Airline "Greek Airlines" (Aegean Airlines): reviews

Aegean Airlines is the largest companyGreece, carrying out passenger flights from Greek cities, both domestically and internationally. The head office of the airline is located in Athens. The company has several bases for charter and regular flights to the resorts of Greece.

History of formation

Airline Aegean Aviation was established overthirty years ago, in 1987. Initially, she was engaged in organizing premium air transportation, performing flights as a special ambulance in the air. Five years later, Aegean Airlines became the first private carriers in Greece. Two years later, the company merged with the Vassilakis group and began to carry out flights on a regular basis from the capital of the country around the world.

In the winter of 1999, an airline carrier acquires Air Greece. Two years later, Aegean Airlines merged with Cronus Airlines.

In late 2005, a Greek carrier signed a code-sharing agreement with Lufthansa. Four years later, the company signs code-sharing agreements with Brussels Airlines, bmi and TAP Portugal.

In the summer of 2010, Aegean Airlines joins the Star Alliance. In the fall of 2012, the Greek company bought Olympic Air for seventy-two million euros.

Geography of flights

Greek airline Aegean Airlines commitscharter and regular flights to the resorts of Greece. The main airports are ports in the following cities: Athens and Thessaloniki. Most flights take place from other cities. For example, Heraklion, Rhodes or Alexandroupolis.

In the international direction, Greek airlines Aegean Airlines fly to Europe, Armenia, the UK, the UAE, Georgia, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Finland, Ukraine and Cyprus.

Activities in Russia

The Greek air carrier also operates in our country, carrying out:

• flights from Greek cities on a regular basis to the capital of our country;
• charter flights from Athens to St. Petersburg, Kazan and Rostov-on-Don;
• charter flights from Heraklion to Chisinau.

Aircraft

According to reviews, Aegean Airlines ownsand operates first-class aircraft. In its fleet appear Airbus A319-100, A320-200 and A321-200. The average age of the company's aircraft is just over eight years.

Traveling with children

According to the rules of the company, a baby is considered a child under one year old. When traveling with babies, the following rules apply:

• Do not fly with babies up to seven days after birth.
• For each infant must be accompanying over fifteen years.

Tariff application rules:

• A special fare for babies applies if it travels in the hands of an adult.
• You must contact the help deskcarrier to provide a child seat, if the baby will be in a separate place. Chairs for babies should be used in the free seat of the aircraft. Child seats can not be placed in the aisle of the aircraft, near the emergency exit. The child seat must be secured before the start of the flight and remain in this state until the landing of the aircraft.
• For a child older than two years booked a separate place.

Animal Travel

If you plan to fly on Aegean aircraftAirlines animals, you need to contact the company's reservation department and inform them of your desire. Transportation of pets on board an aircraft is allowed only in special carriers, subject to the following conditions:

• It is allowed to transport only one pet in the cabin.
• Special carrying should provide the owner of the animal.
• The weight of the container for a pet should not be more than eight kilograms.
• Container should be transported as hand luggage.
• The animal must be vaccinated against rabies at the required time. Vaccination is carried out once a year.
• Guide animals are transported free of charge.

Pros of flight from Russia to Greece

Travel to Greece always begins with the desireman to touch something ancient, huge, incredible. Greece will change the outlook of any tourist, making him an avid traveler. Each new trip to this country is unlike the previous one.

Millions of citizens of our country rest on the sunny beaches of cheerful Greece. Greece has preserved the primordial nature of its ancient culture and surprisingly connected it with the world of modernity.

Trips to Greece will provide not only carefree,but also very tasty tourist rest. In cozy restaurants, the tourist will feel the aroma and taste of local dishes. World-famous Greek salad with huge shrimps, crispy skewers with kebabs, delicious meat dishes, fresh vegetables and fruits, sparkling wine will not leave indifferent any guest of the country who came here to relax, sunbathe, eat, drink and have fun.

Many citizens of our country, going totravel to Greece, choose, focusing on reviews, Greek airlines Aegean Airlines. Here are the main positive points when choosing this carrier:

• Cheap tickets for other companies that fly to Greece.
• Possibility of online check-in with the choice of a convenient location.
• Landing on the flight passes, as a rule, without delay and overlays.
• In the cabin you can carry a hand luggage, which is not particularly carefully inspect.
• The Airbus 320-200 is small, clean andconvenient. Armchairs with leather seats. Legroom abound. According to passenger reviews about Aegean Airlines, there is a place to put luggage under the seat next to the seat.
• Pilots are true professionals, carrying out soft take-off and landing even in difficult weather conditions (hurricane, heavy rain, snowfall).
• Flight attendants work friendly,smiling and attentive young women, Greek women. All dressed in form. They speak English and a little Russian. Before the flight begins, flight attendants offer passengers “Dushes” type caramels and hand out child safety belts. Children are given a ball with the logo of Aegean Airlines and a coloring book with colored pencils.
• After the flight begins, flight attendants offerdrinks: juices, carbonated drinks, water, wine or beer. In the middle of the flight, passengers are served lunch: hot dish, snack. Meals on the plane depends on the time of departure. In general, not bad, but far from abundant. After the main meal, hot drinks are offered: tea or coffee (normal coffee from a coffee pot). Water or juices are brought at the request of the passenger.
• On board the aircraft sell a lot of quality and exclusive things.
• By the way, during check-in you can choose foodfrom the special menu (vegetarian, low-calorie, kosher, meals for children, meals with no lactose content, etc.), if you want, and it is absolutely free. Customers can place an order with the selected menu on the company's website. The corresponding application must be issued at least one day prior to the start of the flight either when booking a ticket or after booking a ticket through a referral service. Pay special attention that the unique menu onboard is only available on flights between countries operated by Aegean.
• On most international flights of the companyAegean offers hearty baby food in glass jars. Delicious food will not only satisfy the child, but will certainly like it, as it is decorated in branded bags and served with colorful pictures and children's appliances for eating in the form of an airplane.
• If necessary, passengers are given disposable blankets and pillows.
• The cabin has air conditioning system to create a favorable climate.
• After arrival the baggage is issued without delay.
• A separate front desk Aegean for families for families with young children at the airport of the capital of Greece, Athens.
• Есть система премирования для постоянных клиентов Aegean companies and companies with which code-sharing cooperation is conducted. Loyalty of regular passengers is rewarded with the provision of unique privileges during the trip. Each new level of membership provides increasing benefits. A relatively good bonus program, however, before Silver and Gold levels were given for life, and now they are only a year long.

Cons of the flight from Russia to Greece

According to reviews about Aegean Airlines, there are still some negative points on flights with this carrier:

• There is no safety instruction in Russian on an international flight from Russia. Russian-speaking staff is extremely rare. According to safety, these are unacceptable.
• Bad customer information in case of cancellationflights (for example, by writing an email). Although, as a rule, in the event of cancellation of flights through the fault of an aviation carrier, passengers are provided with free accommodation, meals and transfer to the next possible flight.
• High penalties for the delivery of tickets. It is worth noting that there are tickets that are not refundable.
• Hand luggage that passengers carry on the plane is not particularly inspected, so sometimes very large suitcases are inside the cabin. It interferes with other passengers.
• In case of difficulties, it is difficult to contact the company by email.

Flight between the cities of Greece

According to reviews (2017), Aegean Airlines operates domestic flights between Greek cities. We list the main positive aspects of these flights:

• Prices for flights between Greek cities are acceptable for a low-cost airline.
• Domestic flights make small planes, but are clean and comfortable. The salons are in excellent condition, all upholstery and interior decoration in perfect condition.
• Highly professional pilots also work on domestic flights. Aircraft easily take off and comfortably make a soft landing.
• Flight attendants work friendly, attentive young Greek. They speak English and Greek.
• After the flight begins, flight attendants offer drinks, crackers and nuts.
• Racks for married couples with small children to check in out of line queues exist at the airports of Athens, Thessaloniki and Larnaca.
• For small passengers on the sides of an international airline provides gifts in the form of educational games.
• Baggage to passengers issue promptly.

Features of business class salons

According to reviews of Aegean Airlines, business class can hardly be called a premium class. Let us dwell on the disadvantages:

• When boarding and loading baggage, there are no privileges for the premium class (common queue, common bus).
• Chairs in business class as usualeconomy lounge. The step between the seats is also normal. A man can not afford to stretch his legs, lie down. This is unacceptable when selling air tickets at an inflated price (a ticket in business class, on average, is five hundred euros more expensive than in economy class).
• Depending on the number of tickets sold inbusiness class put an ordinary curtain between the business class and the economy lounge (how many tickets were sold to the premium salon, so many rows and fenced off).
• Dining in business class is not much different from the budget option.
• No entertainment (Wi-Fi, multimedia system).
• High penalties for the delivery of tickets.

Outcomes

In general, the company Aegean Airlines, according to reviews, leaves the passengers a pleasant impression of the flight. Flight schedule is respected. Airplanes are new and clean, experienced crews.