Olympic Airlines News

Greek Strike Grounds Flights

May 14, 2009

Flights to and from Greece were grounded for several hours on Thursday after air-traffic controllers joined a nationwide public sector strike to protest against the government's response to the financial crisis.
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Greek Strike To Ground Flights On Thursday

May 14, 2009

Greek flights will be grounded for four hours on Thursday when air traffic controllers walk off the job to join a 24 hour public sector strike against salary cuts and pension reforms.
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Strike Halts Greek Services, Transport, Business

April 2, 2009

Hundreds of thousands of Greeks joined a nationwide strike on Thursday to protest against low salaries and job cuts, disrupting transport and shutting down services.
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Marfin To Buy Olympic Air Ground Handling

March 15, 2009

Greece's Marfin Investment will buy Olympic Airways' ground handling unit, days after it sealed the sale of the carrier's flying and maintenance operations to the firm.
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Aegean Air Makes Surprise Bid For Olympic

March 4, 2009

Greece's private Aegean Airlines on Wednesday submitted a surprise offer to buy its ailing state rival Olympic, outbidding the only other suitor, Marfin Investment Group (MIG).
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EU Court Aide Backs Greek Olympic Airways Fine

February 6, 2009

Greece should be fined for failing to recover state aid illegally granted to Olympic Airways, but the penalty should be lower than suggested by the European Commission, an adviser to the bloc's top court said.
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Greece Says Olympic Airlines Tender Sale Fails

February 4, 2009

A tender for the sale of Greece's ailing carrier Olympic Airlines failed and the government called on Greek businessmen on Wednesday to buy the carrier.
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