International Herald Tribune ATHENS, Greece: Greece launched the bidding process Friday to sell Olympic Airlines, the debt-ridden state carrier, officials said. A government committee “decided to start the tender process to select private investors” for Olympic, according to a Finance Ministry statement without elaborating. The carrier would be split into three companies handling flights, ground […]
Travelbite Hundreds of member of staff from the Olympic Airlines have launched a protest against the proposed privatisation of Greece’s flag-carrier airline. A group of staff blocked a runway at Athens airport, but did not seriously disrupt flights scheduled to take off. Greece’s conservative government announced last week the ailing airline would be split into […]
thens – Hundreds of workers with Greek state carrier Olympic Airlines blocked the main runway at Athens International Airport Tuesday over plans to privatise the airline. The demonstrators, including pilots, air stewards and technicians, prevented planes from taking off and landing on the runway. Airport officials said the protest forced air traffic controllers to divert […]
Both trade unions and opposition groups in Greece vowed on Thursday to continue fighting the decision of the conservative Greek government to liquidate the national air carrier, Olympic Airlines. The groups announced that they would be staging demonstrations and sit-ins and pursuing legal avenues in a fight they are calling “a mother of all battles,” […]
Monsters and Critics Athens – More than 200 workers at Greek state carrier Olympic Airlines blocked the taxiway at Athens International Airport for more than 20 minutes Thursday over plans to shut down and privatise the airline. The demonstration ended up blocking the runway but did not affect any flights, officials at the airport said. […]
* David Gow and John Hooper * The Guardian, * Thursday September 18 2008 * Article history The European commission yesterday reshaped the EU’s aviation sector by forcing Olympic Airlines to repay to the Greek government €850m (£671m) in illegal state aid before it is privatised. Plans to liquidate Olympic, which was founded by Aristotle […]
ATHENS, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Greece said on Wednesday it would shut down ailing state carrier Olympic Airlines [OLY.UL] and relaunch it under a new structure, ending years of failed efforts to find a buyer. “In a little while, there will be an announcement on the agreement between Greece and the European Commission for the […]