Athens Airways Explained

Airline:Athens Airways
Fleet Size:3 (upon closure)
Destinations:16
Iata:ZF
Icao:ATW[1]
Callsign:ATHENSAIR
Founded:2008[2]
Ceased:2010
Headquarters:Koropi, Athens, Greece
Key People:Sakis Andrianopoulos (Owner - CEO)
Hubs:Athens International Airport
Focus Cities:
Frequent Flyer:Flights & Bonus[3]
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 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 145EU249
Dash 8-300150
Total4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Code not current February 2010
  2. News: Establishment of a new airline . Athens Airways . 15 October 2008 . 26 September 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183129/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/15_10_08-PRESS_RELEASE_IDRISI_EN.pdf . 7 July 2011 .
  3. News: Flights & Bonus: Flight award chart for Flights & Bonus . Athens Airways . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183134/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/BonusTicketsScheme.pdf . 2011-07-07 .
  4. News: Athens Airways to launch services next spring. SkyScanner. 17 November 2008. 21 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090102183715/http://news.skyscanner.net/articles/2008/11/000740-athens-airways-to-launch-services-next-spring.html. 2009-01-02. dead.
  5. "Contact Us ." Athens Airways. Retrieved on 8 September 2010. "38 Vassileos Konstantinou Str, GR 19400, Koropi Attikis" - Greek address : "Βασιλέως Κωνσταντίνου 38, ΤΚ 19400, Κορωπί Αττικής"
  6. News: Web charter request form . Athens Airways . 1 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090521014002/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/GR/static/pdf/Web%20Charter%20Request%20Forrm.pdf . 21 May 2009 .
  7. News: Athens Airways opens wings . Athens Airways . 27 January 2009 . 29 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183152/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/27_1_09_PRESS%20RELEASE_FIRSTFLIGHT_EN.pdf.pdf . 7 July 2011 .
  8. News: Athens Airways opens its first flight . Athens Airways . 29 January 2009 . 29 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183201/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/29_1_09_PRESS%20RELEASE_PROSFORES_EN.pdf.pdf . 7 July 2011 .
  9. Web site: Current Affairs - ATHENS AIRWAYS LOSE KYTHERA CONTRACT.
  10. Web site: Foteinos. Fotis. 1 February 2011. Ανέστειλε (και τυπικά) τη λειτουργία της η Athens Airways. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110204034654/http://www.isotimia.gr/default.asp?pid=24&ct=13&artid=93014. 4 February 2011. 10 July 2021. Isotimia.gr. Athens Airways ceased (formally this time) operations. el.
  11. News: Athens Airways opens its first flight . Athens Airways . 29 January 2009 . 29 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183201/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/29_1_09_PRESS%20RELEASE_PROSFORES_EN.pdf.pdf . 7 July 2011 .
  12. Web site: Athens Airways . Athens Airways . 1 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100721092037/http://www.athensairways.com/en . 21 July 2010 . dead .
  13. Web site: Flights Schedule for Summer 2010. Athens Airways. 1 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100705022245/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/GR/static/pdf/ATHENS_AIRWAYS_SUMMER_2010.pdf. 5 July 2010. dead.
  14. Web site: Athens Airways (amateur fleet list). CH-Aviation. 21 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090712025707/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=THE&al_op=1. 12 July 2009. dead.
  15. http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Athens%20Airways.htm Athens Airways fleet at airfleets.net