I'm booked with Olympic for a domestic flight in Greece on a DC8, a small prop plane with room for around 35-40 passengers. Their website is confusing regarding baggage and carry-ons. One rule said allowance up to 23 kilos, another 8 kilos. I was under the assumption you could take a carry-on free of charge with a weight of under 23 kilos. In addition it appears you have to pay extra for any checked luggage. I've emailed their customer service but have not gotten any response.
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Their website section on luggage allowance is quite clear. If you have a Go light ticket you can purchase 23kg of luggage in advance for £13 or at the airport for £22. If you have a flex ticket or business ticket you get 1 x 23kg (flex) or 2 x 32kg pieces (business) of checked luggage included in your ticket but you can purchase more.
Hand luggage is 8kg.
Also, you will be flying on a Bombardier Dash 8. A DC8 is an almost obsolete jet aircraft produced in the 1960s and early 70s.
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Vernon, Canada
32202 posts
tommy,
Paying for checked luggage is quite common these days, so nothing unusual there. I wasn't aware anyone was still operating DC-8's (which were a jet aircraft I believe). You may be flying on smaller variant of the Bombardier Dash 8, as they handle about 50 passengers....
http://www.aircanada.com/en/about/fleet/dash8-300.html
The overhead bins on those are really small, so be prepared to place carry-on items under the seat (not a lot of room there either).
Their website seems to be clear on the limits.....
https://www.olympicair.com/en/Info/Baggage/Limits
Click the tab for "Hand Baggage" for the limits on that.
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NH (USA)
1157 posts
I purchased the ticket through Expedia which didn't tell me whether it was FLEX, GoLight or anything about luggage. I just did a test booking through Olympic for the same flight and date and it came up with it being a FLEX ticket with 1 free 23 kilo bag. I assume the carry-on will have to be in the 8 kilo range to avoid any extra cost. I mixed up the type of plane and you are correct about it, especially if it's obsolete!
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Vernon, Canada
32202 posts
tommy,
In future you might want to book directly with the airline and avoid the middleman.
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NH (USA)
1157 posts
I agree . . . in the future I will deal directly with Aegean or Olympic Airlines. They provide more information on the flight unlike Expedia and some of the other booking websites.