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Lufthansa celebrates 40 years in Greece

Lufthansa<.> of Germany celebrated a 40-year presence in Greece. The airline's first flight to Greece, which was via Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Monaco, was on May 10, 1959 using a Vickers Viscount 814.
An economy ticket at that time to Hamburg, in today's prices, cost the traveler 188,800 drachmas, compared with about 138,900 today or 199,400 return.
Lufthansa now ranks second after Olympic Airways in the Greek airline market concerning the number of passengers and flights, and in turnover.
Lufthansa has 15.2% of the Greek air travel market here and expects to enlarge that lead even further.

Lufthansa<.> of Germany celebrated a 40-year presence in Greece. The airline's first flight to Greece, which was via Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Monaco, was on May 10, 1959 using a Vickers Viscount 814.

An economy ticket at that time to Hamburg, in today's prices, cost the traveler 188,800 drachmas, compared with about 138,900 today or 199,400 return.

Lufthansa now ranks second after Olympic Airways in the Greek airline market concerning the number of passengers and flights, and in turnover.

Lufthansa has 15.2% of the Greek air travel market here and expects to enlarge that lead even further.

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