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Olympic Airlines: its only chance is privatization

Athens, Greece - The announcement comes from the Greek Transport Minister after a legal opinion related to illegal aid given to the old airline

The only and last possibility for Olympic Airlines to survive is privatization: Michael Liapis, Greek Transport Minister, said. The announcement comes after a legal opinion which accused the Greek Government to have not given back some aids, considered furthermore illegal, given in the past to the old national carrier Olympic Airways (see AVIONEWS). The EU’s general advocate accused in particular A...

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Rome, Italy, 02/03/2005 14:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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