Athens Airways
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Founded | 2008 [2] | |||||
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Ceased operations | 2010 | |||||
Hubs | Athens International Airport | |||||
Focus cities | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Flights & Bonus [3] | |||||
Fleet size | 3 (upon closure) | |||||
Destinations | 16 | |||||
Headquarters | Koropi , Athens , Greece | |||||
Key people | Sakis Andrianopoulos (Owner - CEO ) | |||||
Website | http://www.athensairways.com/en |
Athens Airways was a Greek regional airline , [4] headquartered in Koropi , Athens . [5] The airline used to connect Alexandroupoli , Athens and Thessaloniki with some Greek islands, as well offering chartered flights. [6] The airline was founded in 2008 and launched scheduled flights on 31 January 2009. [7] [8]
In late May 2010 the Greek Civil Aviation Authority stripped Athens Airways of the right to serve a number of government-subsidised routes. Thιs was due to unexplained delays and cancellations by Athens Airways. [9] Later that year, by early September [ specify ] and after concluding its summer schedule, the airline ceased operations without any notice. [10]
Services
Athens Airways was the first Greek airline to offer a 20 percent discount to all tariff categories for passengers aged 12 to 24, soldiers without boarding pass, and students up to the age of 28, as well as a 15 percent discount on return flights. [11]
Destinations
Athens Airways served the following domestic Greek destinations (as of 17 June 2010): [12] [13]
- Agios Kirykos - Ikaria Island National Airport
- Alexandroupoli – Alexandroupolis International Airport Focus City
- Argostoli - Kefalonia Island International Airport
- Athens – Athens International Airport Hub
- Chania – Chania International Airport
- Fira – Santorini (Thira) National Airport
- Heraklion - Heraklion International Airport, "Nikos Kazantzakis"
- Karpathos - Karpathos Island National Airport
- Kavala - Kavala Megas Alexandros International Airport
- Kythira - Kithira Island National Airport
- Mykonos - Mykonos Airport
- Myrina - Lemnos International Airport
- Mytilene – Mytilene International Airport Focus City
- Rhodes – Rhodes International Airport, "Diagoras"
- Skiathos – Skiathos Island National Airport
- Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia" Focus City
- Zakynthos - Zakynthos International Airport, "Dionysios Solomos"
Fleet
The Athens Airways fleet included the following aircraft (as of September 2010): [14] [15]
Aircraft | Total | Seats |
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Embraer ERJ 145EU | 2 | 49 |
Dash 8-300 | 1 | 50 |
Total | 4 |
References
- ↑ Code not current February 2010
- ↑ "Establishment of a new airline" (PDF) . Athens Airways. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011 . Retrieved 26 September 2009 .
- ↑ "Flights & Bonus: Flight award chart for Flights & Bonus" (PDF) . Athens Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07.
- ↑ "Athens Airways to launch services next spring" . SkyScanner. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-01-02 . Retrieved 21 July 2009 .
- ↑ " Contact Us Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine ." Athens Airways. Retrieved on 8 September 2010. "38 Vassileos Konstantinou Str, GR 19400, Koropi Attikis" - Greek address Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine : "Βασιλέως Κωνσταντίνου 38, ΤΚ 19400, Κορωπί Αττικής"
- ↑ "Web charter request form" (PDF) . Athens Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2009 . Retrieved 1 August 2009 .
- ↑ "Athens Airways opens wings" (PDF) . Athens Airways. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011 . Retrieved 29 July 2009 .
- ↑ "Athens Airways opens its first flight" (PDF) . Athens Airways. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011 . Retrieved 29 July 2009 .
- ↑ "Current Affairs - ATHENS AIRWAYS LOSE KYTHERA CONTRACT" .
- ↑ Foteinos, Fotis (1 February 2011). "Ανέστειλε (και τυπικά) τη λειτουργία της η Athens Airways" [ Athens Airways ceased (formally this time) operations ] . Isotimia.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 4 February 2011 . Retrieved 10 July 2021 .
- ↑ "Athens Airways opens its first flight" (PDF) . Athens Airways. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011 . Retrieved 29 July 2009 .
- ↑ "Athens Airways" . Athens Airways. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010 . Retrieved 1 August 2010 .
- ↑ "Flights Schedule for Summer 2010" (PDF) . Athens Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010 . Retrieved 1 August 2010 .
- ↑ "Athens Airways (amateur fleet list)" . CH-Aviation. Archived from the original on 12 July 2009 . Retrieved 21 July 2009 .
- ↑ Athens Airways fleet at airfleets.net
External links
- Official website
- Official website (in Greek)