Travel tip: Avoid taking a large carry-on case when flying Olympic Air to small Greek island airports

An Olympic Air media photo of one of its De Havilland DHC-8-402Q aircraft. The airline flies smaller prop planes to Naxos and several other islands.     Carry small!: Here’s a tip for those of you (especially from North America) who tend to travel with a large carry-on bag, particularly one of those 22-inch hard-sided […]
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More flights & routes to Greece this summer as Ryanair opens new bases in Athens & Thessaloniki

A Ryanair media image of one of the aircraft in its fleet of more than 300 Boeing 737-800s. The low-fare airline is opening new bases in Athens and Thessaloniki, and is adding new flight routes to Greece.     More flights: Getting to Greece is becoming a lot easier — and cheaper — with low-cost […]
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Winter edition of Aegean's in-flight magazine shines spotlight on Athens' top cultural attractions

Greek actress Maria Nafpliotou descends the Renaissance-styled staircase at the National Library of Greece in Athens in the cover photo for the Winter 2013-2014 edition of Blue, the in-flight magazine of Aegean Airlines.   No flight required: If you haven’t been to Athens before, or haven’t spent much time there, the current issue of the Aegean […]
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Aegean announces seat sale; British Airways offers new direct flights from LHR to Mykonos & Santorini

This striking sunset view of a blue-domed church in Firostefani village on Santorini illustrates a seat sale promotion that Aegean Airlines announced today   Get there cheaper: If you have been thinking about travelling to Greece sometime during the first half of this year, now could be a good time to book your flights — […]
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Sleek new Athens International Airport website is a cool & inviting digital travel gateway to Greece

Athens International Airport new website announcement by the site’s creator, Mozaik Integrated Digital Marketing Agency     Digital travel: Athens International Airport has launched a striking new website that helps enhance the airport experience for travellers and establishes an impressive “digital travelling gateway” to Greece for business and leisure visitors alike. Designed by Mozaik  Integrated Digital […]
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Olympic Air offers fast island hopping alternative for travel between Mykonos, Santorini & Crete

An Olympic Q400F2 in flight. Image provided courtesy of Olympic Air.   Air hops: Two new Olympic Air routes give travellers an appealing and much faster alternative to ferry travel if they’re island hopping between Mykonos, Santorini and Crete this summer. The routes, between Mykonos and Santorini, and between Santorini and the city of Heraklion […]
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Aegean & Olympic Air introduce low fare calendars

Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air have both added low fare calendars to complement their online reservation systems   Look way ahead: Two Greek airlines have enhanced their online booking systems with new calendars that make it easy for travellers see the lowest available airfares for the next 11 months. In their regular weekly email updates […]
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