Aegean Airlines Strike Compensation

Yurii Moskalenko
21.08.2024
Updated 05.05.2025

One of the most common factors behind flight disruptions is flight strikes, which can be initiated by the personnel, an airport itself, or an airline. As a passenger, you should be aware of European Union Regulation 261, according to which you may be eligible for compensation of up to 600 Euros.

Learn more to find out how you can get compensation and under what circumstances.

Your Passenger Rights

The good news is that every air traveler is protected by the EU 261 regulation. The EU 261 is a European Union law that sets the rules for compensation and assistance for travelers in cases of flight delays and cancellations. Now, let’s take a closer look at air passenger rights, according to EU 261/2004:

  • The airline is required to provide travelers with information about their rights.
  • In the event of flight cancellation, a passenger has the right to choose one of the following options: either a ticket refund or rebooking to the final destination under similar conditions;
  • Passengers can expect to receive food and beverages; they are also entitled to have two free phone calls, e-mails, or faxes.
  • If you choose an alternative flight, and it involves an overnight stay, the airline is required to provide hotel accommodation, as well as transportation between the airport and the hotel.
  • Compensation from 250 to 600 euros per passenger

When You Are Entitled to Aegean Airlines Strike Compensation

Often, Aegean Airlines strikes involve their staff. These could be pilots, engineers, flight attendants, or other essential employees. As you’re now aware, you have the right to claim compensation for airline strikes, if your travel was disrupted. The compensation will then cover the inconvenience you faced because of the strike.

It is also important to understand what “extraordinary circumstances” are. These are events outside of the airline’s control. If a strike is considered one of these circumstances, the airline is not obliged to provide compensation. It is important to note if a staff strike happens, the airline could have potentially foreseen and managed such incidents, therefore these situations are within the airline’s control. That is when flight disruptions are made by the airline’s own employees, they are not cases of extraordinary circumstances. Consequently, passengers have a right to claim flight compensation.

Nonetheless, you need to be aware that each incident is individual, meaning that every flight disruption caused by a strike must be carefully analyzed to determine whether the airline will pay compensation.

Aegean Airlines Strike Compensation

Before seeking the airline strike compensation, it’s important to understand the conditions and the amount of compensation you could be entitled to.

Aegean Airlines Strike Flight Delay Compensation

The longer a flight is delayed, the more trouble it causes travelers. When airline staff go on strike, it can disrupt passengers’ plans and make them arrive at their final destination much later than expected. It is crucial to know that if your flight is delayed for over 3 hours due to a strike, you have the right to seek compensation from the airline for the inconvenience caused.

In assessing the potential sum of compensation, passengers should take two critical facts into account: the flight’s distance and the duration of the delay. It’s essential to understand these factors, as only that is how you can be calm regarding the fair flight delay compensation you deserve. Below you can see a table with the amounts of compensation you may get.

Less than 3 hoursBetween 3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursDistance
€0€250€250All flights up to 1500 km
€0€400€400All flights between 1500 km and 3500 km
€0€400€400All intra-EU flights over 3500 km
€0€300€600All non-EU flights over 3500 km

Aegean Airlines Strike Flight Cancellation Compensation

Sometimes, it also happens that airline strikes cause flight cancellation. According to EU Regulation 261, you are eligible for compensation of up to 600 Euros. Note that the regulation also states that you are entitled to compensation in the case when the airline notified you about the cancellation less than two weeks before your travel.

However, there are always some exceptions to the regulations, and here is the case. The airline has a right to avoid paying compensation if it provides the passenger an alternative flight. This flight must meet the criteria enumerated below:

Advance NoticeRe-routing Requirements
14 DaysNone
7 – 13 DaysAlternative flight departing no more than 2 hours before and arriving less than 4 hours after the original flight
Less than 7 DaysAlternative flight departing no more than 1 hour before and arriving less than 2 hours after the original flight

Importantly, if you used an alternative flight but your final arrival time at the destination point was still delayed, you are entitled to claim compensation.

The amount of the compensation fully depends on the flight distance and the time of delay in arriving at the final destination. Take a look at the table below for additional information:

Under 2 hours2-3 hours3-4 hoursOver 4 hoursNever arrivedDistance
€125€250€250€250€250All flights 1,500 km or less
€200€200€400€400€400Internal EU flights over 1,500 km
€200€200€400€400€400Non-internal EU flights 1,500 km- 3,500 km
€300€300€300€600€600Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km

Which Aegean Airlines Flights Are Covered by EU261?

The EU261 regulation applies to every flight departing from airports in the EU, regardless of the airline, as well as flights arriving in the EU from outside the EU if they are operated by airlines based in the EU. It also applies to flights to/from Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland.

The following table shows which Aegean Airlines flights are covered by EU Regulation 261:

ItineraryCovered by EU 261
Flights departing the EU airports✅ Covered
Flights arriving at the EU airports✅ Covered

How to Claim Aegean Airlines Strike Compensation

If you have experienced flight delays or cancellations at least once, you know how annoying it can be.

Passengers who experience any of these issues on Aegean Airlines flights have a right to claim compensation, according to EU regulations. Follow these steps to claim compensation:

  1. Complete this form. You’ll need to provide details like your flight number, date, and the problem you faced.
  2. Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will take over. We are well-versed in the EU laws comprehensively and will do our best to secure your compensation. You are only charged if we win your case.

Recent Flight Delays and Cancellations

Was your flight delayed or cancelled due to the strike? Check our table for the latest flight delays and cancellations. Assess your right to compensation using our claim checker, and let us protect your rights and pursue compensation for you.

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Date Airline (Flight number) Route Status Your compensation

29.05.202520:20

Aegean Airlines

1462

Frankfurt (FRA)

Riga (RIX)

delayed

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29.05.202517:45

Aegean Airlines

455

Tel Aviv Yafo (TLV)

Heraklion (HER)

delayed

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29.05.202517:20

Aegean Airlines

1834

Frankfurt (FRA)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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29.05.202514:40

Aegean Airlines

3423

Frankfurt (FRA)

Kos (KGS)

delayed

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29.05.202514:30

Aegean Airlines

1540

Frankfurt (FRA)

Thessaloniki (SKG)

delayed

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28.05.202515:34

Aegean Airlines

4244

Heraklion (HER)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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28.05.202515:10

Aegean Airlines

7045

Sitia (JSH)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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28.05.202513:40

Aegean Airlines

7044

Athens (ATH)

Sitia (JSH)

delayed

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28.05.202510:50

Aegean Airlines

3413

Dubai (DXB)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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28.05.202508:15

Aegean Airlines

7049

Skiros (SKU)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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28.05.202507:05

Aegean Airlines

7048

Athens (ATH)

Skiros (SKU)

delayed

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28.05.202505:57

Aegean Airlines

4310

Rhodes (RHO)

Sundsvall (SDL)

delayed

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28.05.202503:45

Aegean Airlines

967

Erbil (EBL)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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27.05.202516:30

Aegean Airlines

868

Athens (ATH)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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27.05.202511:15

Aegean Airlines

621

Brussels (BRU)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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27.05.202510:00

Aegean Airlines

3000

Brussels (BRU)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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27.05.202508:00

Aegean Airlines

620

Athens (ATH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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26.05.202521:15

Aegean Airlines

3966

Kos (KGS)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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26.05.202520:40

Aegean Airlines

823

Berlin (BER)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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26.05.202517:50

Aegean Airlines

1593

Berlin (BER)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

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26.05.202517:50

Aegean Airlines

822

Athens (ATH)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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26.05.202514:35

Aegean Airlines

3938

Kerkyra (CFU)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

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26.05.202514:15

Aegean Airlines

7042

Athens (ATH)

Kithira (KIT)

delayed

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26.05.202513:40

Aegean Airlines

7044

Athens (ATH)

Sitia (JSH)

delayed

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26.05.202512:30

Aegean Airlines

7098

Limnos (LXS)

Ikaria Island (JIK)

delayed

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26.05.202509:25

Aegean Airlines

879

Budapest (BUD)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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26.05.202508:00

Aegean Airlines

620

Athens (ATH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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25.05.202521:30

Aegean Airlines

3014

Brussels (BRU)

Manchester (MAN)

delayed

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25.05.202520:39

Aegean Airlines

4581

Sundsvall (SDL)

Chania (CHQ)

delayed

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25.05.202519:30

Aegean Airlines

3264

Frankfurt (FRA)

Riga (RIX)

delayed

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25.05.202516:47

Aegean Airlines

4580

Chania (CHQ)

Sundsvall (SDL)

delayed

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25.05.202516:40

Aegean Airlines

622

Athens (ATH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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25.05.202516:30

Aegean Airlines

3019

Nice (NCE)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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25.05.202514:20

Aegean Airlines

3437

Frankfurt (FRA)

Heraklion (HER)

delayed

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25.05.202514:15

Aegean Airlines

7042

Athens (ATH)

Kithira (KIT)

delayed

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25.05.202513:50

Aegean Airlines

1426

Frankfurt (FRA)

Stockholm (ARN)

delayed

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25.05.202513:50

Aegean Airlines

3001

Athens (ATH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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25.05.202513:30

Aegean Airlines

1416

Frankfurt (FRA)

Dresden (DRS)

delayed

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25.05.202513:20

Aegean Airlines

1512

Frankfurt (FRA)

Hanover (HAJ)

delayed

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25.05.202513:15

Aegean Airlines

1454

Frankfurt (FRA)

Leipzig-Halle (LEJ)

delayed

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25.05.202513:10

Aegean Airlines

7095

Sitia (JSH)

Kasos Island (KSJ)

delayed

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25.05.202512:45

Aegean Airlines

3344

Copenhagen (CPH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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24.05.202519:50

Aegean Airlines

3886

Heraklion (HER)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

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24.05.202518:50

Aegean Airlines

3932

Kalamata (KLX)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

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24.05.202517:25

Aegean Airlines

878

Athens (ATH)

Budapest (BUD)

delayed

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24.05.202513:55

Aegean Airlines

7041

Ikaria Island (JIK)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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24.05.202513:30

Aegean Airlines

3004

Nice (NCE)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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24.05.202511:05

Aegean Airlines

3001

Athens (ATH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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24.05.202510:30

Aegean Airlines

3961

Stuttgart (STR)

Zakinthos (ZTH)

delayed

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24.05.202508:15

Aegean Airlines

7049

Skiros (SKU)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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24.05.202508:00

Aegean Airlines

620

Athens (ATH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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24.05.202507:05

Aegean Airlines

7048

Athens (ATH)

Skiros (SKU)

delayed

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24.05.202506:05

Aegean Airlines

3011

Manchester (MAN)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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23.05.202518:05

Aegean Airlines

3414

Athens (ATH)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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23.05.202512:45

Aegean Airlines

3878

Hamburg (HAM)

Heraklion (HER)

delayed

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23.05.202512:20

Aegean Airlines

868

Athens (ATH)

Krakow (KRK)

delayed

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23.05.202512:15

Aegean Airlines

7044

Athens (ATH)

Sitia (JSH)

delayed

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23.05.202509:45

Aegean Airlines

840

Athens (ATH)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

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23.05.202508:15

Aegean Airlines

7049

Skiros (SKU)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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23.05.202508:05

Aegean Airlines

3337

Copenhagen (CPH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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23.05.202507:05

Aegean Airlines

7048

Athens (ATH)

Skiros (SKU)

delayed

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23.05.202506:05

Aegean Airlines

3011

Manchester (MAN)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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23.05.202506:00

Aegean Airlines

1457

Dresden (DRS)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

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23.05.202505:58

Aegean Airlines

4318

Rhodes (RHO)

V?xj? (VXO)

delayed

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22.05.202521:30

Aegean Airlines

1530

Munich (MUC)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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22.05.202520:15

Aegean Airlines

944

Athens (ATH)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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22.05.202519:15

Aegean Airlines

879

Budapest (BUD)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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22.05.202518:55

Aegean Airlines

3334

Brussels (BRU)

Stockholm (ARN)

delayed

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22.05.202518:45

Aegean Airlines

1594

Frankfurt (FRA)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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22.05.202517:50

Aegean Airlines

822

Athens (ATH)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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22.05.202517:00

Aegean Airlines

3344

Copenhagen (CPH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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22.05.202515:40

Aegean Airlines

7026

Athens (ATH)

Milos (MLO)

delayed

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22.05.202513:50

Aegean Airlines

3003

Brussels (BRU)

Nice (NCE)

delayed

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22.05.202513:48

Aegean Airlines

4568

Chania (CHQ)

Bodo (BOO)

delayed

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22.05.202513:40

Aegean Airlines

3931

Dusseldorf (DUS)

Zakinthos (ZTH)

delayed

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22.05.202512:45

Aegean Airlines

3884

Dusseldorf (DUS)

Heraklion (HER)

delayed

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22.05.202511:30

Aegean Airlines

3928

Kavala (KVA)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

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22.05.202511:30

Aegean Airlines

3903

Athens (ATH)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

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22.05.202510:55

Aegean Airlines

3873

Heraklion (HER)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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22.05.202510:35

Aegean Airlines

3000

Brussels (BRU)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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22.05.202509:50

Aegean Airlines

540

Thessaloniki (SKG)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

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22.05.202508:55

Aegean Airlines

696

Athens (ATH)

Bordeaux (BOD)

delayed

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22.05.202508:40

Aegean Airlines

820

Athens (ATH)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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22.05.202507:05

Aegean Airlines

3929

Dusseldorf (DUS)

Kavala (KVA)

delayed

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22.05.202506:05

Aegean Airlines

3872

Berlin (BER)

Heraklion (HER)

delayed

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21.05.202518:20

Aegean Airlines

3272

Riga (RIX)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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21.05.202517:50

Aegean Airlines

822

Athens (ATH)

Berlin (BER)

delayed

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21.05.202516:00

Aegean Airlines

3343

Brussels (BRU)

Copenhagen (CPH)

delayed

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21.05.202515:50

Aegean Airlines

1587

Berlin (BER)

Munich (MUC)

delayed

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21.05.202515:50

Aegean Airlines

735

Tunis (TUN)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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21.05.202515:30

Aegean Airlines

3967

Berlin (BER)

Kos (KGS)

delayed

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21.05.202514:45

Aegean Airlines

1583

Berlin (BER)

Frankfurt (FRA)

delayed

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21.05.202514:40

Aegean Airlines

734

Athens (ATH)

Tunis (TUN)

delayed

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21.05.202511:15

Aegean Airlines

621

Brussels (BRU)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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21.05.202508:20

Aegean Airlines

958

Athens (ATH)

Dubai (DXB)

delayed

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21.05.202508:20

Aegean Airlines

3358

Oslo (OSL)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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21.05.202508:00

Aegean Airlines

620

Athens (ATH)

Brussels (BRU)

delayed

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21.05.202507:05

Aegean Airlines

7048

Athens (ATH)

Skiros (SKU)

delayed

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20.05.202518:25

Aegean Airlines

3934

Chania (CHQ)

Dusseldorf (DUS)

delayed

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20.05.202516:45

Aegean Airlines

7027

Milos (MLO)

Athens (ATH)

delayed

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Yurii Moskalenko
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