ABANDONED 747 AIRPLANES AND AIRPORT!!! 

I'm so happy that you aren't vandalizing the places you explore. Thanks for the trip! Greetings from Norway.

My Dad was a pilot for Olympic airlines in the late 1970s.

As a Greek, to many memories of that airport, that was actually double, same runway, but double terminal, West for internal flights and East, for international flights, you were to the east part You know there is a story little known, some years ago was a Greek pilot that managed to fly safe a big plane under the stall speed and land it there saving more than 300 lives, search it, there is a documentary about this

I don’t know if it’s only me but I like the way abandoned places make me feel. Nice video.

Was pleasantly surprised to see the Olympic rings, years of history for me. I am so intrigued by abandoned airports and airplanes/jets. Thank you so much for contributing. Great video, exceptional photos.

A most interesting video and then some! Thank you for filming this! It brings back fond memories of my father taking us to Greece each summer when we were kids and teens way back in the 60's and 70's! We flew into this airport many times on Olympic 707's and then 747's! We were on the Olympic Eagle 747 (shown in your video) nonstop from Kennedy Airport, NYC to Athens too! I actually shed a few tears in memory of my dear, kind dad, who was from Greece, and emigrated to the United States back in the 50's and became a doctor. He passed suddenly at the age of 85, two years ago.

This old airport should be a museum and re modified the entire terminals so the people from Greece and tourists around the world should one day visit the original Athens International Airport and remember the old days because you never know what’s ahead of the future. Excellent video you made and it should go viral worldwide.

Nice Video of the old Athens Airport! Well done! I used to fly many times from this Airport in the 80s. A lot of memories came up! Nice!!! ;-)

This was the old Athens International airport which operated for sixty years and closed in 2001. Olympic Airways operated a total of five 747-200’s. Two were purchased new SX-OAA and SC-OAB (shown) the three others were second hand units from Singapore Airlines. SX-OAA was delivered new in June 1973 and was sold to TWA in April 1985. It has been scrapped. SX-OAB (shown) was delivered new in Dec 1973 and was leased to Aerolineas Argentinas in April 1996, it was returned three months later in July 1996. The 737-200 SX-BCA was delivered new in June 1976 spent it’s entire life in service to Olympic Airways. The 727-200 SX-CBA was delivered new in December 1968 and spent its entire life in service to Olympic Airways.

Now you just brought me back many memories. I remember, as a child, this place being always full of people, activity, airplanes, etc. I did fly on Olympic's 727, 737 and A300 regularly at the time. I do also distinctly remember seeing those 747 taking off and making steep turns immediately afterwards. Spectacular.

That's crazy, all these planes just sitting there.

This was the Ellinikon International Airport in Greece, which was replaced by the current Athens International Airport.

I absolutely loved this video. It breaks the heart to see Airliners in their final days before they get scrapped.

thank you for the airport scenes, lots of memories for me here, that duty free area was so nice in its day

6:36 "drivers seat" pilots offended 😂

I did a search for this particular Olympic Airways B-747 SX-OAB Olympic Eagle. She was a beauty when while in service. It's good to see they haven't completely stripped her down like so many. Everytime I see my Northwest ladies wasting away in the desert, I literally cry!

i felt sad while watching it because i had worked at that airport in duty free shops. it didnt deserve this abandoment.

It is hard to believe that these were once the pride of the Olympic fleet . The B747 would have flown from ATH to Sydney when that airline had a global reach. I flew the Olympic B727 from Mykonos to Athens . Olympic is now an island hopper for it's parent company , Aegean , the de facto national carrier of Greece .

You won't believe how much we fought to save these aviation treasures from selling them for scrap metal. What you see it's what is left/managed to be saved... Unfortunately we couldn't save the first 727-200 adv Boeing constructed from that fate. For more than ten years, we struggle with the aircrafts left and other material (ground handling equipment, vehicles, documents etc) to create a civil aviation/Olympic Airways museum in order to preserve Greek aviation history with no success so far for reasons that no one can understand... Very cool video! Woke up many memories..! We have spent zillion hours planespotting there...

That experience should be amazing, I want to go there

9:18 Boeing 727* for sale 7 speed manual transmission lmao

Loved the video! It's a shame some people like to ruin and wreck these old abandoned places and in the case, aircraft.

I remember when I would take a cab to go from the domestic to the international terminal and the ταξιτζής would run in circles around Athens before taking us there. Talking bout jacking up the fare! Funny thing, the int’l terminal was across the runway!! I still miss the good ole Olympic 747 haul to jfk, fine trip

This seems like such a chill place to hang with your Bestfriend or boyfriend/girlfriend

That 2nd airliner, the one he was able to get inside of was a Boeing 727. They were made until 1984. They are known for their built-in staircase in the rear. "D.B Cooper" hijacked a Northwest Airlines 727 and bailed out over Washington state. He was never found.

Used to fly through here on TWA 747's in the 80's. Athens to New York.

great video! love the fact you can actually walk around and take pictures and vid. The terminal looks great for being abandoned.

I just love abandoned machines all around,it is interesting to know about these machines

That airport was generally terrible for passengers, being always overcrowded and poorly equipped. But for aviation enthusiasts, it was awesome.

So sad to see all these fantastic airplanes left there to rotten. Boeing 747, 737 and specifically 727. Spotted a BAC 111 and Cessna 421 Golden Eagle. This should be turned into a museum. Hope they will.

Great video!! I have great memories of this airport I stayed in a hotel under the flightpath many years ago but boy was it hot!!! Its funny how there are no less than three different members of Olympic Airways' fleet still sitting on the apron, a 737, 727 and the 747 "Olympic Eagle".........it's like going back in time!! 😁

05:18 Is that the livery of Hellenic Air? (An airline that never started operations, intended to use BAC 1-11-215AU SX-BAR (originally built for Aloha Airlines as N11183).)

On that 747 in first class they used to eat with golden forks and now all of that is gone

Carson! This is really incredible. Imagine all the places these aircraft has seen - all the people and cargo.. I've been on an Olympic 747 and I wonder if I flew on the one you saw. I mean, INCREDIBLE. Getting into the 727 was AWESOME. And then the old Hellinikom Airport!! The main departures hall! When you went down the stairs, to the right was a huge departures board. Also, there were two airports, one for international carriers and the other was just for Olympic Airways. It also goes to show that Greece's weather is similar to the desert graveyards in N Mex and Ariz. Thanks for sharing.

Its amazing that in a world where we are constantly expanding and developing land that there is a place like this that hasn't been replaced with a bigger one.

Just awesome. I happen to have quite large scale model of this SX-CBA 727, manufactured in the Philippines, and now i can see where it has ended up, and in which condition. Awesome footage.

Excellent exploring, Carson. I enjoyed this immensely, however, I have seen this (airport) before, although not in such a derelict state. I travelled through Athens countless times during the 1980's. And I thought it was rundown then! Chances are I've flown on that 727, or less likely the 737, and spent many a bored hour in that terminal. I would love to see it now as you and your mate have done.

Είμαστε άξιοι της μοίρας μας τελικά όλοι, υπεύθυνοι όλοι μας.

Nothing worse than seeing once beautiful flying machines slowly deteriorating away.

The terminal building looks to be in pretty good condition despite of having been abandoned since 20 years. The 747 should be in a museum though, instead of slowly rusting away.

That 747 was the first 747 ever received by Olympic Airways and the only one bought new, straight from the manufacturers. It flew from December 1973 to 1999, when it was grounded due to high maintenance costs.

Very interesting video. Thank you for sharing both, images and info. Congratulaciones from Spain. 👍 👌

Great video. Sad to see it abandoned. Can just imagine it when it was full of people going in and out. Thanks for sharing!!

awesome video ! great memories of Olympic and the old airport . the emantina hotel nearby for watching the aircraft from was also great

Passing by the old airport every week but never had the chance to see what is in there since it was closed in 2001. Very nice job i could say, specially with the inner of the plane!! Well done,greetings from Athens!

Deve ser emocionante estar em um lugar assim. Ótimo trabalho. 👏👏👏

Cool video, and your still images are excellent.

In November 1986 I flew on Olympic 747s from JFK to Athens to Nairobi using this terminal. Olympic put us up in a hotel for 2 days. I also recall transiting through the terminal in the 1970s and seeing bullet damage from the 1973 terrorist attack.

lol at 9:16 "shift some gears" lol that made me really laugh...thanks for sharing

This is cool af man!

This reminds me the History Channel series Life After People.

Very cool. I flew through that airport as a kid. A small folding ladder is a great addition to any urban explorers kit.

I went there too. It was awesome!! Edit: also I saw the door that u opened on one of the planes :D

Great video! in case you were wondering, the smaller planes that you went inside of is a Boeing 727. They were discontinued way back in 1984!

How many beautiful stories in the comments, I saw that the founder made history and so the history of many people. I'm Brazilian, I love stories like that.

Great video, your like James Bond n I love it a lot!!!

When you went to the 747, and looked underneath the wheel wells, I was expecting one of those "Alien" creatures that Sigourney Weaver had to battle to creep out.

Dude holy cow, that's an old BAC-1-11!!!

I remember looking out of that window in the middle of the night watching a 737 from Cairo being loaded up, whilst I waited for my flight to London. 22 years ago.

Rick Los Angeles, great and useful information. Tnx. But the aircraft are there until now?

Easy shifting those gears! You almost took off.

Good vid man But a tip for you When inserting pics,try taking them in a landscape view

awesome. what a place. i am glad ya got to go in side of that plane. it was a little spooky, it was a great find.

Thank you for sharing this, I have wondered just how much room there was if I bought a retired plane, and converted it into a home.

Excellent video !!! Too bad Olympic went belly up, Aristotle Onassis is probably turning in his grave over this! This airline was his pride and joy and if he had known what would have become of his endeavor after turning it over to the Greek Government he would never have done it. The problem was that the greedy civil service sector of Greece ruined it.

Great Vid, would have been even better with a stabilizer and slow down but still great

At 10:10 if i remember correct was the state VIP. 10:30 passport control and stairs to arrivals hall. 11:23 the main transit hall before the gates. I worked at this airport from 1995 till 2001. Then it closed and we moved to the current one (El Venizelos). This video brings me so many nice memories. Thank you!!!

This is Elliniko Airport in a south suburb of Athens. Olympic Airways had the West Terminal of the airport, and the other terminal served all other airlines. It closed in 2001.

Just imagine being the last one to leave and I wonder if they knew they were the last

Just awesome! I'm so jealous, love love abandoned things and planes so this is the perfect combo. Just FYI: that 747-200 that doesn't look that new or that old was actually built in 1973 for Olympic so pretty old! Also, you don't need to climb the wing to access a 747 as just behind the nose landing gear is a hatch with a sketchy ladder to climb up. Of course, depends if it's locked, but my guess is open!

This was interesting, thank you for sharing! I'm still watching, I always loved the design of the Boeing 727-200 & seeing inside the cabin looks like this was built before actual overhead bins were installed. Was hoping to see ticket counters if any were left.

This was a great video, it brought back a lot of memories. I used that airport over half a dozen times since I was a kid, it had a lot of character. I flew in that 747 Olympic eagle from Toronto to Athens. This video was very nostalgic. Well done.

"all the shifts and gears" Haha

That s the old Helenikon Athens airport for domestic and intl flights. I wonder how did you get thete. There s security patrol and a radar still in service for flight controllers....

I am a fan of these places from Egypt. I send you greetings

This is one of the saddest videos I've seen lately, but thanks for recording and sharing it. These legends should've been kept in a museum but unfortunately nobody cares...

“All the gears” *pulls on throttle quadrant*

The Greek Government gave permission ''Lamda'' (a Greek building company) to demolish the airport and some former Olympic venues in the are to create a massive park

Dude anychance i can link up with you, I'm from England and would love to come over and check out these planes just a thoughty

I flew through there in 1991..geez, memories there.

Your voice is so smooth ❤️❤️

that airport reminds me of the Terminal Map from MW2

That really was very cool thanks!😊

So surreal to see those planes abandoned with everything in place like that!

The lobby interior is so 70's retro.

Great find! Keep practicing those camera skills

your footsteps sound like a heartbeat and adds to the creepiness.

Super cool to hear everyone's stories and memory of her. She's a beauty. In the summer of '88 while this jet approaching JFK, there was actually a minor accident. The aircraft was on short ILS final approach, with the first officer at the controls, when it entered a rain shower. All forward visibility was lost, according to the pilots. The captain then took control of the airplane and performed a go around maneuver. Prior to the go-around, the aircraft touched down and one main landing gear truck struck an approach lighting junction box. At least one main gear tire was blown at that time. The aircraft landed safely and the crew was unaware that they had touched down short and to the right of the overrun. Several components on the underside of the aircraft were damaged by tire fragments. Weather conditions at the time included gusty winds and a slight wind shear. I think it was used up until the mid to late 90s when it was sold or leased to another company for four months. Then they returned it and I believe it's sat since. So sad. Thanks for sharing, very cool video

Thanks for the great video. For the life of me I can't understand why they didn't sell off the planes years back and turn the airport into a tax free industrial zone.

I hate to see a planes which were used once to travel around the world getting rusty and rotting,and that airport was like haunted place.

Great journey, , , wish I was there, , thanks for posting

Very cool, like something out of a movie.

This airport's name is elliniko the (house of olympic airlines).

quality video. love abandoned stuff. keep it up from the UK :)

I find it very eerie when you see those great planes lying abandoned like this, too think that there was a time when they were in use makes it a bit sad to see what happened with them

awesome video.....sad to see giants of the sky just sitting alone and rotting away...

... vertical photos of horizontal objects...

This is the old airport in athens it closed in 2001 when Venizelos international airport was built

Super cool !!!