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:	Alexandroupolis International Airport, Mytilene International Airport, Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia"
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]}

• Agios Kirykos - Ikaria Island National Airport
• Alexandroupoli – Alexandroupolis International Airport Focus City
• Argostoli - Kefalonia Island International Airport
• Athens – Athens International Airport Hub
• Chania – Chania International Airport
• Fira – Santorini (Thira) National Airport
• Heraklion - Heraklion International Airport, "Nikos Kazantzakis"
• Karpathos - Karpathos Island National Airport
• Kavala - Kavala Megas Alexandros International Airport
• Kythira - Kithira Island National Airport
• Mykonos - Mykonos Airport
• Myrina - Lemnos International Airport
• Mytilene – Mytilene International Airport Focus City
• Rhodes – Rhodes International Airport, "Diagoras"
• Skiathos – Skiathos Island National Airport
• Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia" Focus City
• Zakynthos - Zakynthos International Airport, "Dionysios Solomos"

Fleet

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

Athens Airways Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Seats
Embraer ERJ 145EU	2	49
Dash 8-300	1	50
Total	4

External links

• Official website
• Official website

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