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Air Canada (AC; 210 617 5321; www.aircanada.ca)
Air France (AF; 210 353 0380; www.airfrance.com)
Alitalia (AZ; 210 353 4284; www.alitalia.it)
American Airlines (AA; 210 331 1045; www.aa.com)
British Airways (BA; 210 890 6666; www.britishairways.com)
Cyprus Airways (CY; 210 372 2722; www.cyprusair.com.cy)
Delta Airlines (DL; 210 331 1660; www.delta.com)
easyJet (U2; 210 967 0000; www.easyjet.com)
EgyptAir (MS; 210 353 1272; www.egyptair.com.eg)
El Al (LY; 210 353 1003; www.elal.co.il)
Emirates Airlines (EK; 210 933 3400; www.emirates.com)
Gulf Air (GF; 210 322 0851; www.gulfairco.com)
Iberia (IB; 210 323 4523; www.iberia.com)
Japan Airlines (JL; 210 324 8211; www.jal.co.jp)
KLM (KL; 210 353 1295; www.klm.com)
Lufthansa (LH; 210 617 5200; www.lufthansa.com)
Qatar Airways (QR; 210 950 8700; www.qatarairways.com)
SAS (SK; 210 361 3910; www.sas.se)
Singapore Airlines (SQ; 210 372 8000, 210 353 1259; www.singaporeair.com)
Thai Airways (TG; 210 353 1237; www.thaiairways.com)
Turkish Airlines (TK; 210 322 1035; www.turkishairlines.com)
Virgin Express (TV; 210 949 0777; www.virginxpress.com)
Tickets
Purchasing airline tickets has never been easier. Most airlines sell tickets online, offering good deals and eliminating the fear of losing your precious ticket while on holiday. Airlines will also text or email you with any changes to the flight. EasyJet offers some of the cheapest tickets between Greece and the rest of Europe and covers a huge range of destinations. If you’re coming from outside Europe, consider a cheap flight to a European hub like London and then an onward ticket with easyJet. Some airlines also offer cheap deals to students. If you’re planning to travel between June and September, it’s wise to book ahead.
Asia
Most Asian countries offer fairly competitive deals, with Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong the best places to shop around for discount tickets.
Khao San Rd in Bangkok is the budget travellers’ headquarters. Bangkok has a number of excellent travel agencies, but there are also some suspect ones; ask the advice of other travellers. STA Travel ( 02-236 0262; www.statravel.co.th) is a good place to start.
In Singapore, STA Travel ( 6737 7188; www.statravel.com.sg) offers competitive discount fares for most destinations. Singapore, like Bangkok, has hundreds of travel agencies to choose from, so it is possible to compare prices. Chinatown Point shopping centre on New Bridge Rd has a good selection of travel agencies.
In Hong Kong, Four Seas Tours ( 2200 7760; www.fourseastravel.com) is recommended, as is Shoestring Travel ( 2723 2306; www.shoestringtravel.com.hk).
Australia
STA Travel ( 1300 733 035; www.statravel.com.au) has its main office in Melbourne but also has offices in all major cities and on many university campuses. Call for the location of your nearest branch. Flight Centre ( 13 16 00; www.flightcentre.com.au) has its central office in Sydney and dozens of offices throughout Australia.
Qantas no longer flies direct to Athens, but you could fly via London with a British Airways connection to Athens. Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines both have convenient connections to Athens as do three of the Persian Gulf airlines – Emirates, Gulf and Qatar Airways. If you’re planning on doing a bit of flying around Europe, it’s worth looking around for special deals from the major European airlines, including KLM and Lufthansa.
Canada
Canada’s national student travel agency is Travel CUTS ( 800 667 2887; www.travelcuts.com), which has offices in all major cities. Flight Centre ( 1 877 967 5302; www.flightcentre.ca) has offices in most major cities and offers discounted tickets. For online bookings go to www.expedia.ca or www.travelocity.ca.
Olympic Air has flights from Toronto to Athens via Montreal. There are no direct flights from Vancouver, but there are connecting flights via Toronto, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and London on Air Canada, KLM, Lufthansa and British Airways.
Continental Europe
Athens is linked to every major city in Europe by either Olympic Air or the flag carrier