OSY

New data released by Road Transport AE (OSY) indicate that eight out of ten Greeks do not pay fare when taking the bus. OSY is showing a "black hole" in revenues as fare-dodging has taken unprecedented dimensions since the summer...

The roads around the National Technical University of Athens (Polytechnic) were turned into a war zone again at dawn on Sunday as young anti-state rebels threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at policemen. The region where the violent episodes took...

Greece's City Road Transport Company (OSY) managing director Yiannis Economou announced that the company lost between 6 to 7 million euros in July, due to the fact that public transport in Athens was free after the imposition of capital controls. Economou noted that...

After extensive investigations, Ministry of Administrative Reform officials discovered that a large number of public employees were hired or promoted using forged documents. The investigation showed that hundreds, if not thousands, of public sector employees had forged their high school...

A group of old vehicle enthusiasts has launched a campaign seeking a permanent home for 15 vehicles dating back to the 1950s that are currently housed in the OSY depots in Gazi, central Athens, Greece.  The group "Friends of the Bus" hopes that...

A fare-dodging former cop pulled a gun on ticket inspectors on a bus from Omonia to Piraeus Monday, according to Apostolos Raftopoulos, president of the OASA-OSY workers association. Two inspectors found a passenger without a ticket, and appeared to be complying...

Lately, a series of attacks against bus drivers and passengers in Attica have been recorded, as well as vehicle damages. The bus drivers in Attica are afraid for their safety and their passengers’ too, and are asking for security...