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| Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | July 5, 2008 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 18 November 2019 | ||||||
| AOC # | GR-028 [3] | ||||||
| Hubs | Thessaloniki International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Athens International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Astra Miles [4] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 37 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||||
| Key people | Ioannis Zlatanis (Chairman) | ||||||
| Website | astra-airlines | ||||||
Astra Airlines was a Greek regional airline headquartered in Thessaloniki and based at Thessaloniki International Airport.
The carrier was founded by Ioannis Zlatanis, founder of Interaviator Ltd, and Anastasios Zirinis, former CEO of Olympic Aviation. It launched operations on 5 July 2008, flying from Thessaloniki to Rhodes. [5]
On 9 November 2019, it was reported that Astra Airlines faced severe financial difficulties and was searching for an investor to maintain its current operations. [6] The airline grounded all flights on the same day until further notice.[ citation needed ] On 14 November 2019, IATA announced that it had suspended the airline and warned Greek travel agents to stop selling tickets on the airline with immediate effect. [7]
On 18 November 2019, it was reported that the airline would not resume operations for good. [8]
As of May 2016, Astra Airlines served the following destinations [9]
As of August 2019, the Astra Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [10]
| Aircraft | In fleet | On order | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| C | Y | Total | |||||
| ATR 42-300 | 2 | — | 0 | 48 | 48 | ||
| ATR 72-200 | 1 | — | 0 | 70 | 70 | ||
| BAe 146-300 | 1 | — | 0 | 112 | 112 | ||
| Total | 4 | — | |||||
