| Airline: | Air Greece - Aerodromisis |
| Fleet Size: | 5 |
| Destinations: | 12 |
| Iata: | JG |
| Icao: | AGJ[1] |
| Callsign: | Air Greece |
| Founded: | 1994 |
| Ceased: | 1999 |
| Headquarters: | Heraklion, Greece |
| Key People: | Kostas Mpantouvas (Chairman, CEO) |
| Hubs: | Heraklion International Airport |
| Focus Cities: | Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes |
Air Greece was an airline based in Heraklion, Greece. It was one of the first private airlines to operate scheduled domestic flights in Greece.
Air Greece
Air Greece was established in 1994 by Cretan businessmen and started operations inthe same year using two leased ATR 72 turboprops on domestic routes. In April 1997a third ATR 72 was added to the fleet, followed by the lease of two Fokker 100s in Mayand June 1999. Delivery of the Fokkers marked the international expansion of thecompany and new routes to destinations in Germany were opened.
In 1999, passenger ferry company Minoan Lines acquired a 51% stake in AirGreece. However, at that time Air Greecewas facing strong competition from Aegean Airlines, Cronus Airlines andOlympic Airways, forcing it to begin a cooperation with Aegean which endedin a full takeover by Aegean in December 1999.During 2000, Air Greece's original owners made an unsuccessful attempt tolaunch Cretan Airways as its successor.
Air Greece operated scheduled services from/to the following cities:
International destinations:
The fleet of Air Greece consisted of the following aircraft:[3] [4]