Team Hellas departs for Paris ahead of 2024 Olympic Games

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With the message “Go Greece” on the livery of a dedicated AEGEAN aircraft, the athletes of the Greek Olympic delegation (Team Hellas) departed early on Wednesday, July 24 from Eleftherios Venizelos Airport to Paris with a special flight.

The Chairman of AEGEAN and the cabin crew celebrated along with more than 100 members of the Greek delegation, including athletes from swimming, polo, fencing, artistic swimming, athletics, tennis and judo, their coaches, support team members and executives of the Greek Olympic Committee.

They AEGEAN crew welcomed them on the dedicated flight to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, where they wished them good luck and a pleasant journey.

AEGEAN is the Official Air Carrier of “Team Hellas,” the Greek delegation to Paris 2024 Olympic Games and will transfer all athletes participating in the event to and from Paris.

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Antigone Drisbioti flies to Paris Olympics. Photo: Protothema.gr.

Just a few days ago, with a special charter flight, offered by AEGEAN, the National Basketball Team departed from Athens to Belgrade, from where the basketball players will fly to Lille, in order to compete for an Olympic medal. Likewise, all athletes participating in Paris Paralympic Games will also travel at the end of August.

For more than 25 years, AEGEAN has been actively supporting Greek sports and is travelling Greece’s national teams and athletes to leading sports events.

The Chairman of AEGEAN, Eftichios Vassilakis stated: “It is a great pleasure and honour for all of us at AEGEAN, to bring “Team Hellas” to Paris. Mainly, for our cabin crew and our people who feel in that way that they also support and contribute to the efforts of our athletes. The same honour equally applies to our passengers, who due to their preference, empower us to support Greek sports by facilitating their transport for more than 25 years.”

“Our wish to our athletes, is to enjoy the unique experience of the Olympic games and embrace it with their heart. Their participation is a lifetime accomplishment, and this great honour and joy belongs to them, their families and those that support them throughout the years,” Mr Vassilakis added.

“We are confident that once again, they will make us all proud and thus, remind us that hard work, dedication and passion are most valuable, not just for the result, but certainly for every day of their journey. You already have the best wishes of all of us in Greece to which you may add the AEGEAN family wishes.”

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