Rethymno's opposition group, Laiki Syspirossi, is pressing the local municipal authority for answers about a study examining how the BOAK highway will connect to Chania International Airport. The BOAK is Crete's major east-west motorway currently under construction, designed to link the island's main cities and regions more efficiently. The proposed connection to Chania Airport is seen as a key piece of the project, potentially reducing travel times significantly for visitors arriving by air and heading east toward Rethymno or Heraklion. The opposition group is pushing for transparency on the study's progress and findings. While no timeline has been announced, this infrastructure project, once complete, is expected to make road travel across northern Crete considerably faster and more straightforward for tourists renting cars or using ground transport from Chania Airport.