This may affect you if you’re flying those days……not sure how to deal with it, but just don’t take any problems out on the check-in employees…. you never know when you may need them for something Pilots plan to walk off the job demanding boost to fleet Pilots at Olympic Airlines (OA) plan to hold […]
Looks like Alitalia is in the same predicament as Olympic Airlines of Greece….. You may want to keep an eye on Alitalia if you’re planning on flying with them…. Will anyone offer to buy Italy’s ailing national airline? From The Economist print edition THE stoicism of Italy’s air travellers seems likely to be tested yet […]
This is one more US airline flying nonstop from the US(Philadelphia). Any competition is good for this market! The Associated Press Jan 4, 2007 6:05 AM PHILADELPHIA – Solving a dispute over departure gates will allow US Airways to add flights to Athens, Greece; Brussels, Belgium, and Zurich, Switzerland, in the spring, airport officials said. […]
I guess this is temporary good news…..but they still owe a few hundred million dollars to the government…. that’s a lot of tickets to Mykonos that they have to sell! The Associated PressPublished: December 20, 2006 ATHENS, Greece: A Greek court Wednesday awarded struggling national carrier Olympic Airlines €563.9 million ($744.5 million) in compensation for […]
ah oh…….. not good news for Olympic! December 10, 2006 Greece’s ailing state carrier Olympic Airlines, posted a net loss of EUR123.7 million (USD$163.4 million) for 2005, based on financial statements published in Greek newspapers. The European Commission is in a legal battle with Greece over subsidizing the loss-making carrier in the past. In October […]
I had the worst experience with British Airways. After saving and planning for a European vacation for the last ten years, we booked our tickets through Destination Europe with British Airways as our airline. David, at Destination Europe/Globe Merchant, was extremely helpful in anticipating my needs with two young children and found us great fares. […]
Update: Few delays as EU rules on baggage take effect Agence France-Presse, Bloomberg News, International Herald Tribune, The Associated PressPublished: November 6, 2006 BRUSSELS: Traffic at EU airports suffered few delays Monday on the first day of strict new hand luggage regulations that limit the amount of liquids allowed on flights. New EU rules limit […]