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Olympic Airlines was inaugurated on 6th April 1957 and stopped to operate on 29th September 2009. Its IATA code is OA, ICAO code is OAL and Callsign is OLYMPIC. It was founded originally in 1930 and named Icarus.
Olympic Airlines Details
Olympic Airlines flew to different destinations across the world in South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, Russia, France, Serbia, Germany, Turkey, Greece, UK, Hungary, USA and Canada.
The Greek carrier had codesharing deals with several airlines such as Cyprus Airways, Czech Airlines, Aerosvit Airlines, Egypt Air, Air Malta and Kuwait Airways. It operated with 200 planes and that included 15 Boeing 737-284s and Britten Norman BN2 Islanders.
It was based at Athens International Airport but also operated from Thessaloniki International Airport. Its frequent flyer program was referred to as Icarus. Apart from these, it also operated a couple of airport lounges named Aristotle Onassis and Melina Merkouri.
Macedonian Airlines was its subsidiary and its holding company was Olympic Airways SA. Its head offices were at Athens and Pyrros D. Papadimitriou was its CEO and Chairman. During its time it was the top aviation enterprise in Greece.
Olympic Airlines flew to different destinations across the world in South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, Russia, France, Serbia, Germany, Turkey, Greece, UK, Hungary, USA and Canada.
The Greek carrier had codesharing deals with several airlines such as Cyprus Airways, Czech Airlines, Aerosvit Airlines, Egypt Air, Air Malta and Kuwait Airways. It operated with 200 planes and that included 15 Boeing 737-284s and Britten Norman BN2 Islanders.
It was based at Athens International Airport but also operated from Thessaloniki International Airport. Its frequent flyer program was referred to as Icarus. Apart from these, it also operated a couple of airport lounges named Aristotle Onassis and Melina Merkouri.
Macedonian Airlines was its subsidiary and its holding company was Olympic Airways SA. Its head offices were at Athens and Pyrros D. Papadimitriou was its CEO and Chairman. During its time it was the top aviation enterprise in Greece.
