Originally Posted by
headingwest
I can imagine the departures board at JFK...Olympic Air flight 50 to Athens...sounds better than Aegean, which sounds it could be more like Spirit or Southwest Airlines.
"Aegean" looks/sounds downright exotic in comparison to those airlines (unless, perhaps, you misperceive it as "Aging Airlines" or "Algae Airlines"
).
I don't understand why you immediately thought of low-cost airline, but "Aegean" brings to my mind images of turquoise seas and indigo skies.
The typical American (other than those who majored in geography, those with Greek heritage or Greek travel under their belt, or full-on George Michael fans) is unlikely to know what "Aegean" refers to, but would find it a strange and exotic word.
I begin to think you make outrageous statements and make frivolous suggestions, just to provoke a debate! ;-)