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Olympic Airlines national acrrier airline for Greece, operating local and international routes. Reservations, news and corporate information.
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Olymipic Airlines - online reservations
Whilst you are on the Olymipic Airlines web site www.olympicairlines.com you press the button users help and follow the simple steps guiding through your online reservation. Alternatively you may also use any other O.A local web site, click on ONLINE RESERVATIONS, Press the button users help and follow the user-friendly instructions.
Some Questions
Why don't I get the cheapest fare?, Perhaps this cheap fare is not available on this particular flight. Please try another day.
Do I have to reconfirm my reservation?, You would have to ring the local OA ticket office, 72 hours before your flight departs to reconfirm your flight. This is a standard procedure applied to all airline bookings whether made via Internet or not.
What is the currency for paying my tickets in Madrid (e.g. Madrid-Athens-Madrid) whilst I am at New York?, The currency of paying your tickets in Madrid airport will be Euro, providing your departure is within the following 72 hours of making your reservation. However if your departure is more than 72 hours ahead of making your reservation then you will pay for your ticket in US Dollars online. The country in which you buy your ticket will denominate the purchasing currency of your ticket.
When is the ticket delivered at my address?, From the moment you have paid for your ticket via Internet it usually takes a full working date, providing your flight departure is 72 hours ahead or the date you have made your reservation, otherwise (if you fly in less than 72 hours) you get your ticket at your departure airport.
Recent News
Provided by the BBC
Earlier efforts to privatise Olympic have failed
The Greek parliament has approved plans to restructure the national carrier Olympic Airways, but unions have said they will keep up strike action against the changes.
The new carrier - to be called Olympic Airlines - will employ only 1,800 people, with the rest of the present 6,100-strong work force having to work in ground services under the Olympic Airways name.
The government - which hopes to relaunch the carrier before next year's Olympic Games to be held in Athens - says the move is the only way to save the airline from bankruptcy.
Some 40 flight attendants called in sick on Thursday in protest at the proposals after a strike was declared illegal, leading Olympic to charter planes and crews from other carriers.
The disruption continued into Friday with the cancellation of two flights from Athens to Copenhagen and Brussels and delays to many Olympic services.
"Around 200 passengers have been affected - we've been able to change their dates of departure," said Olympic spokesman Nicolas Saroukos.
Action to continue
Union officials say more industrial action is planned.
"The board laid off 25 people yesterday (from those participating in the action), and when there are lay-offs, there's no way we sit tight," said union official Vassilis Mourikis.
Olympic, which has debts of about half a billion euros, was seen as Europe's most vulnerable airline even before the slump in global passenger numbers triggered by the 11 September attacks.
Two previous attempts at privatising the carrier have fallen through in the past two years after key bidders pulled out.
The government last week said Greek banks had started talks with potential buyers of a 51% stake in the airline.
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