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A routine domestic flight, an illegal challenge in the cockpit and a tragedy that claimed 70 lives. Discover the story of Aeroflot Flight 6502 and the safety lessons that continue to shape modern aviation.

For more than six decades, Ellinikon Airport served as Greece’s gateway to the world. From the glamour of the jet age and the arrival of Olympic Airways’ Boeing 747s to unforgettable farewells, reunions and architectural landmarks, discover the remarkable story of the airport that defined an era of Greek aviation.

On 9 August 1978, Olympic Airways Flight 411 departed Athens for New York and came frighteningly close to disaster. With 418 people aboard, the heavily loaded Boeing 747 struggled to climb, flying just metres above the rooftops of Athens as Captain Sifis Migadis and his crew fought to keep the aircraft airborne. This is the remarkable story of 93 seconds that could have changed the city forever.

The deadliest aviation accident in Greek history.

A TikTok video capturing the passage of a massive plane over Attiki Odo

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On June 27, 1976, a hijacking incident that originated near Corinth prompted the Israeli military forces to undertake.