After just getting off the phone with Olympic to find out when their sales are coming out…and to be told “not as long as people are purchasing tickets at these fares”, I thought about plan B. How about the dependable charters that are a bit of an inconvenience but relatively inexpensive(especially compared to the inflated […]
I just got off the phone with the manager for Olympic Airways Washington office and asked when the sales for Greece are coming… “Why would we put any tickets on Sale, Greece is the hottest thing happening right now!”. If it looks like we’re having trouble filling planes we’ll put some sales out, but there’s […]
Here it was in February of 2000 and I was off to Vienna to visit an old friend. I was looking for to a relaxing flight and remember vividly the commercials American Airlines was airing to promote their new roominess in coach class. Hmmmm, I thought as I boarded the flight, I’m going to recline […]
I was looking for an inexpensive way to get to Greece from RDU in September and decided to check on the direct flight from Raleigh/Durham(NC) to London. I found a fare for about $600 including tax and then found flights from London to Athens for about $220. The $820 including tax is not a bad […]
Every year for the past 7 years Olympic Airways has offered a Spring sale to Greece, that covers the shoulder season(April, May and early June) and the peak season(early June to Aug 31). It has always come out by March 1(and then is followed by a series of other sales with the fares going up […]
If you’re flying to Greece, Delta in some ways is a great option! They are one of two airlines that fly nonstop from the US.(Olympic from NY and Delta from NY and Atlanta). On top of that they fly from so many US cities that it’s easy to get a complete Delta itinerary. Olympic codeshares […]
British Air is a classic example of how NOT to run an airline. I’ll give you two examples of itineraries to and from NY, one of the largest markets flying to Greece. Going to Greece… Leave NY and have a layover of 8-12 hours in London. Depart London at 830pm and arrive in Athens at […]