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October 1, 2008
Clarifications about OA privatization
process
Given certain
concerns expressed regarding the smooth
continuation of Olympic Airlines’ flight
operations following the announcement of
the Company’s privatization plan by
Greek Transport Minister, Mr.
Konstantinos Hatzidakis, the Company
would like to clarify the following:
● The European
Commission in Brussels has reviewed and
authorized the proposed privatization
process for Olympic Airlines by a
decision dated 17
September 2008.
● The privatization
process will come to effect through a
set-up of a new subsidiary company of
Olympic Airlines, following a tender
process for a private minority investor.
Following conclusion of the tender
process, a private investor will
initially acquire a minority
shareholding in the new company, the
Olympic subsidiary, following which
there will be an interim, transitional
period of approximately four months
ending in spring 2009. Olympic Airlines
will only terminate its activities after
all transition procedures will be
completed.
● Coordinated
transition arrangements, well planned in
advance, will ensure that the Company
meets all of its outstanding obligations
to the market, including its passengers,
the Travel Agents and Suppliers. This
issue was explicitly referred to in the
Government’s announcement (which
followed the European Commission’s
authorization of the privatization
plan), with a view to alleviating any
likely concerns and providing the
appropriate degree of comfort to
Olympic’s suppliers.
●
The approved sale
process does not and will not affect at
all Olympic Airlines’ ongoing flight
operations for the coming months while
the privatization process is
implemented. For the 2008/2009-winter
period, the published schedule will
operate as planned.
From the Press Office
Tel: + 30 210 356
5214
Fax: + 30 210 356
5284
E-mail. press@olympicairlines.gr
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September 24, 2008
New E-check in service
Implementing a
strategy with improvement of the
distribution channels and the adoption
of new technologies in order to provide
new and improved services to passengers,
Olympic Airlines has upgraded the
e-check in services available at the
company’s new updated website
www.olympicairlines.com
.
As from the 3rd
September 2008, e-ticket passengers
traveling on Olympic Airlines flights
from Greek domestic to international
destinations, with or without luggage,
are able to use the new e-check in
service. This service is available 24
hours and up to 90 minutes before the
scheduled flight.
Namely, the
procedures for domestic and
international flights are:
Domestic
flights
Passengers
traveling without luggage can check in
for their flight using the company's
website
www.olympicairlines.com
, receive
instructions online and go directly to
the gate with the boarding
pass
they printed themselves.
If passengers have
luggage, they should go to the dedicated
web check-in desks in major Greek
airports, to drop the luggage off (the
boarding pass will provide additional
instructions).
-
International flights
Passengers
traveling to an international
destination, either directly or taking a
connecting flight, can do the e-check in
using the company’s website
www.olympicairlines.com
, and print a
receipt.
The receipt is not a
boarding pass, nor does it provide
access to controlled airport areas;
passengers still need to go to the
airport’s web check-in counter, have
their travel documents checked and
collect their boarding pass.
E-check in is not
available to the following passengers:
- Disabled
passengers in need of special service
by the airport services (visually
impaired persons, persons with motor
disabilities, etc.);
- Passengers
with pets;
-
Unaccompanied minors aged 12 or less;
- Passengers
traveling with children under 2 years
old.
These passengers need
to go to the airport’s check in counter
or contact the Web Check In Help Desk
(+30.210.9666319), or even send an email
(for any problem/query about the web
check in) to
webcheckin@olympicairlines.gr
.
Thank you for choosing Olympic
Airlines for your trip.
From the Press Office
Tel: + 30 210 356
5214
Fax: + 30 210 356
5284
E-mail. press@olympicairlines.gr
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June 16,
2008
New and better services at the
revamped Olympic Airlines website
In order to better facilitate and
upgrade the services to their passengers
in both the Domestic and International
routes, Olympic Airlines has revamped
their website at
www.olympicairlines.com,
substantially upgrading their services.
The goal of
Olympic Airlines is to establish their
new website as a reliable and
inexpensive means for the routine
exchange between the airline and its
passengers, and soon thereafter Travel
Agents and Businesses.
In addition to
being a useful tool for passengers and
the tourism industry, the new website
upgrades the presence of Olympic
Airlines in the Internet, creating the
basis for the successful implementation
of their strategic decision to develop
new channels of distribution for
tickets, especially those that offer the
highest potential for dynamic expansion
like the Internet. In recent months,
revenues from the electronic sales of
tickets in the website of Olympic
Airlines are showing a growth rate of
80% annually.
The company is
also forecasting increased visitation to
its Internet site, which currently is
averaging 500,000 visitors per day
globally.
The journey begins here:
www.olympicairlines.com
For passengers,
the website of the Company is proving to
be the best start for any trip within
Greece or beyond, since it offers new
esthetics, rich content and cutting edge
technology, all of which upgrade the
available services for purchasing
tickets online as well for electronic
check-in.
Travelers have
every good reason to begin their voyage
from the renewed and upgraded website of
the company at
www.olympicairlines.com,
since this is the place where they will
find all the great fares and special
offers for the company’s Domestic and
International network.
All this in a
user friendly environment, where they
can purchase their airline tickets,
using their credit card, selecting
flights and fares which best suit their
needs from a large variety of fare
options and routes.
Electronic
check-in offers to the Domestic flight
passengers who are traveling with
carry-on bags, the ability to avoid
check-in lines, to select their seat
assignment on-line. Very soon, these
same services will become available for
almost all passengers of Olympic
Airlines, Domestic or International,
regardless of whether they have luggage
to check or not.
Additionally,
within the next few months a new
Business-to-Business (B2B) electronic
facility will be implemented, which will
enable faster, better and more efficient
servicing of the needs of Travel Agents
and Businesses.
As for its
improved content, the new web site of
Olympic Airlines contains a wealth of
practical information, as well as the
most important facts in the history of
the company. The Olympic Airlines
profile includes detailed data about
their Network, Staff, Fleet and partner
airlines and of course, Corporate news.
Furthermore,
there is extensive content about the
renewed Frequent Flyer Program of
Olympic Airlines, ICARUS. This program
offers its members attractive benefits
and substantial mileage for redemption.
The site gives
special attention to two areas where
Olympic Airlines has achieved a position
of leadership in the market: Flight
Safety and Corporate Social
Responsibility.
The Company’s
new website also offers detailed
information about Airport and In-flight
services, including Special services for
young or unaccompanied children, and
persons with special needs. There is
also information about travel
requirement for animals, Cargo services,
as well as Passenger Baggage.
Finally, the
site offers tourist and other user
information, from the most interesting
sites to visit to the weather, time zone
and necessary documents required for the
trip to every destination serviced by
Olympic Airlines.
l November 30, 2007
WORLD TRAVEL MARKET 2007
Olympic Airlines & GNTO Competition
Six lucky visitors will explore the breathtaking scenery
of a country huge in its diversity: GREECE !
The prize winners - who will enjoy free vacation packages
to Greece for two persons - were drawn out of the correct
entry's submitted during the competition organised
jointly by Olympic Airlines & the Greek National
Tourist Organisation (GNTO) for the World Travel Market
2007 in London.
The competition took place on November 13th and November
14th 2007 at GNTO ’s pavilion and the six lucky
prize winners are:
Mr. Kostas Ioannou
Mrs. Audrea Burke-Shaw
Mrs. A. Kalli
Mr. Christopher Hague
Mr. Alex Plytas
Mr. Kostas Dimitriou
l February 07, 2007
The number of passengers, using the Olympic Airlines web site www.olympicairlines.com
to book tickets and travel is increasing rapidly.
Since the establishment of the Olympic Airlines web
site, in February 2004, the number of passengers who
made their bookings and got tickets from the carrier’s
web site has substantially increased, and more than
600.000 passengers have used this service until now.
Passengers’ growing preference for our Internet
services has brought an impressive 80% rise in the
company’s revenues from Internet sales in January
2007 as compared to January 2006.
Our company has recently published its web site in
French language. As a result, French speaking passengers
can make Internet reservations from around the world
regardless of the existence of Olympic Airlines flights
at that country.
Furthermore, New Zealand and Poland have been recently
added into the listed countries that passengers can
make bookings for.
In addition, if you are member of our frequent fliers
program ICARUS, you can earn bonus air miles when you
make reservations though our corporate website. In
detail, you can earn an extra 500 miles for one-way
domestic flights in economy class and 750 miles for
one-way domestic flights in business class. In international
flights the bonus comes up to 1.000 miles for one-way
flights in economy class and 1.500 miles for one-way
flights in business class.
Passengers have the option to receive information about
departure and arrival times as well as availability
in Olympic Airlines flights, via mobile phone connections
(OTE i-mode, Vodafone Live, Tim Wap). The airline’s
web site also provides information about its frequent
flyer program (ICARUS) and contact details for local
offices in Greece and abroad.
Our top management priority is to offer comprehensive,
efficient and effective electronic services as part
of a strategy for the overall improvement of customer
satisfaction.
Note: The Olympic Airlines corporate web site ( www.olympicairlines.com
) is published in Greek, English and French. In addition,
customers in Germany, Italy and Spain can use our local
web sites (www.olympic-airlines.de for Germany, www.olympic-airways.it
for Italy and www.olympicairlines.es for Spain).
l November 03, 2006
NEW
EU AIRPORTS SECURITY RULES (European Council Regulation
No 1546/2006)
EFFECTED
AS FROM NOV 6th 2006:
1. Liquids and gels are prohibited in hand baggage
by Local and Transfer Passengers, in the passengers’
cabin of the aircraft, to every destination (Intra
and Extra Schengen).
2. Liquids are prohibited in hand baggage, unless in
individual containers with a capacity not greater than
100 milliliters or equivalent and contained in one
transparent re-seal able plastic bag of a capacity
not exceeding 1 liter. The contents of the plastic
bag shall fit comfortably ant the bag shall be completely
closed. Liquids include gels, pastes, lotions, liquid/solid
mixtures and the contents of pressurized containers,
e.g toothpaste, hair gel, drinks, soups, syrups, perfume,
shaving foam, aerosols and other items of similar consistency.
3. Exemptions may be granted if the liquid is:
to be used during the trip and is either required for
medical purposes or a special dietary requirement,
including baby food. When requested to do the passenger
shall provide proof of authenticity of the exempted
liquid, or
obtained airside beyond the point where boarding passes
are controlled from outlets that are subject to approved
security procedures as part of the airport security
program, on condition that the liquids is packed in
a bag that is both tamper evident and displays satisfactory
proof of purchase at that airport on that day, or
obtained in the security restricted area from outlets
that are subject to approved security procedures as
part of the airport security program, or
obtained at another Community airport , on condition
that the liquid is packed in a bag that is both tamper
evident and displays satisfactory proof of purchase
at airside at that airport on that day, or
obtained on board an aircraft of a Community air carrier,
on condition that the liquid is packed in a bag that
is both tamper evident and displays satisfactory proof
of purchase on board that aircraft on that day.
4. All liquids shall be presented at screening points
for examination.
5. Portable computers and other large electrical items
shall be removed from cabin baggage before screening
is performed and screened separately.
Any bag subject to screening by x-ray equipment that
is found to contain a large electrical item shall be
screened again with the item no longer in the bag and
the electrical item screened separately.
6. Coats and jackets of passengers shall be screened
as a separate piece of cabin baggage.
7. Liquids, or gels are allowed for carriage on x-ray
checked baggage in accordance with the existing national
security rules and airlines individual restrictions.
l September 15, 2006
OLYMPIC AIRLINES WEBSITE
The number of passengers who use the Olympic Airlines
web site www.olympicairlines.com in order to book and
travel is increasing rapidly.
Since the establishment of the Olympic Airlines web
site, in February 2004, the number of visitors has
dramatically increased, and more than 480,000 passengers
have used this service up till now.
Passengers’ growing preference for our Internet
services has brought an impressive 50% rise in the
company’s revenues from Internet sales since last
year.
Moreover, the Olympic Airlines web site is constantly
enriched. Recently, a new function has been added which
provides passengers with the ability to make family
bookings, including their babies and children. Under
the section “On-line services• passengers
can check in electronically (e-check in) for most of
the carrier’s domestic destinations.
Via mobile phone connections (OTE i-mode, Vodafone
Live, Tim Wap) passengers have the ability to receive
information on time of arrivals, departures and availability
on Olympic Airlines flights. The airline’s web
site also provides information on its frequent flyer
program (ICARUS) and the contact details of Olympic
Airlines offices in Greece and abroad. Finally, three
Baltic (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia) and three Scandinavian
countries (Sweden, Finland and Norway) have recently
been added to the web-listed countries.
The Olympic Airlines top management priority is to
offer more comprehensive electronic services as part
of a strategy for the betterment of its overall services
to passengers.
l August 11, 2006
ADDITIONAL
MEASURES FOR PASSENGERS WHO TRAVEL TO USA
EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY
By Order of the Department of Homeland Security Transportation
Security Administration
PASSENGERS MAY NOT HAVE LIQUIDS OR GELS OF ANY SIZE
AT THE SCREENING CHECKPOINT OR IN THE CABIN OF THE
AIRCRAFT
Including beverages, shampoo, suntan lotion, creams,
toothpaste, hair gel and other items of similar consistency.
Such items may be transported in checked baggage
Passengers may have:
Baby formula, breast milk or juice if a baby or small
child is traveling.
Prescription medicine with a name that matches the
passenger’s ticket.
Insulin and essential other non-prescription medicines.
Beverages purchased in the sterile area must be consumed
before boarding the aircraft.
l August 11, 2006
BAA Alert at UK Airports Media Statement - Additional
Security Measures
Following this mornings police action, the Department
for Transport have asked all UK airports to apply additional
security measures designed to ensure passenger safety.
These measures will prevent passengers from carrying
hand luggage into the cabin of an aircraft with the
following excepts (which must be placed in a plastic
bag):
pocket size wallets and pocket size purses plus contents
(for example money, credit cards, identity cards etc
(not handbags))
travel documents essential for the journey (for example
passports and travel tickets)
prescription medicines and medical items sufficient
and essential for the flight (e.g. diabetic kit), except
in liquid form unless verified as authentic
spectacles and sunglasses, without cases
contact lens holders, without bottles of solution
for those travelling with an infant: baby food, milk
(the contents of each bottle must be tasted by the
accompanying passenger)
sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight
(nappies, wipes, creams and nappy disposal bags)
female sanitary items sufficient and essential for
the flight, if unboxed (eg tampons, pads, towels and
wipes)? tissues (unboxed) and/or handkerchiefs
keys (but no electrical key fobs)
All passengers must be hand searched, and their footwear
and all the items they are carrying must be x-ray screened.
Pushchairs and walking aids must be x-ray screened,
and only airport-provided wheelchairs may pass through
the screening point.
In addition to the above, all passengers boarding flights
to the USA and all the items they are carrying, including
those acquired after the central screening point, must
be subjected to secondary search at the boarding gate.
Any liquids discovered must be removed from the passenger.
BAA wish to stress that these are precautionary measures.
During the next few days airports will be extremely
busy, therefore only those intending to fly should
come to the airport. Passengers are also asked to use
public transport to get to and from the airport wherever
possible.
Passengers are asked to be patient while these additional
security measures are put in place. Delays are likely
and passengers are therefore asked to allow extra time
for their journey.
l Special offers to New
York
Olympic Airlines informs you about the new special
offers from Greece to New York.
CLASS FROM FARE (Round trip) DISCONTINUED
Business Athens &
Thessaloniki € 1599 October 29, 2005
Business Other domestic
points of departure € 1689 October 29, 2005
Economy Athens &
Thessaloniki € 480 May 31, 2005
Economy Other domestic
points of departure € 550 May 31, 2005
Limited number of seats. Taxes, security charges, service
fees and fuel surcharge not included. For further information
and reservations please call: 801 11 44444 (when calling
from Greece), +30 210 9666666 (when calling from abroad),
or your travel agent.
l OA Website
Olympic Airlines’ website www.olympicairlines.com
has celebrated its first year of operation offering
prompt and reliable information on services rendered.
Some 100.000 flyers have used this service since its
creation and have materialized more than 140.000 flights
within the same time frame.
Olympic Airlines has designed a website including:
Both an online reservation and a cost-efficient ticket
sales system for both international and domestic flights.
Our customers’ accounts are instantly debited
upon product purchase and all documents issued are
delivered free of charge to our client’s address
or by effective hand-over to airports wherever applicable.
A departures/arrivals table showing Olympic Airlines
flight schedules in real time at “Eleftherios
Venizelos• Athens International Airport.
Exceptional fares for selected domestic and international
destinations are also made readily available on our
homepage.
Weather conditions for any place round the globe you
intend to visit are just a click away. ICARUS frequent
flyer program members may obtain accurate information
provided online on services and special promotions.
Note that Olympic Airlines’ website scores highly
in web surfers preferences, placed within the 40.000
most visited web pages in its first year of operation,
amid 48,8 million internet sites worldwide.
From the Press Office
l US TSA Lighter Ban
You are kindly notified that second to the US
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) mandate,
passengers cannot carry butane, battery powered or
other lighters on themselves or in carry-on bags after
April 14, 2005 when traveling to the USA.
l Important Notice for passengers
departing
from Cairo airport
You are kindly requested to be present three
hours (3 hours) before departure time at Olympic Airlines
counters at Terminal 2 of the Cairo airport, due to
the fact that construction works will take place at
Terminal 2 mid April 2005.
You are welcome to check and confirm with our Cairo
reservation department at +202 3931318, 3931277 between
09:00 and 16:00 daily.
l Special offers to Cyprus
OLYMPIC AIRLINES announce a new special and
attractive offer from GREECE to LARNACA in Economy
Class.
From To Fare
(Round trip)
Athens, & Heraklion
LARNACA
€ 69
From To Fare
(Round trip)
Thessaloniki
LARNACA
€ 99
IMPORTANT NOTICES
SALEABLE FROM: March 17, 2005
JOURNEY START: March 17 to June 30, 2005
RETURN BY: June 30, 2005
CLASS OF SERVICE: Economy
TYPE OF JOURNEY: Round trip
NUMBER OF SEATS: Limited
CHILD DISCOUNT: No
INFANT DISCOUNT: No
NOT INCLUDED: Taxes, security charges, service fees
and fuel surcharge.
For further information and reservations please call:
801 11 44444 (when calling from Greece), +30 210 9666666
(when calling from abroad), or your travel agent.
l Special offers to Germany
& Italy
OLYMPIC AIRLINES, in recognition of its customers'
confidence, continue with new and especially attractive
offers to Europe and CYPRUS.
From To Fare from
(Round trip)
Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Chania & Rhodes
DÜSSELDORF, FRANKFURT, MILAN, MUNICH, ROME, STUTTGART
€ 119
From To Fare from
(One Way)
Thessaloniki
DÜSSELDORF, FRANKFURT, MUNICH, STUTTGART
€ 60
IMPORTANT NOTICES
SALEABLE FROM: March 28, 2005
JOURNEY START: March 28 to May 31, 2005
RETURN BY: May 31, 2005
CLASS OF SERVICE: Economy
NUMBER OF SEATS: Limited
CHILD DISCOUNT: No
INFANT DISCOUNT: No
NOT INCLUDED: Taxes, security charges, service fees
and fuel surcharge
For further information and reservations please call:
801 11 44444 (when calling from Greece), +30 210 9666666
(when calling from abroad), or your travel agent.
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