A TAX on private jets favoured by tycoons and film stars is to be introduced by Alistair Darling, the chancellor, in a move condemned by critics as another stealth tax. It could impose a levy of more than £1,000 for each long-haul trip, such as a flight across the Atlantic. At the moment owners of […]
Hundreds of Olympic Airlines passengers were stranded at Athens International Airport yesterday as 12 domestic flights were canceled with a further 20 due to be canceled by late last night. OA’s management blamed the union representing the pilots of planes used for domestic flights – small twin-propeller aircraft – for the disruption. According to OA, […]
ATHENS, Greece: Public transport services and flights by domestic carrier Olympic Airlines are likely to be disrupted Thursday as part of union protests timed coincide with the May 1 Labor Day public holiday. Transport organizations said Wednesday that public bus services in Athens — including buses to Athens International Airport — would be halted Thursday, […]
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The solution to the problem of Olympic Airlines will come within 2008, said Transport Minister Costis Hatzidakis, adding that the government is in open communication with the European Commission to find a universally accepted solution. The Inner Cabinet meeting yesterday also discussed the possibility of reconstructing certain regional airports through public-private partnerships, as well as […]
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Dec 11, 2007, 9:56 GMT Athens – All flights are expected be grounded, ships to be docked and urban transport and public services are expected to grind to a halt across Greece when labour unions Wednesday stage a 24-hour-strike to protest proposed pension reforms. No flights would be leaving or arriving at Athens International Airport […]