The delivery was delayed even further, so the first unit was scheduled to arrive on 18 January 2021 in Thessaloniki via a route from Piacenza. The first train ETR 470, on 10/1/2021 finished the control tests and on 12/1/2021 departed from Milan for Thessaloniki, where it arrived on 16/1/2021, two days ahead of schedule. Three trains arrived in Greece in 2021, the fourth in January 2022.
This sequence of events led to a further delay, so the first shipment was scheduled to arrive on 18 January 2021 in Thessaloniki via a route from Piacenza. The first ETR 470 train completed its tests on 10/1/2021 and then departed from Milan for Thessaloniki on 12/1/2021, arriving two days early on 16/1/2021. A total of three trains reached Greece in 2021, with the fourth arriving in January 2022.