For decades, Greece’s national carrier was Olympic Airways, later Olympic Airlines. It flew not only around its domestic islands, but also directly to major diaspora population hubs: Toronto, Chicago, Sydney, Melbourne, and others. Aegean Airlines and Olympic Airlines (later Olympic Air) are closely connected through a merger and acquisition story: Olympic Airlines was the state owned Greek flag carrier, founded in 1957 by Aristotle Onassis. It ran until 2009, when financial