Athens Airways

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Athens Airways
Athens Airways logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
ZFATW [1] ATHENSAIR
Founded2008 [2]
Ceased operations2010
Hubs Athens International Airport
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer program Flights & Bonus [3]
Fleet size3 (upon closure)
Destinations16
Headquarters Koropi, Athens, Greece
Key peopleSakis 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]

Contents

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]

Fleet

The Athens Airways fleet included the following aircraft (as of September 2010): [14] [15]

Athens Airways Fleet
AircraftTotalSeats
Embraer ERJ 145EU 249
Dash 8-300 150
Total4

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References

  1. ↑ Code not current February 2010
  2. ↑ "Establishment of a new airline" (PDF). Athens Airways. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Flights & Bonus: Flight award chart for Flights & Bonus" (PDF). Athens Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07.
  4. ↑ "Athens Airways to launch services next spring". SkyScanner. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-01-02. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "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"
  6. ↑ "Web charter request form" (PDF). Athens Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Athens Airways opens wings" (PDF). Athens Airways. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Current Affairs - ATHENS AIRWAYS LOSE KYTHERA CONTRACT".
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Athens Airways". Athens Airways. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  13. ↑ "Flights Schedule for Summer 2010" (PDF). Athens Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  14. ↑ "Athens Airways (amateur fleet list)". CH-Aviation. Archived from the original on 12 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  15. ↑ Athens Airways fleet at airfleets.net
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