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Air France, Aegean Airlines Reintroduce Suspended Flights

Air France and Aegean Airlines announced on Thursday that they will re-introduce flights that were interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic. The French carrier will relaunch its flights to Greece on May 23. The month of May will only see...

Greece's Aegean Airlines To Suspend All Flights Abroad Until April 30

Aegean Airlines announced on Monday that it will suspend all international flights, both inbound and outbound, from March 26 to April 30. The Greek airline will only keep a limited flight schedule between Athens and Brussels in order to, as it...

Aegean Airlines Revenues Up By 30% During Second Quarter of 2019

Aegean Airlines, Greece's flagship carrier, announced on Monday that the number of its passengers grew by 20 percent and its net profits saw an enormous increase of 30 percent during the second quarter of 2019. In an announcement issued on...

Aegean Airlines Named 'Best Regional Airline in Europe' 2019

Greece's Aegean Airlines has been named "'Best Regional Airline in Europe" for 2019 at the Traveler’s Choice Awards for Airlines, according to travel website TripAdvisor. Aegean Airlines is also named Best Regional Business Class Europe and Best Airline in Greece for 2019. Aegean, the leading airline in Greece...

Greece's Aegean Airlines Adds Seven New International Destinations

Aegean Airlines will begin service to seven new international destinations from its hub in Athens in 2019, it announced in a statement on Wednesday. According to the company, Athens will be directly connected to Marrakesh, Casablanca, Ibiza, Valencia, Sarajevo, Tunis...

Aegean Airlines Founder Theodoros Vassilakis Dies at 78

Greek entrepreneur Theodoros Vassilakis, the founder of Aegean Airlines, has died at the age of 78. Aegean Airlines announced his death on Thursday with the following statement: "On behalf of our Board of Directors and the employees of AEGEAN, we would...

Aegean Airlines in 'Biggest Private Investment' in Greece

The decision by Greece’s largest carrier Aegean Airlines to order 42 aircraft worth $5 billion (€4 billion) has been described as the biggest private investment of recent years in the country. "It's not just the biggest order in Aegean Airlines's...

Greek Aegean Airlines Announces a 6% Passenger Traffic Rise in 2017

Greece’s largest carrier Aegean Airlines announced on Monday it flew 6% more passengers last year; mostly on international flights, hitting a record 13.2 million passengers. Aegean, a member of the Star Alliance airline group, improved its load factor to 83.2%...

Aegean Airlines to Add Eleven new Routes in 2018

Aegean Airlines; the largest Greek carrier, plans to add 11 new routes in 2018 and will choose between Airbus and Boeing planes by the end of this year to renew its fleet, its executives said on Monday. Riding on a strong...

Aegean Airlines Reports Rebound in Second Quarter Earnings

Aegean Airlines reported a rebound in second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, due to improved load factors and higher sales. Given the overall rise in tourist arrivals, the company is optimistic for another rebound in its third quarter profits. Greece's largest carrier; a...

Aegean Airlines and Giannis Antetokounmpo Join Forces to Promote 'Secret' Greece (video)

Aegean Airlines on Tuesday unveiled its "Greece by Greeks" initiative to reveal Greece's "small secrets" and promote the country as a tourism destination around the world, in a strategic partnership with international star basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo, who plays...

Mayor Kaminis and Aegean Airlines Vice President: Tourists Arrivals in Athens Increases 14% in Q1

Athens recorded a 14 percent increase in tourist arrivals in the first three months of 2017 compared with the same period last year, according to data presented on Thursday by city mayor George Kaminis and Aegean Airlines Vice President...

Aegean Airlines to Transfer ‘Holy Light’ to 17 Destinations in Greece

Aegean Airlines and its subsidiary Olympic Air said on Tuesday they will make additional domestic flights over the Easter weekend to transport the “holy flame” to 17 destinations around Greece. The two airlines will charter three extra aircraft on Holy...

Aegean Airlines Sees 53% Drop in Profit for 2016

Greece's largest airline carrier, Aegean Airlines, said on Thursday that the company's full-year net profit for 2016 fell by 53 percent. Important factors such as a weak second quarter as well as an increase in value-added tax resulted in the carrier...

Aegean Airlines Flights to Berlin Canceled for Friday Due Tegel's Ground Staff Strike

Aegean Airlines is cancelling two flights to Berlin’s Tegel Airport on Friday due to the 24-hour strike announced by ground staff at the city’s airport, the company announced on Thursday. The flights affected are: * A3 852 Athens - Berlin (Tegel)...