Aegean, Olympic Air announce more flight cancellations due to strikes

Gazzetta team 11 Νοεμβρίου 2015 - 22:15

The Greek airlines Aegean and Olympic Air on Wednesday announced additional cancellations of domestic flights due to Thursday's 24-hour general strike, in which the civil aviation authority staff union OSYPA will be participating.

Aegean said it will not be carrying out six planned flights between Athens and the islands of Mykonos and Santorini, while Olympic Air said 28 flights will be cancelled, in addition to the 36 cancellations announced on Tuesday. The cancelled Olympic Air flights are between Athens and Kavala, Samos, Alexandroupolis, Zakynthos, Ioannina, Chios and Mytilene.

Passengers can find out which Aegean flights are cancelled by visiting the Aegean website www.aegeanair.com or calling the phone lines 801 11 20000 (from a landline) or 210 6261000 (from a cellphone). For Olympic Air flights, information is available at the airline's website www.olympicair.com and on the phone lines 801 801 0101 (for land lines), 210 3550500 (for cell phones).

The budget airline EasyJet has announced delays in its flight schedule due to the strikes and said the passengers affected will be informed via e-mail or SMS.