Air Travel Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines Launch Joint Flights To Africa by GTP editing team 22 July 2009 by GTP editing team 22 July 2009 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. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Scorpions Fly Athens Airways by GTP editing team 9 July 2009 by GTP editing team 9 July 2009 Rock group Scorpions took an Athens Airways flight on 3 July to Mytilini, Lesvos, to perform live on 4 July at Mytilini castle. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Air To Fly As Of October 2009 by GTP editing team 8 July 2009 by GTP editing team 8 July 2009 Marfin Investment Group (MIG) recently announced that preparations are in progress for the launch of the flight operations of Olympic Air. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines Tie-Up by GTP editing team 8 July 2009 by GTP editing team 8 July 2009 The European Commission recently granted regulatory approval for the tie-up of Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Foreign Arrivals To Greece Drop by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 by GTP editing team 1 July 2009 International arrivals at major airports of Greece for the first five months of 2009 showed a decrease of 8.85 percent over the same period of 2008, the Association of Greek … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines to Join Star Alliance by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 Star Alliance recently accepted Greece’s Aegean Airlines as a future member carrier, according to an official announcement at a press conference held in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Etihad Airways Launches Athens Flight by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 The opening of the Athens-Abu Dhabi route is another milestone that marks the strong relations between the United Arab Emirates and Greece, Etihad Airway’s chief commercial officer, Peter Baumgartner, recently … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Goes Through Revamp Process by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 July 2009 Olympic Airline’s owners, Marfin Investment Group (MIG), announced the designers of the carrier’s new cabin crew uniforms last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Airlines Opens New Chapter by Nikos Krinis 1 June 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 June 2009 The transition period for Olympic Airlines should be completed by 30 September with the transfer of 100 percent of the three carrier’s units (flight operations, technical basis, ground handling) to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel General Aviation Still An Issue by Nikos Krinis 1 June 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 June 2009 Greece’s aviation laws must correspond with those of European legislation and of the international market if the country wants to attract aviation tourism, was the main conclusion of the fourth … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines Signs With Travelport GDS by GTP editing team 1 June 2009 by GTP editing team 1 June 2009 Travelport GDS, one of the world’s largest global distribution system providers that operate the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, recently announced a new, multi-year full content agreement with Athens-based Aegean Airlines. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Etihad Airways Launches Non-Stop Flights From Athens by GTP editing team 1 June 2009 by GTP editing team 1 June 2009 Etihad Airways, the national airline of United Arab Emirates, recently announced the start of direct flights from Athens to Abu Dhabi as of 2 June. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel New Tourism Measures Support Airlines, Employment by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 May 2009 Minister of transport and communications, Evripidis Stylianidis, and minister for employment and social protection, Fani Palli-Petralia, recently announced measures to support the tourism sector. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel State Sells Olympic Airlines by Nikos Krinis 1 April 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 April 2009 Marfin Investment Group sealed a deal with the Greek government and will buy Olympic Airlines now that the European Commission gave the green light for the sale and a joint … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Seaplanes Get Green Light in Magnesia by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2009 The Ministry of Mercantile Marine, The Aegean and Island Policy recently granted permission for the operation of waterways for seaplane flights in Magnesia. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Athens Airways Takes Off by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 March 2009 New private airline Athens Airways announced recently that it intends to raise the bar of Greek air service quality and aims for a five to 12 percent share of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel IATA Projects Loss for Airline Industry in 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced its forecast for 2009. It expects an industry loss of 2.5 billion dollars. All regions, except the U.S., are expected to report larger … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Travelers Complaints Increase in 2008 by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 The Civil Aviation Authority saw an 18 percent increase in traveler complaints in 2008 against airlines that violated EU rules on passenger rights. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airlines Warned Over Passenger Reimbursement by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 The EU’s Court of Justice recently ruled that airlines must compensate passengers if they cancel a flight for technical reasons, unless the blame is due to “extraordinary” events. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel British Airways Celebrates 75th Year in Greece by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2009 British Airways recently celebrated its 75th year in the Greek airline industry with the Athens-London flight, and the connection of Thessaloniki in 2005 to the British capital. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
