Athens Airport and Aegean 306 ATH-HER: Airbus A320
Confession- I am a United flyer who got A3 *G Status for access to United Clubs. This is my first time actually flying Aegean so I am curious to see what they're all about...
Aegean Gold Check-In; Check-In was efficient and I was given access to fast-track security.
Aegean Gold Lounge Entry
Nice looking room. Meager offering though...
lh business lounge ath by
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So I decided to try the Lufthansa Business lounge next door
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Good breakfast offering
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Nice jams and honeys
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Good scotch and whiskey offering!! LH Lounge>A3 Lounge any day
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Entering the Aegean plane
Cabin
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Tarmac at Heraklion; my plane was the one on the right
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Finnair 757 from Helsinki
Aegean has a very basic product, though it was perfectly fine for a Greek domestic flight. This perhaps explains the ease of attaining Star Gold (also relatively short flight distances on most Aegean flights). Good secret for other *A flyers though!
Let's see some pictures of Crete:
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My parents
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In the hotel bar
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The town, Rethymnon where we stayed
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Archaic Olive Oil Factory
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We went to see an in home honey bee factory
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We took a cooking class at the hotel!
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I HIGHLY recommend the hotel we stayed at in Crete- the Avli Suites. It was a lovely restaurant with rooms upstairs and a great jacuzzi rooftop. The purveyors of the hotel took genuine interest in the guests' well being and cultural experience. The food was all local and in Cretan tradition.