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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 would see most workers transferred to other public sector jobs.

The protest took place Tuesday.

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One of the World’s Most Modern Airports Deploys AirDefense Enterprise to Monitor and Ensure Security of Data Over Airport’s WLAN

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AirDefense, Inc., the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market, today announced that Athens International Airport selected its award-winning wireless intrusion prevention/detection system. AirDefense Enterprise is used to protect the airport’s wireless network in the terminal and satellite buildings covering more than 590,000 feet.

Athens International Airport is a major hub for Olympic Airlines and Aegean Airlines. Within the airport’s terminal building are more than thirty-five modern shops, including a fully equipped business center, twelve restaurants, eight business-class lounges and six car rental companies. Sixteen million passengers use the airport annually. AirDefense Enterprise enables the airport’s security experts to stop unauthorized attempts to attach to closed segments of the wireless network while providing minute-by-minute detail of traffic and potential threat activity.

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Tokyo’s Narita International Airport is finding unique ways for passengers to kill time between flights: How about trying on some Japanese body armor or a handmade kimono? Attendants will dress you and take your picture, all for free. All we can say is: Where’s the runway?

Jetlagged IT staffer Emily Haile dons a kimono and warrior hat on a layover between Bangkok and D.C.

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General Flight information on Athens International Airport(Eleftherios)

An 11% growth on a year-to-year basis has been presented by Athens International Airport with the launch of its Summer 2007 Timetable. Analytically, in the Summer 2007 Timetable, 66 airlines will be operating 1,045 weekly scheduled flights, connecting AIA to 82 international destinations (88 airports) in 50 countries.

In the domestic sector, scheduled services out of Athens also present a 6% increase on a year-to-year, with 903 weekly frequencies.

New “arrivals”:

Athens International Airport welcomes 10 new airlines operating scheduled services during Summer 2007: Carpatair, Continental Airlines, Ilyich-Avia, KrasAir, US Airways, as well as the low cost carriers Aer Lingus, Air Baltic, and KDavia. In addition, Finnair and Saudi Arabian Airlines are reintroducing scheduled flights out of Athens.

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