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Athens, 17 October - A mishap for the president of Greece, Karolos Papoulias: he is stuck together with his staff in Vietnam, where he had been making an official visit lasting four days, as his official Airbus has broken down. This was reported by the national flagship airline, Olympic Airlines, which provides the presidential aeroplanes. […]

Each Way From To
New York, NY (LGA) London, United Kingdom (LHR) $200 Washington, DC (DCA) London, United Kingdom (LHR) $200 Philadelphia, PA London, United Kingdom (LHR) $225 Charlotte, NC London, United Kingdom (LHR) $255 San Francisco, CA London, United Kingdom (LHR) $275 Philadelphia, PA Milan, Italy $240 Chicago, IL (ORD) Milan, Italy $250 Boston, […]

From $408* per person r/t Winter Airfare Special
With the dramatic increase in the value of the US Dollar against the Icelandic Krona, Iceland is now a top bargain destination, giving consumers nearly twice the spending power compared to last year.
In August 2008, USA today picked Iceland as on of 5 top destinations for Fall ‘08 […]

San Francisco Chronicle
As oil prices fall, both U.S. and foreign airlines are cutting fuel surcharges on most flights to Europe, a move that will save fliers $50 on flights to Paris, Rome and Madrid, and more than $60 on flights to London. Images
Getting to Florence will be a bit cheaper as airlines cut… Tom Parsons, […]

ATHENS, Greece (CNN) — Greece’s air, rail and urban transport came to a grinding halt Wednesday as the country’s biggest labor union staged a 24-hour nationwide strike in protest of the government’s plan to sell off the state’s ailing carrier Olympic Airlines. People queue at an Olympic Airlines desk at Athens International Airport.
At least […]

International Herald Tribune
ATHENS, Greece: Protesting workers at Greek carrier Olympic Airlines have blocked both runways at Athens International Airport, briefly disrupting flights.
Airport officials say the demonstration lasted about 10 minutes, forcing planes to circle the airport. Police are reporting no arrests.
Olympic’s employee unions oppose government plans to sell the loss-making airline under a plan that […]

Ekathimerini
THANASSIS DIMOPOULOS/EUROKINISSI
Employees of the state air-carrier Olympic Airlines joined a large-scale workers’ strike yesterday to protest the government’s plans for its privatization. OA canceled more than 50 flights. Other flights were affected too, as air-traffic controllers joined the action. The city center clogged up as citizens relied on their cars due to a public transport […]

Each Way From To
Washington DC (DCA) Nassau, Bahamas $95 Chicago, IL (ORD) Nassau, Bahamas $95 Charlotte, NC Nassau, Bahamas $100 Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Nassau, Bahamas $125 Philadelphia, PA Nassau, Bahamas $130 New York, NY (LGA) Freeport, Bahamas $90 Baltimore, MD Freeport, Bahamas $100 Boston, MA Freeport, Bahamas $100 Charlotte, NC Freeport, Bahamas $140 […]

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Anguilla, Anguilla (AXA) - San Juan, PR (SJU) $184 Boston, MA (BOS) - London Heathrow, United Kingdom (LHR) $500 Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD) - Dublin, Ireland (DUB) $588 Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX (DFW) - Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD) $443 Dallas / Ft. Worth, […]

  New York based writer Jennifer Cody Epstein has just published her first novel “A Painter from Shanghai” based on the life of Chinese painter Pan Yuliang. The book traces Pan Yuliang’s tumultuous life and her relentless pursuit of artistic fulfillment against the backdrop of seismic political and social change in the China of the […]