-The company continues its journey with the passion of its people and the aim to continuously upgrade the travel experience
AEGEAN, today completes 25 years of dynamic progress and celebrates with its passengers, its people and all those who have contributed to its development, realizing the vision of its founder, Theodoros Vassilakis, to create a Greek airline that will travel Greek culture and its passengers with safety, consistency and quality everywhere, in Greece and abroad.
Starting in 1999, with just two aircraft, through the systematic effort of its people, the support of its shareholders and, above all, the trust of its passengers, despite the successive crises and challenges that characterize the industry, AEGEAN is today one of the most successful and steadily growing airlines in the European aviation market.
During its 25 years of operation, the stations that have played a key role in its development stand out, with the main ones being: AEGEAN’s listing on the Athens Stock Exchange, its participation in the largest global airline alliance Star Alliance, the acquisition of Olympic Air, the order of 46 Airbus A320 neo family aircraft, the largest private investment in Greece, which recently increased to 50 aircraft, and the creation of the first modern Flight Simulation and Crew Training Centre in Greece, in one of the first green hangars in Europe, at Athens International Airport. An investment with a positive impact, both for the company and the country. While recently, it embarked on another major development cycle with the order of four new A321neo LR aircraft that will cover distances of up to 7.5 hours from Greece to the Gulf regions, India and Central Africa, allowing AEGEAN crews to offer passengers a new level of comfort and service to distant non-EU destinations.
Throughout this journey, AEGEAN has preserved the values and valuable experience of the first generation of its people, while systematically investing in the development and perspective of the younger generation and with them, in the sustainable future of the air transport industry in Greece.
AEGEAN now employs more than 3,700 people and operates 76 aircraft to 156 destinations with 249 direct routes to 47 countries, constantly strengthening its network, both domestically and internationally, providing a unique travel experience to its passengers, inextricably linked to Greek hospitality. In 2023 alone, AEGEAN, offered 18.5 million seats, up by 3.1 million compared to 2022, and carried 15.5 million passengers, up by 3.2 million, achieving a 26% increase compared to the previous year, and setting a new all-time high.
Mr. Eftihios Vassilakis, President of AEGEAN, said: “25 years since our first flight, the conditions, sizes and challenges are very different, but the goal remains constant. To strive to offer every day, every year, something more, something different to our passengers, enhancing their journey and honouring their choice of us. I believe that Theodoros Vassilakis’ vision of quality and reliability is now deeply embedded in the culture of all our people. As we move on to our next chapter, the challenge for our new generation of executives, a much larger team with exceptional potential, is innovation and competitiveness for the new conditions, freshness alongside consistency in our core values and of course staying committed to our growth, which contributes to Greece’s image and competitive advantage. Thank you for choosing us every day”.
Mr. Dimitrios Gerogiannis, CEO, said: “Thank you for your preference, trust and love for AEGEAN and its people for 25 years. Thank you for the warmth, respect and smile with which you face our crews and staff on our aircraft, at our ticket counters, in our lounges, in our call centre, at our airports, where you meet us on your journeys, where you enjoy our services. The services that we want to offer you with the same passion, professionalism, quality, commitment to excellence and humanity that we have been offering you since our first flight. For 25 years, every day, on every flight, we strive to offer a quality product that meets your expectations and the culture of hospitality that is in our DNA, safely and consistently. If we have managed to achieve this to date, it is entirely due to the dedication, consistency, ethics and passion of our people. All those who have worked to put AEGEAN in the hearts of its passengers, but also all those who are working today or will work tomorrow to plan and lead AEGEAN into the next cycle of growth. To design and deliver an even better travel experience, on an even bigger network. In the environment in which we operate, competition is fierce and challenges in the industry are constant. The next day finds us standing firmly on our feet, but always with the same passion, ambition and vision as 25 years ago, to take AEGEAN even further, to continue to earn your preference.”
