Ideal Service for Both Business and Leisure Travelers
Aegean Airlines to fly from Athens to London’s Heathrow airport
As of October 25th, AEGEAN will begin two daily non-stop flights from Athens, Greece, to London’s Heathrow airport (UK). The flight departure and arrival times are ideal for both business and leisure travelers. The flight schedule has been designed to allow for excellent connections with AEGEAN’s domestic destinations.
Flight Schedule:
| Athens - London Heathrow |
| From | To | Departure | Arrival | Days | Flight |
| ATH | LHR | 09:10 | 11:15 | Daily | A3602 |
| ATH | LHR | 17:20 | 19:20 | Daily | A3606 |
| London Heathrow - Athens |
| From | To | Departure | Arrival | Days | Flight |
| LHR | ATH | 12:45 | 18:30 | Daily | A3603 |
| LHR | ATH | 20:20 | 02:05 | Daily | A3607 |
The flights to London’s Heathrow will be operated with brand new Airbus A321, in dual class configuration offering a full meal and an in-flight entertainment system with six music channels and a movie to all passengers without extra charges. Business class passengers will be able to enjoy improved seat comfort, a choice of meals, as well espresso or cappuccino.
After AEGEAN completes its process of integration and joins Star Alliance, which is expected by June 2010, the company’s goal at Heathrow is to develop partnerships with Star Alliance members such as United, US Airways, Air Canada, and Continental which fly into Heathrow, in order to offer AEGEAN’s passengers improved access to final destinations in North America.
About Aegean Airlines:
Aegean Airlines is a full service airline, having a leading domestic position in Greece and a growing presence in international scheduled routes between Greece and destinations in Europe and neighboring countries. In 2008 Aegean carried 6 million passengers, an increase of 14% over 2007. The company currently operates a fleet of 31 aircraft with an average age of 2 years in its scheduled flights. Aegean performs scheduled flights to 17 Greek destinations (Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Chania, Rhodes, Kos, Samos, Mytilene, Chios, Alexandroupolis, Mykonos, Santorini, Kavala, Limnos, Corfu, Ioannina and Kefalonia) and 18 other International destinations (London, Paris, Munich, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Berlin, Brussels, Barcelona, Rome, Milan, Venice, Larnaca, Paphos, Cairo, Sofia, Bucharest, Tirana). Aegean is also a Regional Partner of Lufthansa providing access for its passengers to Lufthansa’s global network. Within its ten year scheduled services history AEGEAN has been awarded six times by the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) in recognition of its operating performance, commercial success and commitment to customer comfort and satisfaction. Additionally, AEGEAN has been repeatedly awarded by the Athens International Airport as the single largest contributor to the airport’s passenger growth. AEGEAN recently received the Skytrax World Airline award as the best regional airline in Europe for 2009.
