Astra Airlines was 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.
On 9 November 2019, it was reported that Astra Airlines faced severe financial difficulties and was searching for an investor to maintain its current operations.politischios.gr - ΒΙΝΤΕΟ- Τελευταία πτήση της Astra Airlines ή υπάρχει ακόμη σωτηρία (Greek) 9 November 2019. The airline grounded all flights on the same day until further notice. On 14 November 2019, IATA announced that it had suspended the airline and warned Greek travel agents to stop selling tickets on the airline with immediate effect.
On 18 November 2019, it was reported that the airline would not resume operations for good.aerotelegraph.com - "Grounding: Astra Airlines ends operations" (German) 18 November 2019
Destinations
As of May 2016, Astra Airlines served the following destinationsastra-airlines.gr - BUY TICKET retrieved 21 May 2016 +CountryCity/RegionAirportNotesGermanyMunich Munich Airport SeasonalGreeceAthensAthens International Airport Focus CityChiosChios Island National AirportCorfu Corfu International AirportHeraklionHeraklion International AirportIkariaIkaria Island National AirportKalamata Kalamata International AirportKarpathos Karpathos Island National AirportSeasonalKastoriaKastoria National AirportKithiraKithira Island National Airport SeasonalKos Kos Island International AirportKozaniKozani National AirportLemnos Lemnos International AirportMilosMilos Island National AirportSeasonalMykonos Mykonos Island National Airport SeasonalMytileneMytilene International AirportSamos Samos International AirportSantoriniSantorini (Thira) National AirportSeasonalSitiaSitia Public AirportThessalonikiThessaloniki International Airport HubZakynthos Zakynthos International Airport SeasonalIsraelTel AvivBen Gurion Airport Seasonal Charter
Fleet
As of August 2019, the Astra Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
+ Astra Airlines fleetAircraftIn fleetOn orderPassengersNotes C Y ATR 42-3002—04848ATR 72-2001—07070BAe 146-3001—0112112Total4—
References
External links
Official website