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Aegean Airlines Breaks 1M Passenger Record In One Month

Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air flew more than one million passengers in June, breaking the company's own record for the number of passengers carried in one month.

Aegean Airlines: Passenger Traffic Rises By 12% In First Quarter

Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air carried 1.6 million passengers in the first quarter of 2014, 12 percent more versus the previous year.

Aegean Airlines Registers 26% Growth In Passenger Traffic In April 2014

Total passenger traffic for Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air was up by 26 percent in April 2014, climbing to 751,347 passengers, 153,443 more than the total for both companies during the same period in 2013.

Aegean Airlines Announces Full Year 2013 Results

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines recently reported improved financial performance for 2013. Last year, the company's revenue increased by 21 percent to 682.7 million euros. Net earnings after tax reached 66.3 million euros, compared to losses of 10.5 million euros in 2012.

Aegean, Olympic Air See Rise In International And Domestic Traffic

Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air recorded a 12 percent increase in their combined air traffic in January 2014, parent company Aegean announced on 5 February.

MIG Cuts Ties With “Olympic” Brand

One of the most widely recognizable brands in the world, the Olympic rings, will no longer be included in the portfolio of Marfin Investment Group (MIG), which has decided to officially cut all ties with its Olympic past.

Aegean-Olympic Air Merger Boosts Domestic Traffic In Greece

One month after the merger, Aegean Airlines has reported a 10 percent increase in combined domestic traffic with Olympic Air.

Goldair Handling Signs With Olympic Air

Greek Goldair Handling recently launched an agreement for the provision of airport ground handling services to Olympic Air.

Aegean Airlines Presents Benefits From Olympic Air Acquisition

Aegean Airlines presented the benefits, arising from the acquisition of Olympic Air, for the company, the passengers, society and Greek tourism.

Aegean Completes Acquisition Of Olympic Air

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines signed a definitive agreement with Marfin Investment Group to acquire Olympic Air on 23 October. The transfer of 100 percent of Olympic Air shares was completed the same day.

Aegean, Olympic Air Present Plans For Remote Greek Island Routes

Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air recently presented their plans that will follow the merge of the two companies, during a meeting with 32 representatives from 15 Greek remote islands that has air routes covered by Olympic Air.

Olympic Air Cuts Three Domestic Flights In Greece

Greek carrier Olympic Air will cut all flights to/from Chania, Mytilini and Santorini as of 1 November 2013.
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Olympic-Aegean Merger Applauded By Head Of Greece’s Main Tourism Association

The upcoming merger of Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air is expected to create a strong national carrier that will contribute to the growth of Greek tourism, according to the president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), Andreas Andreadis.
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EU Approves Aegean Airlines Buy Of Olympic Air

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines has been granted the approval of the European Commission to buy rival Olympic Air.
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Greek Tourism Minister Applauds Olympic-Aegean Merger

"Τhe European Commission’s announcement, which opens the way for the acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines, is a positive development for the country's fields of aviation and tourism," Greek Tourism Olga Kefalogianni said when commenting on the merger of the two Greek...
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Aegean Airlines: Greek Tourism Will Benefit From Olympic Air Acquisition

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines applauded the European Commission's decision that approves of its acquisition of rival Olympic Air.
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Curtain Falls For Greek Olympic Air

The European Commission said that if approval had not be given to Aegean Airlines to buy Olympic Air, then the latter would have left the market completely.
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Aegean-Olympic Deal Rumored To Have Been Approved By E.U.

Although a final decision on the acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines is expected next month, it is rumored that the E.U. competition authorities have already decided to approve the deal.
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Olympic Air Gears Up With Travelport’s Rapid Reprice

Travelport on 3 September announced the successful implementation of Travelport Rapid Reprice with Greek carrier, Olympic Air.
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Turkish Airlines Eyes Olympic Air

Turkish Airlines has officially submitted a proposal to buy out Greek carrier Olympic Air, according to recent Turkish media reports.