Athens Airways was a Greek regional airline, headquartered in Koropi, Athens."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" The airline used to connect Alexandroupoli, Athens and Thessaloniki with some Greek islands, as well offering chartered flights. The airline was founded in 2008 and launched scheduled flights on 31 January 2009.
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. Later that year, by early September and after concluding its summer schedule, the airline ceased operations without any notice.
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.
Destinations Athens Airways served the following domestic Greek destinations (as of 17 June 2010):
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):
+ Athens Airways fleet Aircraft Total Seats Embraer ERJ 145EU 2 49 Dash 8-300 1 50 Total 4
References
External links Official website Official website