Air Travel CRS Fees On the Verge of Distinction by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 The U.S. government hopes to prop up suffering airlines at the expense of another profession – travel agents. The Department of Transportation says it is considering outlawing “incentive fees” that … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Snowflake Announces Daily Flights by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 A schedule of daily flights from Athens as of next March was announced last month by the low-cost airline Snowflake, a subsidiary of SAS, during a reception held at the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Airways Becomes Olympic Airlines by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 Olympic Airways is about to be molded into slimmer carrier and renamed Olympic Airlines. The launch date of the new company has not been announced but is expected to follow … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airline Traffic Continues Downturn by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 by GTP editing team 1 October 2003 The Association of European Airlines has released traffic figures for the week ending September 7. While generally an improvement on the previous week, the results gave little cause for encouragement. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Info Movies on Airport Shuttle Buses by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 Passengers on Athens airport shuttle buses will soon have the opportunity to watch venue and location information movies on the bus, in both Greek and English. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Airline Industry Performance Improving by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 The airline industry turned the corner in June, according to Giovanni Bisignani, IATA`s Director General and CEO. “Although we are still well below where we were at the same time … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel European Air Traffic Disappointing by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 Recent Association of European Airlines traffic figures showed there was a stable growth pattern of around plus 10% for North Atlantic traffic but that inter-Europe traffic refuses to pick up … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Expands Its Route Network Once Again by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 Aegean Airlines is one company that appears to believe the worse is over for the travel industry. The private-owned Greek airline plans to extend its route network early next year … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Hellas Jet Up and Away Complete with Aegean Cooperation by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 When Cyprus Airways failed in its efforts to take over Olympic Airways back in 2001, it decided on a counter move and launched its own Athens-based carrier, Hellas Jet, which … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Olympic Saga to Finish This Fall by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 One way or another, the government here says a permanent solution to long-lasting problems with state-owned Olympic Airways will be found and implemented before this winter rolls in. So far, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Korean Air To Purchase 17 New Aircraft by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 Korean Air has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus and Boeing respectively to purchase a total of 17 aircraft. The deal includes eight A380s from Airbus, and seven B777s, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Hellas Jet Gets Operator’s License by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 Cyprus Airways subsidiary, Hellas Jet, picked up an air operator’s license for Greece but is still waiting on a commercial license. Although the airline had hoped to begin flights on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Aegean Celebrates Fourth Anniversary by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 Greece’s number one private carrier, Aegean Airlines, celebrated its fourth anniversary recently and its 9,000,000th passenger. The airline began scheduled flights at the end of May in 1999 with two … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Europe Gets Ready To Fly by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 The European Commission won the right on June 5 to start talks with the United States on airport landing rights, in a move destined to lead to a wholesale shake-up … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Emirates Orders 71 New Passenger Jets by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 International press coverage of a record order of 71 new passenger jets by Emirates centered on the airline’s attempt to rescue the airline industry as it did in 2001 with … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel New Low-cost Carrier from Athens and Thessaloniki by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 Germany’s low-cost carrier “germanwings” now flies out of Athens to Cologne four times a week and out of Thessaloniki three times a week with a ticket price of 19 euros, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Low Cost Carriers Not Necessarily Cheap by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 A Carlson Wagonlit Travel study showed that potential cost savings on low-cost carriers (LCCs) for large multinationals are, in at least half the cases, just 10% off normal costs. Carlson … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Athens International Airport World’s Best by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 Athens International Airport is the new leader in the world in its category, according to the annual results of International Air Transport Association’s independent survey “Global Airport Monitor” for 2002. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Sabre Restructures Business Activities by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 Global distribution system Sabre Holdings recently separated its business activities so as each department can serve precise fields in the tourism chain. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Worldspan Signs Agreement with Hotwire.com by GTP editing team 1 May 2003 by GTP editing team 1 May 2003 Worldspan has announced a technology agreement with Hotwire.com, a leading discount travel site, to power Hotwire’s airline bookings. As part of the new partnership, Worldspan will supply Hotwire with an … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
