Olympic Airlines is an eminent flag-carrier airline of Greece

Foundation of Olympic Airlines was laid in 1957. Olympic Airlines had its origin in Icarus Airways, which is thought to be its predecessor. Icarus Airways failed and stopped its functioning due financial crisis. Soon after it a new company Greek Company for Air Transport, commonly known as G.C.A.T., built from its ashes and gradually adopted itself into Olympic Airlines. Olympic Airlines is a Greek airline and is a flag carrier Airline Company of the country. With its enormous experience and long professional history, it stands with some of the best airline companies of the world. It has an extensive network of destinations around the world, which can be compared with any international airline company. The total number of Olympic Airlines’ destinations is 78. Among the total number of these destinations half are domestic destinations and rest are the international landing places of the airline. Olympic Airlines also has a good number of aircrafts and airbuses i.e. 38. The main hubs of Olympic Airlines are Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Thessaloniki International Airport, and Rhodes International Airport. The main focus city of the airline is Makedonia International Airport. Olympic Airlines is owned by a successful business enterprise called Olympic Airlines S.A. The head office of the airline in situated in Athens, Greece.

The airline also maintains a thorough website for the sake of its customers. It contains all the important information regarding the flight schedule and plans. Any change in the already announced plans of the airline is instantly mentioned on the website. The website is also the best source of information about the special offers launched by the airline for its clients. Olympic Airlines is known in the world for its low airfares for domestic and worldwide destinations. Occasionally, the airline also offers discounts under various promotional schemes to its clients. The airline also runs, on regular basis, its ‘frequent flyer programme’ a common feature with many airlines of the world. The details of the programme are also easily available on the website of the airline. You may easily feel the difference with the offers of Olympic Airlines in comparison to other airlines of the world. The website also furnishes you the kinds of entertainment, food and drink, the airline offers on board.  Olympic Airlines fulfills the international standards with regard to its passengers’ safety and well-being. It also completes all aviation criteria and is recognized by IATA and IOSA. Olympic Airlines has 8,500 regular employees and it manifests the huge structure of the airline.    

The logo of the airline is also very appealing. It has a certain history and is different to that of its previous logo. The logo created at the inception of the airline had five rings and an eagle. There was no colour in that logo at that time. Later on, Olympic Airlines changed its logo and created a logo which resembled the Olympics insignia in same colours and the same number of rings. The Olympic authorities created objections to it and the airline had to add another ring and a change in the colours. Now Olympic Airline logo has six rings, five among them represent five continents while the sixth ring represents its home country Greece.