Review of Aegean Airlines flight from Warsaw to Athens in Economy

Hi everyone,
As my first report I'd like to share with you my impressions from both WAW-ATH and ATH-WAW flights I made this summer with Aegean Airlines. I used to travel with Aegean before but always on charter flights while the airline still used the 737-400 aircrafts. I always wanted to fly with them on a regular route having heard a lot of good comments regarding the inflight service. Fortunately some time ago Aegean started to operate daily between Athens and Warsaw (this summer season they are going to fly to Cracow KRK too) and the ticket price was very reasonable (approximaately 100 euro with cabin luggage). It was better even than the Ryanair offer from Warsaw Modlin WMI airport situated 50 km outside the city while it takes me a 10 minute taxi drive to get to WAW and as I try to avoid low cost airlines and always wanted to fly Aegean the choice was very simple.
Aegean online check-in is very simple and it took me just a couple of mintues to check all our team (4 pax) in. We've chosen the 10 AB and EF seats with good outside visibility. Already checked - in we proceeded immidiately to the baggage drop point (it was necessary to buy extra luggage as we were going to stay in Greece for two weeks) and then to the security check which is WAW's worst nightmare as the staff is often very rude and unfriendly. It wasn't that bad this time and we easily reached the gate where our brand new A320 stood preparing for boarding.

The female only cabin crew was very friendly and helpful making the boarding process fast and simple. We took off on time leaving behind the cloudy that day Polish skies.

As I said before this A320 was one of the freshly delivered to Aegean and it could be felt in the brand new and clean cabin.

About 30 minutes after take off a hot meal was served togehter with wide range of beverages inclouding Greek wines. If I'm not wrong it is only A3 and TK that offer a hot meal on european flights in economy. The meal (meatballs with potatoes and tomato sauce) was really tasty and the wine was great.

It was slowly getting dark as we passed Hungary and Serbia on our way to Athens.

There was no turbulance at all which made this flight a perfect one. We arrived on time with a feeling of having just had one of our best short haul flights ever. Bravo Aegean!
To finish I will post some of the pictures I made during our 2 weeks stay in Athens, Peloponnese and Serifos Island in the Cyclades.
The Arcopolis seen from the new Acropolis Museum

Inside the new museum

Tolo sunrise (Peloponnese)

Mycenae Lions Gate

Nauplio

Arriving to Monemvasia

Shipwreck Dimitrios near Gytheio

Delicious frozen Greek yoghurt with fruit and honey

And a Greek salad

Rio - Antirrio bridge

Sunio

Octopus drying in the sun

Serifos Island

Hope yoy enjoyed it. A report from the flight back to Warsaw will follow shortly.