Aviation

“Greece is high above,” was the slogan of Olympic Air’s press conference held last month in regards to the launch of operations of the new and privatized Olympic that replaces the loss-making state carrier Olympic Airlines.

Danae Airlines, GSA for Korean Air since 1976, recently said goodbye to its agency manager, Katia Charokopou, due to retirement.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently announced that international air passenger traffic fell by 7.2 percent in June when compared to the same month in 2008. However, the drop in international passenger demand was a slight improvement on the 9.3 percent fall in May.

The new Olympic last month received its first Q400 aircraft with the new Olympic Air colors and logo. The airline is expected to receive seven more by October at a total value of some $250 million.

Athens is included in Qatar Airways expansion program to improve frequencies and offer passengers additional options with the increase in the number of flights to key European capital cities, the airline announced recently.

The new Alitalia has launched 10 daily direct flights from Greece to Rome, Milan and Naples and comfortable connections to further 22 Italian destinations and 47 European and worldwide cities.

The Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives (SAAE) recently called for a solution to the continual operational problems of air traffic controlers and underlined that there must be no repeated strikes within the summer.

After the selection of Olympic’s new cabin crew uniforms, Marfin Investment Group (MIG) recently publicized the logo of the new Olympic.

Athens Airways has created three prepaid ticket package programs to cater to the needs of all passengers.

Lufthansa and Brussels are now offering codeshare flights on selected long-haul routes as part of their agreement to expand their cooperation and open up their networks to each other’s passengers.