Minoan Air debuts at London Oxford Airport with Edinburgh, Dublin flights.

Monday 4th March 2013

London Oxford Airport to day (Monday, 4th March) welcomed
new scheduled services to Edinburgh with expanding
European airline Minoan Air. The first scheduled flight to uched
down at Edinburgh Airport, three minutes early. Regular services to Dublin
follow on Wednesday this week.

To gether, London Oxford Airport and
Minoan Air are creating up to 30 new local jobs in support of
the new routes. Minoan has appointed a new marketing manager Monica Slottensjo,
dedicated to supporting the new routes. She, to gether with 10 new local cabin
crew, will be based at Oxford, while London Oxford Airport has added extra
custo mer services, admin and ground
personnel,
to handle the new Fokker 50 flights.

These past five years London Oxford Airport has focused mainly on the
business aviation market with its smart FBO terminal, Oxfordjet, which Minoan
Air passengers will also pass through when they check in. And with aircraft
parked just 50ft away from the departure lounge, Minoan Air passengers will
experience a pleasant and stress free experience. Car parking is £7.50 a day, or
£35.00 for a week.

Minoan's lead in fares on both routes are £51 one way, including taxes. All
passengers will enjoy complimentary refreshments prepared by Oxford based firm,
Eagles in Flight.

Flights timed for the business traveller:

Oxford-Edinburgh will be served initially three times weekly at 07:30
and 17:30 hours and Edinburgh-Oxford at 09:40 and 19:45 (Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday). Dublin will be served on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with departures
from Oxford at 06:30 and 16:30 and from Dublin 08:45 and 18:45 - catering for
business travellers. Frequencies on both routes increase to week-daily, plus Sunday services, from 10th May.

Minoan Air, based in Heraklion, Crete is the first Greek airline to establish an operational base outside its own country. In addition to the
Oxford flights, the company, headed by Chairman George Mavranto nakis,
will introduce scheduled flights between Lugano, Switzerland and Venice at the
end of March.

www.minoanair.com

www.oxfordairport.co.uk