Olympic Airlines
Olympic
Airlines, is the state-run flag carrier of Greece, employing
about 1850 people. The company headquarters are in Athens,
Greece.The story of Olympic Airlines began in 1930, when the
state-run airline was created in Greece. This airline was called
Icarus but soon went bankrupt, due to financial problems and
limited Greek interest in air transport.In 1947, three airlines
were based in Greece: T.A.E., G.A.T. and and Hellenic Airlines.in
1951, the poor financial state of all three airlines led to a
decision by the Greek state to merge the three airlines into one,
Hellenic National Airlines T.A.E. The new airline faced serious
financial problems so the government closed it down in 1955. No one
was interested in buying the airline so the Hellenic State bought
the company back.
The new company developed rapidly. In 1960 the first jet aircraft of OA entered into service, the De Havilland Comet 4B. At the same time, Olympic and British airline BEA agreed to create the first codeshare flights. In 1965, Olympic placed its first orders for the new Boeing 707-300 jet aircraft.
In 2003 the government decided to restructure the Olympic Airways Group of Companies. The subsidiary, Macedonian Airlines S.A., was renamed Olympic Airlines S.A. and took over the flight operations of Olympic Airways, erasing at the same time all of the airline's debts. The remaining group companies, except for Olympic Aviation (Olympic Airways, Olympic Into-Plane Company, Olympic Fuel Company, Olympic Airways Handling and the Olympic Airways Technical Base), merged and formed a new company, called Olympic Airways - Services S.A.
Olympic Airlines operates a network of 13 intercontinental destinations, 28 European destinations and 36 domestic destinations.
Olympic Airlines has flights to following destinations across the world.
The new company developed rapidly. In 1960 the first jet aircraft of OA entered into service, the De Havilland Comet 4B. At the same time, Olympic and British airline BEA agreed to create the first codeshare flights. In 1965, Olympic placed its first orders for the new Boeing 707-300 jet aircraft.
In 2003 the government decided to restructure the Olympic Airways Group of Companies. The subsidiary, Macedonian Airlines S.A., was renamed Olympic Airlines S.A. and took over the flight operations of Olympic Airways, erasing at the same time all of the airline's debts. The remaining group companies, except for Olympic Aviation (Olympic Airways, Olympic Into-Plane Company, Olympic Fuel Company, Olympic Airways Handling and the Olympic Airways Technical Base), merged and formed a new company, called Olympic Airways - Services S.A.
Olympic Airlines operates a network of 13 intercontinental destinations, 28 European destinations and 36 domestic destinations.
Olympic Airlines has flights to following destinations across the world.
Flight Destinations
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 Heraklion Ikaria
Ioannina-Ioannina National Airport Karpathos Kasos
Kastelorizo Kastoria Kavala Kefalonia Kozani Leros Limnos Mykonos Milos Mytilene Naxos Paros Preveza Rhodes Samos Santorini
Skiathos |
Skyros Syros Kos Kithira Sitia
Thessaloniki Zakynthos Paris Milan Rome Amsterdam Bucharest Moscow Belgrade Madrid Geneva Istanbul London Toronto
Montréal New York
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To know more
about Olympic Airlines and its schedule, please visit their
official website www.olympicairlines.com