▁Rh odes . ▁There ▁are ▁direct ▁fer ries ▁to ▁N ax os , ▁Kar path os , ▁Kas os , ▁Sit ia , ▁An af i , ▁Chal ki ▁and ▁Dia f ani . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁several ▁daily ▁fer ries ▁to ▁P ira eus , ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁in ▁main land ▁Greece . ▁The ▁port ▁of ▁Her ak l ion ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Mc Al pine ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁Airport ▁Her ak l ion ▁International ▁Airport , ▁or ▁Nik os ▁Kaz ant zak is ▁Airport ▁is ▁located ▁about ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁air port ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Her ak l ion ▁native ▁Nik os ▁Kaz ant zak is , ▁a ▁writer ▁and ▁a ▁phil os opher . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁bus iest ▁air port ▁of ▁Greece ▁after ▁Ath ens ▁International ▁Airport , ▁first ▁in ▁char ter ▁fl ights ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁bus iest ▁in ▁Europe , ▁because ▁of ▁Cre te ▁being ▁a ▁major ▁hol iday ▁destination ▁with ▁ 7 . 9 7 4 . 8 8 7 ▁trav ellers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁( List ▁of ▁the ▁bus iest ▁air ports ▁in ▁Europe ). ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁inner ▁space ▁of ▁the ▁air port ▁has ▁been ▁modern ized ▁and ▁expanded ▁by ▁almost ▁ 3 . 0 0 0 ▁s . m .,