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Aegean Airlines Adds Seven New International Destinations

2019-02-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines will start flight service to seven new international destinations from Athens in 2019.

Tags: Aegean Airlines, Aegean Airlines news, Aegean destinations, Aegean flghts, Europe airlines, Greek air carrier, Greek air traffic, regional airlines

Aegean Airlines Ferries 13.2 Million Passengers for First Time

2018-01-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Aegean Airlines

Aegean Airlines and subsidiary, Olympic Air, announced passenger traffic growth for 2017 increased by 6%, exceeding the 13-million milestone. The Heraklion, Greece-based carrier transported 13.2 million passengers over the last year, or 750,000 more than in the previous year. Additionally, the two airline brands flew the same number of flights to accomplish the result. 

Tags: Aegean Airlines, air carriers, airlines, European airlines, Greece, Greece flights, Greece passengers, Greek airlines, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Olympic Air, regional airlines, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Alaska Airlines Joins Mobile Booking Flock

2012-09-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Alaska Airlines app on Google Play

News the other day that Alaska Airlines launched their own mobile ticket platform is probably just a sign of initiatives to come from a great many service providers.

Tags: airline seats, airline tickets, Asiana Airlines, China Airlines, Croatia Air, Korean Air, mobile tech, regional airlines, technology, Turkish Air

Former Yugoslavia Air Carriers to Meet

2012-04-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Montenegro Airlines

Amid accusations Montenegro Airlines desires some kind of monopoly on the Balkans country’s airspace, CEO of the company, Zoran Djurišić, announced his invitation to executives of three of the former Yugoslavia’s biggest carriers, Croatia Airlines, Jat Airways, and Adria Airways, to a sort of summit on the Budva Riviera.

Tags: acquisitions, Adria Airways, airlines, Balkans airlines, Budva Riviera, Croatia Airlines, Dusan Bajic, Jat Airways, Klemen Boštjančič, mergers, Montenegro Airlines, Montenegro travel, regional airlines, Srećko Šimunović

Europe’s Regional Airlines: A Time for Solidarity Arrives at Gate One

2012-03-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Adria Airways

Ulrich Schulte Strathaus, Secretary General of the Association of European Airlines revealed to Slovenian daily “Dnevnik” that air carriers of the former Yugoslavia need to unite in order to stay afloat. Once a single market capable of supporting in country players, the former Yugoslavia demands a single regional carrier to meet the growing needs.

Tags: Adria Airways, air carriers, Association of European Airlines, Balkan airlines, Europe airlines, regional airlines, Slovenia airlines, Slovenia travel, Ulrich Schulte Strathaus

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