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RE: Axon Airlines screw up at Newcastle
I know this post originated about 2 months ago, but I’m new to this forum, and decided to respond anyway. As far as the go arounds go, I was on Rhodes 2 years ago, and noticed a number of Greek airlines do a number of go-around prior to landing, one of which happened to be Axon. Our hotel was right under the glide path, and around 9 p.m. one evening, whatp appeared to be an Olympic A300B4 in an all-white scheme rings on the tail only, took 4 approaches before it FINALLY touched down. I thought this was rather strange, but noticed it happening quite a bit, and noticed that there were constant wind currents in the area, albeit nothing major, in my opinion. As far as what I think of these smaller Greek carriers? I think they’re great for Greek aviation. My father has flown on Aegean Airlines on several occassions and just loves them. Black leather seating throughout, great service, better fares than Olympic. They’ve only been around for a little over 2 years and have already swallowed up AirGreece and merged with Cronus. They now carry joint titles in Aegean colors. A friend of mine recently flew from Thessaloniki to Athens on an Axon ERJ-145 and he loved it. Leather seats, great service, and a meal. I’ve never flown any of these smaller carriers but I have flown on Olympic and I think Olympic should learn from these little guys.