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Aegean on course for record year
This is promising to be a year of record performance for Aegean Airlines, with the first half of 2023 expected to be profitable for the first time in the history of the carrier, Greece's biggest.
In the first quarter of 2023, Aegean improved its aircraft load factor to over 83%.
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No Refund: How Greece Made Passengers Pay to Keep Airlines Alive
"I was asking questions and I was not getting any answer," she said. "I could have taken legal action against the company like others did, but I didn't want to get into this process."
"Any company would prefer to keep hold of our money until it recovers, but the way they communicated it was very misleading; they did it in an authoritarian way," Bakali told BIRN.
Air travelers face disruptions due to work stoppages
Air commuters will face disruptions on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air announced they are canceling or rescheduling their domestic and international flights today due to a series of work stoppages over the next three days by employees of the Civil Aviation Service, including the Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association (EEEKE) and the Union of Air Traffic Safe
Aegean to stop all international flights from Thursday
Aegean Airlines on Monday announced the suspension of all international flights as of Thursday until April 30.
It follows the new restrictions imposed by the government, including the suspension of all international flights to and from Italy, Spain, Turkey and Britain.
Aegean tables bid for Croatia Airlines
Greece's largest carrier Aegean Airlines has expressed interest in the privatization of Croatia Airlines and submitted a non-binding bid, it said on Friday.
Aegean, a member of the Star Alliance group, said any decision on whether it would take part in the next phase of the state-owned Croatian carrier's privatization would be taken in the coming months.
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Greek airline Sky Express partners with Qatar Airways
Greek airline Sky Express said on Thursday it had signed an agreement with Qatar Airways to cooperate on flights connecting Doha with the Greek islands, in a boost to the country's key tourism industry.
Tourism accounts for about a quarter of economic output in Greece, which saw a record number of about 33 million visitors last year.
Aegean to renew fleet with 42 Airbus aircraft
Chairman of Aegean Airlines Eftichios Vassilakis (r), CEO of Aegean Airlines Dimitris Gerogiannis (l) and CEO of Airbus Dr Tom Enders (c) are seen signing a deal for the order of up to 42 aircraft to renew the Greek carrier's fleet of single-aisle planes, on Friday. [EPA]
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Aegean reports 12 percent passenger traffic hike in Q1
Greece's largest carrier Aegean Airlines said on Thursday its passenger numbers rose 12 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2017, mostly on international routes where traffic rose by 16 percent.
Aegean Air picks Airbus for $5 billion order of 42 planes
Aegean Airlines will order 42 aircraft worth $5 billion (4 billion euros) from Airbus as Greece's largest carrier renews its fleet of single-aisle planes, company executives said on Wednesday.
The order is the largest by a Greek carrier and one of the biggest investments by a private Greek company since the country's debt crisis broke out in 2010.
Aegean Airlines passenger traffic up 8 pct in April-May
Aegean Airlines grew passenger traffic on its domestic and foreign routes by 8 percent in April to May compared with last year, starting the summer season on a strong footing, Greece's largest carrier said on Tuesday.
Aegean, a member of the Star Alliance airline group, flies a young fleet of 61 aircraft, mostly Airbus A320 jets.