This is a list of defunct airlines of Greece . [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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Aegean Aviation | A3 | AEE | AEGEAN | 1988 | 1999 | Renamed to Aegean Airlines | |
Aerogenesis Air Services | 1999 | 2022 | |||||
Aeolian Airlines | AOL | AEOLIAN | 2011 | 2012 | |||
Aeroland Airways | 3S | AEN | AEROLAND | 2005 | 2012 | ||
Aerospace One | IW | OAN | HELLAS CARGO | 2013 | 2014 | ||
Afrek | 1976 | 1983 | Operated Bristol Britannia | ||||
Agapitos Airlines | 1997 | 1998 | Renamed to Kara Air [3] | ||||
Air go | 4A | AGS | AIRGO CARGO | 2008 | 2011 | Operated British Aerospace ATP | |
ArGo Airways | AGW | ARGONAUT | 2009 | 2010 | Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter | ||
Air Greece | JG | AGJ | AIR GREECE | 1994 | 1999 | Merged into Aegean Airlines | |
Air Manos | 1999 | 2000 | |||||
Air Miles | 2002 | 2004 | [4] | ||||
Air Transport of Greece | 1947 | 1951 | Merged with Hellenic Airlines and Technical and Aeronautical Holdings to form TAE Greek National Airlines | ||||
AirSea Lines | PEV | 2004 | 2009 | ||||
Alexandair | AXN | ALEXANDROS | 2004 | 2007 | |||
Airgo Seaplane | 2009 | 2010 | Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter | ||||
Apollo Airways | PJ K6 | AOA | APOLLO AIR | 1994 | 1997 | Operated Airbus A300 | |
Astra Airlines | A2 | AZI | GREEK STAR | 2008 | 2019 | ||
Athens Airways | ZF | ATW | ATHENSAIR | 2008 | 2011 | ||
Axon Airlines | XN | AXO | AXONAIR | 1998 | 2001 | Established as Cosmos Airlines. Operated Airbus A300, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-700, Embraer ERJ 145 [5] | |
CAL Aviation | CLV | CALAVIA | ? | ? | [6] | ||
Cosmos Airlines | 1998 | 1998 | Renamed to Axon Airlines. Operated Boeing 737NG, Boeing 717-200 [7] | ||||
Cretan Airlines | C5 | KRT | CRETAN | 1993 | 1995 | ||
Cronus Airlines | X5 | CUS | CRONUS | 1995 | 2001 | Merged into Aegean Airlines | |
Daedalus Airlines | 1947 | 1950 | Went bankrupt | ||||
Delphic Airlines | 2021 | 2023 | Never got AOC - went bankrupt | ||||
Electra Airlines | ELD | ELECTRA | 2000 | 2003 | |||
Ellinair | EL | ELB | ELLINAIR HELLAS | 2013 | 2021 | ||
Elite Airlines | 2007 | 2010 | |||||
EuroAir | 6M | EUP | EUROSTAR | 1995 | 2009 | AOC suspended | |
First Airways | 2010 | 2012 | Rebranded as Minoan Air | ||||
Fly Ellas | ELF | 2018 | 2019 | Renamed to FlyGR8 [8] | |||
Fly Hellas | VQ | VKH | DELPHI | 2011 | 2011 | ||
Galaxy Airways | 9G | GLX | 1999 | 2001 | |||
Gee Bee Air | GEB | GOLF-BRAVO AIR | 2002 | 2006 | |||
Greece Airways | IX | GRE | GREECE AIRWAYS | 2003 | 2006 | Formed by Greek, Spanish and UK (Air Scotland) interests using assets from Electra Airlines, dba Air-Scotland. | |
GreenJet Airlines | GRN;GRJ | 2011 | 2013 | ||||
Hellas Air Service | HRS | HELLAS AIR | ? | ? | [9] | ||
Hellas Jet | HJ | HEJ | HELLAS JET | 2003 | 2010 | ||
Hellas Wings | LJR | HELLAS WINGS | 1998 | 2006 | |||
Hellenic Airlines (GAT) | HELLENIC | 1947 | 1951 | Merged with Air Transport of Greece and Technical and Aeronautical Holdings to form TAE Greek National Airlines | |||
Hellenic Imperial Airways | HT | IMP | IMPERIAL | 2007 | 2012 | ||
Hellenic Star Airways | HJ | HST | 1999 | 2003 | |||
Helliniki Etairia Enaerion Sygkoinonion | 1931 | 1940 | Known under the French name of Société Hellénique des Communications Aériennes [10] | ||||
Hermes Airlines | H3 | HRM | HERMES | 2011 | 2016 | ||
Icarus Airlines | 1930 | 1930 | Known as Greece's first airline. Went bankrupt [11] | ||||
InterJet | INJ | INJET | 1992 | 2011 | |||
Jonian Airways | 1971 | 1972 | |||||
K2 SmartJets | KSJ | 2007 | 2013 | ||||
KAL Aviation | CLV | CALAVIA | 1990 | 2001 | Became Ver-Avia. Operated Swearingen Merlin IV [12] | ||
Macedonian Airlines | MC | MCS | MACAIR | 1992 | 2003 | Rebranded as Olympic Airlines | |
Meelad Air Greece | MEL | 2008 | 2014 | Established in Jordan, but applied in May 2009 to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority for an AOC [13] | |||
Minoan Air | MAV | MINOAN | 2012 | 2015 | |||
Olympic Airlines | OA | OAL | OLYMPIC | 2003 | 2009 | Sold name and logo to Olympic Air | |
Olympic Airways | OA | OAL | OLYMPIC | 1956 | 2003 | Merged with several internal companies within Olympic Airways to form Olympic Airways Services | |
Olympic Aviation | ML | OLY | OLAVIA | 1971 | 2003 | Flight academy became part of Olympic Airways Services and airliner fleet transferred to Olympic Airlines. Still operates as a helicopter charter service | |
Olympus Airways | OLY | OLYAIR | 2014 | 2024 [14] | |||
Orange2Fly | O4 | OTF | ORANGE2FLY | 2015 | 2021 | ||
Pantheon Airways | OA | OAL | 2008 | 2008 | Rebranded as Olympic Air | ||
Princess Airlines | IG | PER | 1998 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-300 | ||
South East European Airlines | 6J | GRE | SEEA AIR | 1992 | 1995 | Flew under Virgin Atlantic brand. Operated Airbus A320, Boeing 737-400, Fokker 50, Swearingen Merlin IV [15] | |
Sky Wings Airlines | ND | GSW | ARROW JET | 2006 | 2012 | ||
SkyGreece Airlines | GW | SGR | SKYGREECE | 2012 | 2015 | ||
Summer Express | EUH | 1997 | 1998 | ||||
TAE Greek National Airlines | GK | TAE | GREEK | 1946 | 1957 | Rebranded as Olympic Airways | |
TEA Trans European Airlines | TEG | EUROLINES | 1998 | 1998 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante [16] | ||
Technical and Aeronautical Holdings | GK | TAE | GREEK | 1935 | 1951 | Merged with Hellenic Airlines and Air Transport of Greece to form TAE Greek National Airlines | |
Venus Airlines | V4 | VER | VENUS | 1992 | 1996 | Operated Boeing 727-200, Boeing 767-200, MD-83, MD-87 [17] | |
Ver-Avia | GRV | NIGHT RIDER | 2001 | 2009 | Operated Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III [18] | ||
Viking Hellas Aviation | VQ | VKH | 2009 | 2011 | Rebranded as Fly Hellas |