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| A forest fire raged unchecked on Greece's Aegean island of Skyros | | 2008-07-14 16:33:00 | | ATHENS (Reuters) - A forest fire raged unchecked on Greece's Aegean island of Skyros for a second day on Sunday burning thousands of pine-trees but no injuries or damage to property were reported, a fire brigade official said."There are several centres of fire in the northern part of Skyros where there are no homes," said a fire brigade official who declined to be identified. "The fire is not under control yet as there are high winds in the area."The official said the cause of the blaze was unknown. Two fire-fighting planes, three helicopters, 26 fire engines and more than 200 firefighters were dispatched to the scene.The official said the fire has burnt some 1,500 acres of pine-trees but no homes.
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| | Across the Aegean Sea | | 2008-02-19 16:39:00 | | Not that the announcements varied wildly. "Welcome to the beautiful island of...." and "gather in the main lounge at 9am for tour one" became familiar phrases throughout the two-week cruise in these sun-soaked waters.With a total of 6,000 Greek islands to choose from, a smallish cruise ship like the Spirit lets you experience as many in a fortnight as you might see in a decade of `normal' holidays.
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| | Eastern Aegean Islands | | 2007-12-30 20:14:00 | | The coastline and port towns of the Northeast Aegean Islands are surrounded with thick-wooded mountains, unharmed beaches and villages. The Northeast Aegean islands still has a taste of the Greek culture despite their nearness to the Turkish coast and the presence of the military. The farthest Greek island groups from the mainland are the Dodecanese. Than the central parts of the country, the | | By: Greece Vacation Guide | | |
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| Greek Aegean Airlines H1 traffic rises 19 pct to 2.3 mln passengers | | 2007-07-31 23:43:00 | | Greek Aegean Airlines said that passenger traffic in the first half of the year rose 19 pct year on year to 2.3 mln passengers, up from 1.9 mln passengers over the same period in 2006. The airline attributed the increase to healthy travel demand, the company's strengthening brand awareness, and its international network expansion. Flights in the first half of the year also rose 16 pct year on year to 25,628 flights, resulting in an average of 91 passengers per flight in the first half of 2007 against 89 in the same period of 2006.
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| | Aegean Airlines Name the Aircraft Competition. | | 2007-03-06 13:35:00 | | BritsinCrete received an interesting email from Aegean Airlines, Greece's second airline which wants its travelling public to enter a competition it announced today to name three A320...
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