Air Travel Greece Launches Its First Air Show by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 by GTP editing team 1 July 2005 Greece’s first-ever air show will be held in September at the Tanagra air base north of Athens, the Ministry of Defense announced last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Delta Air Lines Heads for Bankruptcy Protection by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. tumbled for a time last month after the nation’s third-largest carrier warned it will record a substantial loss for the rest of the year … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel New Airline Reservation System Offers Airlines an Ownership Stake by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 A new global distribution system of sorts has emerged and travel agents are worried that it might be taken over by airlines. G2 SwitchWorks Corp., which has developed a reservation … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Sabre Purchases Lastminute.com by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Sabre Inc. reached an agreement last month to acquire lastminute.com for an estimated $1.1 billion. Sabre said the addition of lastminute.com, with its well-established consumer brands, is expected to provide … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Qatar Airways Begins Direct Athens-Doha Flights by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 Qatar Airways, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, announced last month that it would begin operating direct flights between Athens and Doha as of June 15. The airline plans … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Airlines’ Bids at 30 Million Euros by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 by GTP editing team 1 June 2005 From the five bids government has received in an international sale tender for a majority stake in national carrier Olympic Airlines, it appears that government coffers will be lucky to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Five Bids for Olympic by GTP editing team 1 May 2005 by GTP editing team 1 May 2005 The government has received five bids in an international sale tender for a majority stake in national carrier Olympic Airlines, according to a government announcement last month. The binding offers … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Lufthansa Buys Out Swiss by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 The supervisory board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and the board of directors of Swiss International Air Lines AG late last month approved the business model jointly developed by both companies … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Hellas Jet Continues Search for Buyer by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 Hellas Jet, a creation of Cyprus Airways, continues its search for a buyer after Dutch and British buyers backed out of a possible purchase agreement. Press reports say the airline … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Lufthansa and Aegean Sign Cooperation Agreement by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 With the beginning of the winter schedule on October 30, Athens-based Aegean Airlines becomes a partner with Germany’s Lufthansa. The airlines will offer code-sharing within their networks whereby flights of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Amadeus Signs Up Romanian Carrier TAROM by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 by GTP editing team 1 April 2005 Amadeus, the travel industry technology provider and leading Global Distribution System (GDS), announced that TAROM, Romania’s national airline, has successfully moved its sales and reservations to Amadeus Altea Sell. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel New Airline Compensation for Passengers by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 by GTP editing team 1 March 2005 New rules on an airline’s obligations to passengers came into effect last month. The rules change the amounts given in compensation, and redefine the circumstances where compensation must be provided. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel World’s First Double-deck Passenger Aircraft Unveiled by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 The world last month took its first official look at the biggest airliner yet built during a spectacular ceremony attended by the leaders of four countries, the heads of 14 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Regional Authorities Now Urge for Lower Athens Airport Fees by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 The municipal authorities of the Saronic Gulf tourist islands of Aegina, Poros, Hydra and Spetses last month made a joint appeal for a reduction in usage charges at Athens international … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel New Scheduled Flights for Helios Airways by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 Helios Airways announced recently that it would add two new flights from Heathrow to Larnaca this summer, taking direct service to Cyprus from 5 to 7 times a week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel No Commissions From BA for UK Agents by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 by GTP editing team 1 February 2005 British Airways last month delivered a two-punch strike to the British travel agent community. Not only does the airline plan to cease paying agent commissions, it also will block IATA … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel BA Closes Athens Bookings Department by GTP editing team 1 January 2005 by GTP editing team 1 January 2005 British Airways, in an ongoing attempt to cut costs, will move its bookings department from its Athens office to a call center on Cyprus. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Airlines Europe’s Best by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 The European Regions Airline Association voted Aegean Airlines the Airline of the Year for 2004-2005. The 230-member association represents 70 European airline companies active in 250 European airports. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Alitalia Launches Thessaloniki-Rome Daily Flight by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 by GTP editing team 1 November 2004 Alitalia last month launched a new direct daily flight from Thessaloniki to Rome. With the addition of the new Thessaloniki-Rome flight, the Italian national carrier now offers daily direct and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel SkyTeam Alliance Welcomes New Members by GTP editing team 1 October 2004 by GTP editing team 1 October 2004 Airline alliance SkyTeam solidified its position last month as one of the world’s fastest growing airline alliances with the acceptance of Continental Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Northwest Airlines … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
