Marathon Airlines Explained

Airline:	Marathon Airlines
Iata:	O8^[1]
Icao:	MTO^[2]
Callsign:	MARATHON
Founded:	^[3]
Aoc:	GR-062^[4]
Fleet Size:	9
Destinations:	2
Headquarters:	Glyfada, Greece

Marathon Airlines, is a Greek airline headquartered in Glyfada, Greece. Its core activities are executive charter services, wet lease and aircraft management services.^[5] The airline plans to expand its activities and commence scheduled international services between Athens and Benghazi in March 2023.^[6]

Operations

Marathon Airlines holds a European air operator's certificate (AOC) in Greece and currently operates a fleet of Embraer aircraft,^[7] and includes private jet charter, aircraft management and Wet Lease (ACMI).^[8]

Certificates and memberships

• ARGUS Gold Operator
• Wyvern Member^[9]
• EBAA Member^[10]
• ERA Member^{[11] [12]}
• NBAA Member

Destinations

This list of Marathon Airlines destinations includes the city, country, and the airport's name, with the airline's hub marked.

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Notes
Austria	Innsbruck	Innsbruck Airport		^[13] ^[14]
Greece	Athens	Athens International Airport
	Kalamata	Kalamata International Airport
	Kavala	Kavala International Airport
	Kefalonia	Kefalonia International Airport
	Preveza/Lefkada	Aktion National Airport
	Thessaloniki	Thessaloniki Airport
Hungary	Pécs	Pécs-Pogány Airport	Seasonal charter
Italy	Cagliari	Cagliari Elmas Airport
Libya	Benghazi	Benina International Airport		^[15]

Fleet

, Marathon Airlines' fleet consists of the following aircraft:^{[16] [17]}

Marathon Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Embraer ERJ-175STD	1	—	88	Used for commercial services
Embraer ERJ-175LR	2	—	88
Embraer ERJ-190SR	1	—	100
Embraer ERJ-195LR	3	—	118
Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy	1	—	13	Used for VIP services
Hawker 800 Xpi	1	—	8
Total	9	0

Incidents and accidents

• On 18 February 2024, Air Serbia Flight 324 from Belgrade Airport to Düsseldorf Airport, operated by Marathon Airlines, was involved in an incident on runway 30L of Belgrade Airport. The aircraft, an Embraer ERJ-195 (OY-GDC) suffered extensive damage after overshooting the runway. The aircraft had used an unplanned runway entry point, therefore reducing the available runway length by half. The aircraft overshoot the runway causing collisions with several runway instruments. After takeoff, the aircraft returned safely to Belgrade Airport. There were no injuries involved in this accident.^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search. iata.org. 5 February 2023.
2. Web site: Airline Designator / Code Database Search . avcodes.co.uk . 5 February 2023.
3. Web site: Στοιχεία Δημοσιότητας . Business Registry . Union of Hellenic Chambers Of Commerce . 11 February 2023 . el.
4. Web site: Air Operator Certificate . Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority . 11 February 2023 . 23 December 2020.
5. Web site: About Us - Marathon Airlines . www.flymarathon.aero . 5 February 2023.
6. Web site: Zaptia . Sami . Flights between Athens and Benghazi to start on 2 March . LibyaHerald . 5 February 2023 . 2 February 2023.
7. News: September 2023 . Issue 98 blue Magazine . 302–303 . blue Magazine – Aegean Airlines . 4 September 2023.
8. Web site: Estonia's Nordica to wet-lease E175 for Swedish PSO . 2023-02-22 . ch-aviation . en.
9. Web site: WYVERN . 2023-02-22 . app.wyvern.systems.
10. Web site: Members directory . 2023-02-22 . EBAA - European Business Aviation Association . en-US.
11. Web site: Our Members ERA . 2023-02-22 . www.eraa.org.
12. Web site: Orban . André . 2022-09-28 . Greek carrier Marathon Airlines joins European Regions Airline Association (ERA) . 2023-02-22 . Aviation24.be . en-GB.
13. Web site: Gruber . Jan . 2022-12-07 . Innsbruck: Marathon Airlines übernimmt Idealtours-Charter . 2023-02-22 . Aviation.Direct . de-DE.
14. Web site: H ελληνική εταιρεία Marathon Airlines θα εκτελεί τις πτήσεις από το Ίνσμπρουκ προς Κεφαλονιά και Άκτιο το 2023 Λευκαδίτικα Νέα - Lefkada News . 2023-02-22 . www.kolivas.de.
15. Web site: Marathon Airlines Outlines Preliminary Schedule From March 2023 . AeroRoutes . 5 February 2023 . en-CA.
16. Web site: Commercial Aviation Fleet . 2023-12-12 . Marathon Airlines . en-US.
17. Web site: Executive Business Fleet . 2023-12-12 . Marathon Airlines . en-US.
18. Web site: Accident: Marathon E195 at Belgrade on Feb 18th 2024, overran runway on takeoff . 2024-02-20 . The Aviation Herald . en-US.