Dear Member,
We are aware of the inconvenience and the upheaval that was caused to many of you, due to the strikes previously announced by the Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association and the subsequent cancelation of flights.
The Strike had been announced for the 9th, 10th and 12th, 13th of October. On Friday 9th evening, once we were forced to proceed in the cancellation of flights for the first two days, we had to find a proper solution for the 40,000 passengers affected in the first 2 days of the strike, whereas the other 35,000 passengers of the second 48hour, were upset as well. Regrettably, despite our efforts to reinforce our Call Center with more manpower during a 24hour operation and despite the valuable assistance we had from the Travel Agencies, there was a significantly increased waiting time on the incoming phone calls since all customers were simultaneously contacting us for booking modifications.
As soon as the Strike was called off, late on Saturday evening, just few hours before its initiation, we put the best of our efforts in order to immediately reinstate all our flights for Sunday and Monday and of course, to offer them to our customers so as to be able to re-book again. Inevitably, there were still difficulties on the communication due to the significant volume of incoming requests. All this time, we provided continuous updates through our website and via all social media channels.
The sole purpose of this communication is, once again, to sincerely thank you for choosing us and for the kind patience of those who faced difficulties in contacting us. During circumstances which are out of our control (strikes, adverse weather conditions, etc.), we do make every effort, knowing however that sometimes this might not be enough.
Within the next hours, having served the greater volume of the incoming contacts, we will return to our usual response levels.
Thank you very much for your kind understanding.
Sincerely,
Dimitrios Gerogiannis
Managing Director