Aegean Announces New Athens Service

Aegean Airlines has announced that it will launch a twice weekly Athens service from Birmingham on 10th June 2014, operating each Tuesday and Saturday.

The flights will be operated using 168-seat Airbus A320 aircraft and passengers will be offered a dual class configuration and full onboard service, which includes complimentary food and drink.

The twice-weekly service will provide passengers in the Midlands with direct access to the Greek capital, as well as making it easier for passengers to continue their journey onwards to the Greek islands and mainland Greece.

William Pearson, Aviation Development Director at Birmingham Airport, said: “Athens is a fantastic addition to our route network as it will provide direct access to the Greek capital as well as to the hundreds of Greek Islands that are so popular with British tourists.

“Aegean Airlines is a new scheduled airline for Birmingham Airport, and as a Star Alliance member adds to the portfolio of airlines in this leading network of global carriers. We look forward to welcoming Aegean Airlines in June 2014.”

Business class passengers and Gold card members will have business lounge access at Birmingham Airport and Gold card members are also eligible for extra baggage allowance.

Athens is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum; it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy.  Today, a cosmopolitan metropolis, modern Athens is central to economic, financial, industrial, political and cultural life in Greece.