Aegean Airlines News Stories

EU Deepens Aegean-Olympic Takeover Probe

April 23, 2013

Aegean Airlines may have to offer additional concessions to secure EU approval for its second bid to buy Greek rival Olympic Air, after the EU's competition watchdog deepened its investigation into the deal on Tuesday.
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Aegean, Olympic Deal Set For Long EU Probe

April 11, 2013

EU antitrust regulators are set to open a lengthy investigation into a second attempt by Greek carrier Aegean Airlines to buy Olympic Air despite concessions offered to allay concerns, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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Aegean Offers Concessions For Olympic Deal

March 26, 2013

Greece's Aegean Airlines has offered concessions to try to win approval for its second bid for rival Olympic Air, EU antitrust regulators said on Tuesday, extending their review of the takeover deal to April 23.
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EU Decision On Aegean-Olympic Deal In April

March 1, 2013

EU antitrust regulators will decide by April 9 whether to clear or block a second bid by Greece's Aegean Airlines to buy rival Olympic Air, two years after a failed attempt, the European Commission said on Friday.
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Aegean Air Says Olympic Buy A Necessity

October 25, 2012

Aegean Airlines' move to cut costs by teaming up with rival Olympic Air is vital for its survival in debt crisis-hit Greece's shrinking air transport market, Aegean's deputy chairman said.
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Aegean Airlines To Buy Rival Olympic Air

October 22, 2012

Greece's Aegean Airlines is making a fresh attempt to buy Olympic Air, this time for an agreed EUR€72 million, in a bid to generate savings to cope with the country's deep recession and create a stronger domestic competitor to foreign rivals.
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