Olympic Air

Flew on the 16th of June Athens to Mykonos. Very short 35 min flight on a dash 8 Q400. Staff were courteous and happy to help (on ground and inflight). Regardless of the short flight drinks and some peanuts were served which was a nice touch considering how short the cruise time was (roughly 5 minutes) before descent started.

Our flight was scheduled for 1450hrs but we were delayed at security screening due to the long queue and we came from a connecting flight. When we rushed to the boarding gate at 1440hrs we were unable to board. The gate controller wanted to help us but somebody on the other end of her walkie-talkie refused to let us board. The bus driver was waiting to rush us to the plane but in the end everything was in vain. We had to get another pair of tickets for a next day flight and spend the night at the airport as a result. The plane did not even attempt to wait for us but preferred to take the time to offload out luggage. In all experiences flying although not required all airlines planes have always given an unspoken grace period of perhaps 5-10 mins for late passengers some even longer as connecting passengers have to rush through gates. We would not have gone past 5 mins boarding time and Olympic Air refused to wait. We forfeited a booked hotel night stay and had a bad experience with getting another ticket.

Very quick 40 minute flight from Athens to Mykonos and back. Great helpful staff and they tried to serve a drink each way and a snack but ran out of time. New aircraft and comfortable economy seating.

Flight from Milos to Athens. Aircraft dash 8-100 old but with a clean cabin. Very good service for a 35 mins flight.

Flight from Athens to Vienna in business class. Very nice service from the crew and a fantastic breakfast. Aircraft was a new airbus A319.

Flew OA on 21st July Athens - Corfu route. Flight operated by bombardier Q800 aircraft. Before take off cabin was too hot. Airplane is not convenient if you have special needs. Aisle was very thin and the toilet was so small it was hard to move with the door closed. I will avoid this airline.

From Athens to Santorini. The flying time was so short around 35 mins. But served cookies and hot drinks. The flight departed from Athens on time. Flight announcement was clear and correct.

SMI-ATH-SMI route (once or twice a month). OA uses small Bombardier airplanes whose seats do not recline. There is enough leg space (I am 185cm) and the seat width is fine. There is no inflight entertainment. The personnel has always been very polite and helpful. The only problem with OA are the outrageously high prices for its domestic flights especially for destinations like SMI where there is no competition.

I fly with Olympic Athens-Istanbul-Athens twice a month for the last 3 years and I'm very satisfied. They provide nice meals (even on short flights). What I dislike is that they partially switched to the Dash 8 Q 400 turboprops from the A320 for some destinations (Istanbul included sometimes). I'd recommend them.

Athens-Limnos on a Q400. Check in quick and efficient. Boarding by bus but quite efficient too. The flight left five minutes early and arrived 15 minutes early. It was smooth and the friendly crew worked very hard to get everyone a drink and nuts on this 40-min flight. There was ample leg room. A good experience.