Athens Airways

{{Short description|Greek airline}} {{Infobox Airline |airline = Athens Airways |logo = Athens Airways logo.svg |logo_size = 250px |fleet_size = 3 ''(upon closure)'' |destinations = 16 |IATA = ZF |ICAO = ATW<ref>Code not current February 2010</ref> |callsign = ATHENSAIR |parent = |founded = 2008<ref>{{cite news|title=Establishment of a new airline |url=http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/15_10_08-PRESS_RELEASE_IDRISI_EN.pdf |publisher=Athens Airways |date=15 October 2008 |accessdate=26 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183129/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/15_10_08-PRESS_RELEASE_IDRISI_EN.pdf |archivedate=7 July 2011 }}</ref> |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<ref>{{cite news|title=Flights & Bonus: Flight award chart for Flights & Bonus |url=http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/BonusTicketsScheme.pdf |publisher=Athens Airways |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183134/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/BonusTicketsScheme.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-07 }}</ref> |lounge = |alliance = |website = http://www.athensairways.com/en |}}

'''Athens Airways''' was a Greek regional airline,<ref>{{cite news|title=Athens Airways to launch services next spring|url=http://news.skyscanner.net/articles/2008/11/000740-athens-airways-to-launch-services-next-spring.html|publisher=SkyScanner|date=17 November 2008|accessdate=21 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102183715/http://news.skyscanner.net/articles/2008/11/000740-athens-airways-to-launch-services-next-spring.html|archive-date=2009-01-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> headquartered in Koropi, Athens.<ref>"[http://www.athensairways.com/cgi-bin/airkiosk/I7/191003?100909043103.208.66.176.135.4795+/athens/I7/EN/static/contact.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707182803/http://www.athensairways.com/cgi-bin/airkiosk/I7/191003?100909043103.208.66.176.135.4795+%2Fathens%2FI7%2FEN%2Fstatic%2Fcontact.html |date=2011-07-07 }}." Athens Airways. Retrieved on 8 September 2010. "38 Vassileos Konstantinou Str, GR 19400, Koropi Attikis" - [http://www.athensairways.com/cgi-bin/airkiosk/I7/191003?100909043300.24.227.218.250.4881+/athens/I7/GR/static/contact.html Greek address] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707182811/http://www.athensairways.com/cgi-bin/airkiosk/I7/191003?100909043300.24.227.218.250.4881+%2Fathens%2FI7%2FGR%2Fstatic%2Fcontact.html |date=2011-07-07 }}: "Βασιλέως Κωνσταντίνου 38, ΤΚ 19400, Κορωπί Αττικής"</ref> The airline used to connect Alexandroupoli, Athens and Thessaloniki with some Greek islands, as well offering chartered flights.<ref>{{cite news|title=Web charter request form |url=http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/GR/static/pdf/Web%20Charter%20Request%20Forrm.pdf |publisher=Athens Airways |accessdate=1 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521014002/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/GR/static/pdf/Web%20Charter%20Request%20Forrm.pdf |archivedate=21 May 2009 }}</ref> The airline was founded in 2008 and launched scheduled flights on 31 January 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Athens Airways opens wings |url=http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/27_1_09_PRESS%20RELEASE_FIRSTFLIGHT_EN.pdf.pdf |publisher=Athens Airways |date=27 January 2009 |accessdate=29 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183152/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/27_1_09_PRESS%20RELEASE_FIRSTFLIGHT_EN.pdf.pdf |archivedate=7 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Athens Airways opens its first flight |url=http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/29_1_09_PRESS%20RELEASE_PROSFORES_EN.pdf.pdf |publisher=Athens Airways |date=29 January 2009 |accessdate=29 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183201/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/29_1_09_PRESS%20RELEASE_PROSFORES_EN.pdf.pdf |archivedate=7 July 2011 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kythera-family.net/index.php?nav=178&did=17785-1|title = Current Affairs - ATHENS AIRWAYS LOSE KYTHERA CONTRACT}}</ref> Later that year, by early September{{specify|date=December 2010}} and after concluding its summer schedule, the airline ceased operations without any notice.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Foteinos|first=Fotis|date=1 February 2011|title=Ανέστειλε (και τυπικά) τη λειτουργία της η Athens Airways|url=http://www.isotimia.gr/default.asp?pid=24&ct=13&artid=93014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204034654/http://www.isotimia.gr/default.asp?pid=24&ct=13&artid=93014|archive-date=4 February 2011|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Isotimia.gr|trans-title=Athens Airways ceased (formally this time) operations|lang=el}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Athens Airways opens its first flight |url=http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/29_1_09_PRESS%20RELEASE_PROSFORES_EN.pdf.pdf |publisher=Athens Airways |date=29 January 2009 |accessdate=29 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707183201/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/EN/static/pdf/29_1_09_PRESS%20RELEASE_PROSFORES_EN.pdf.pdf |archivedate=7 July 2011 }}</ref>

==Destinations== Athens Airways served the following domestic Greek destinations (as of 17 June 2010):<ref>{{cite web|title=Athens Airways |url=http://www.athensairways.com/en |publisher=Athens Airways |accessdate=1 August 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721092037/http://www.athensairways.com/en |archivedate=21 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Flights Schedule for Summer 2010|url=http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/GR/static/pdf/ATHENS_AIRWAYS_SUMMER_2010.pdf|publisher=Athens Airways|accessdate=1 August 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705022245/http://www.athensairways.com/athens/I7/GR/static/pdf/ATHENS_AIRWAYS_SUMMER_2010.pdf|archivedate=5 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Fleet== The Athens Airways fleet included the following aircraft (as of September 2010):<ref>{{cite web|title=Athens Airways (amateur fleet list)|url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=THE&al_op=1|publisher=CH-Aviation|accessdate=21 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712025707/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=THE&al_op=1|archive-date=12 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;text-align:center;" |+ Athens Airways fleet ! Aircraft ! Total ! Seats |- | Embraer ERJ 145EU | 2 | 49 |- | Dash 8-300 | 1 | 50 |- ! Total ! 4 ! |}

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100721092037/http://www.athensairways.com/en Official website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080919183736/http://www.athensairways.com/ Official website] {{in lang|el}}

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