Greece names 16 of 38 Olympic bidders
Greece’s government has named 16 bidders for its sale of Olympic Airlines, and says it has another 22 potential bidder companies that want to remain anonymous.
Companies interested in the airline operations are Athens Airways, Chrysler Aviation, Fouad El Ghanim Group, MyAir, Qatar Airways, Sky Europe and Sky One.
For ground handling are Athens Airways, Ellaktor, Fouad El Ghanim Group, Goldair, Hellenic Cargo Group, and Swissport.
For Olympic’s technical maintenance are Athens Airways, Iberia and Fouad El Ghanim Group.
The government wants to liquidate Olympic and transfer most of its 8,100 staff to other public sector jobs. -Jack Handley