Astra Airlines
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| Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | July 5, 2008 | ||||||
| Hubs | Thessaloniki International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Athens International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 22 | ||||||
| Company slogan | betterfly | ||||||
| Headquarters | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||||
| Key people | Ioannis Zlatanis, Founder | ||||||
| Website |
astra-airlines | ||||||
Astra Airlines is a Greek regional airline headquartered in Thessaloniki and based at Thessaloniki International Airport.
History
The carrier was founded by Ioannis Zlatanis, founder of Interaviator Ltd, and Anastasios Zirinis, former CEO of Olympic Aviation. It launched operations on 5 July 2008, flying from Thessaloniki to Rhodes.[3]
Destinations
Astra Airlines Airbus A320-200
Astra Airlines BAe 146-300
As of August 2015, Astra Airlines serves the following domestic destinations within Greece:
- Athens – Athens International Airport Focus city
- Cephalonia – Cephalonia International Airport Seasonal
- Chania – Chania International Airport Seasonal
- Chios – Chios Island National Airport
- Corfu – Corfu International Airport
- Heraklion – Heraklion International Airport
- Ikaria – Ikaria Island National Airport
- Kalamata – Kalamata International Airport
- Karpathos – Karpathos Island National Airport Seasonal
- Kastoria –Kastoria National Airport
- Kithira – Kithira Island National Airport Seasonal
- Kos – Kos Island International Airport
- Kozani – Kozani National Airport
- Lemnos – Lemnos International Airport
- Mykonos – Mykonos Island National Airport Seasonal
- Mytilene – Mytilene International Airport
- Patras – Araxos Airport Seasonal
- Samos – Samos International Airport
- Santorini – Santorini (Thira) National Airport Seasonal
- Sitia – Sitia Public Airport
- Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki International Airport Hub
- Zakynthos – Zakynthos International Airport Seasonal
Fleet
As of November 2015, the Astra Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[4]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | On Order | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| C | Y | | |||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 1 | — | 8 | 162 | 170 | ||
| ATR 42-300 | 2 | — | 0 | 48 | 48 | ||
| ATR 72-200 | 1 | — | 0 | 70 | 70 | ||
| BAe 146-300 | 1 | — | 0 | 112 | 112 | ||
| Total | 6 | — | |||||
References
- ↑ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- 1 2 "CONTRACTIONS FAA JO 7340.2". faa.gov. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
- ↑ "Astra Airlines Takes Off". capital.gr. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Astra-Airlines
External links
Media related to Astra Airlines at Wikimedia Commons
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