{{for|similarly-named aviation companies|Bluebird (disambiguation)#Aviation}} {{short description|Greek airline}} {{Infobox airline | airline = Bluebird Airways | image = Bluebird_Airways_Logo.png | image_size = 250 | alt = | IATA = BZ<ref name=iata>{{cite web|title=IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search|url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx|website=iata.org|accessdate=11 April 2015}}</ref> | ICAO = BBG<ref name=faa.gov>{{cite web|title=CONTRACTIONS FAA JO 7340.2|url=http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/CNT/3-2-C.htm|website=faa.gov|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529230500/http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/CNT/3-2-C.htm|archivedate=29 May 2014}}</ref> | callsign = Candia Bird | founded = {{Start date|2008}}<br />Heraklion, Crete, Greece | commenced = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | ceased = | aoc = | bases = Heraklion | hubs = | secondary_hubs = | focus_cities = {{unbulleted list|Ben Gurion Airport}} | frequent_flyer = | lounge = | alliance = | subsidiaries = | fleet_size = 4 | destinations = 22 | parent = | num_employees = | headquarters = | key_people = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | profit = | assets = | equity = | website = {{URL|www.bluebirdair.com}} }}
'''Bluebird Airways''' is an international airline headquartered in Heraklion International Airport in Heraklion, Greece.<ref>"[http://www.bluebirdair.gr/contact.html?lang=english Contact] {{Webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Ao7RIi9a?url=http://www.bluebirdair.gr/contact.html?lang=english |date=2012-09-20 }}." () Bluebird Airways. Retrieved on 19 September 2012. "Offices: Heraklion International Airport "N.Kazantzakis" - [http://www.bluebirdair.gr/contact.html?lang=greek Address in Greek] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923192405/http://www.bluebirdair.gr/contact.html?lang=greek |date=2015-09-23 }}: "Γραφεία: Κρατικός αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου Νίκος Καζαντζάκης"</ref>
== History == Bluebird Airways is a Greek airline, established in 2008 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. It is mainly involved in the transportation of passengers and cargo from Tel Aviv according to schedule and charter flights.
==Destinations== {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+ |- !Country !City !Airport !Notes |- |{{AUT}}||Vienna||Vienna International Airport||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |last1=קוטלר |first1=עמית |title=אחרי הקיץ: Bluebird מתגברת את הטיסות לבירה האהובה |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/199028 |access-date=25 August 2025 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=25 August 2025 |language=he}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |{{BUL}}||Burgas||Burgas Airport||{{Airline seasonal|Seasonal<ref name="BlueBird_TLV_NS26" />}} |- |Sofia||Vasil Levski Sofia Airport|| |- |rowspan="2"|{{CYP}}||Larnaca||Larnaca International Airport – Glafcos Clerides||align=center|<ref name="BlueBird_TLV_NS26" /> |- |Paphos||Paphos International Airport||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |title=Israeli Airlines to Resume Paphos Flights Starting July 2025 - AirGuide.info :: AirGuide Business – Aviation and Travel Business News + AirGuide Destinations – Airline and Travel News, Latest Aviation, Airline and Travel News {{!}} U.S. and Global Updates |url=https://airguide.info/israeli-airlines-to-resume-paphos-flights-starting-july-2025/ |access-date=28 December 2025 |agency=Pyramid Media Group |publisher=AirGuide |date=3 July 2025}}</ref> |- |rowspan="3"|{{GER}}||Berlin||Berlin Brandenburg Airport||align=center|<ref name="BlueBird_TLV_NS26" /> |- |Düsseldorf||Düsseldorf Airport||{{Coming soon|Begins {{date|2026-6-20}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Dusseldorf |url=https://booking.bluebirdair.com/DESTINATIONS/Dusseldorf |website=Blue Bird Airways |publisher=Holiday Lines LTD |access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref>}} |- |Munich||Munich Airport||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |title=קו ישיר חדש מתל אביב למינכן: החל מ-€152 לכיוון |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/201721 |access-date=14 December 2025 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=14 December 2025 |language=he}}</ref> |- |{{CZE}}||Prague||Václav Havel Airport Prague|| |- | rowspan="9" |{{GRE}}||Athens||Athens International Airport||{{Airline focus}}<ref name="BlueBird_TLV_NS26" /> |- |Chania||Chania International Airport "Daskalogiannis"||{{Airline seasonal|Seasonal<ref name="BlueBird_TLV_NS26">{{cite news |last1=Peretz |first1=Sapir |title=החל מ-111 אירו לכיוון: חברת התעופה היוונית משיקה שלושה קווים חדשים ליעדים המבוקשים |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/205906 |access-date=17 May 2026 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=17 May 2026 |language=he}}</ref>}} |- |Heraklion||Heraklion International Airport||{{Airline hub|Base<ref name="BlueBird_TLV_NS26" />}} |- |Mykonos||Mykonos International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}} |- |Kos||Kos International Airport||{{Airline seasonal|Seasonal<ref name="BlueBird_TLV_NS26" />}} |- |Rhodes||Rhodes International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}} |- |Santorini||Santorini (Thira) International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}} |- |Thessaloniki||Macedonia International Airport||align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=THESSALONIKI |url=https://www.bluebirdair.com/DESTINATIONS/THESSALONIKI |website=Blue Bird Airways |publisher=Holiday Lines LTD. |access-date=27 December 2025}}</ref> |- |Zakynthos||Zakynthos International Airport||{{Airline seasonal}} |- |{{HUN}}||Budapest||Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport||align=center|<ref name="BlueBird_TLV_NS26" /> |- |{{ISR}}||Tel Aviv||Ben Gurion Airport||{{Airline focus}}<ref name="TLV-BGY_NS_25">{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Blue Bird Airways Adds Tel Aviv – Milan Bergamo in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250212-bzns25bgy |access-date=12 February 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=12 February 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref name="BlueBird_TLV_NS26" /> |- | rowspan="4" |{{ITA}}||Bergamo||Orio al Serio International Airport||align=center|<ref name=BZ_ITA /> |- |Naples||Naples-Capodichino International Airport||align=center|<ref name=BZ_ITA>{{cite news |last1=SHARABI |first1=MEITAL |title=New direct flight route to Naples: Southern Italy is closer to Israelis |url=https://www.jpost.com/consumerism/article-845911 |access-date=28 December 2025 |work=JPost.com |agency=MAARIV |publisher=The Jerusalem Post |date=23 March 2025 |language=en |issn=0792-822X }}</ref> |- |Rome||Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|| |- |Verona||Verona Villafranca Airport||{{Airline seasonal}} |- |{{NED}}||Amsterdam||Amsterdam Airport Schiphol||{{Coming soon|Begins {{date|2026-4-4}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kotler |first1=Amit |title=ממשיכה להתרחב: היעד החדש והלוהט של Blue Bird |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/203620 |access-date=22 February 2026 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=22 February 2026 |language=he}}</ref>}} |- |{{POL}}||Warsaw||Warsaw Chopin Airport||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |last1=יעיש |first1=שמעון |title=בלו בירד מודיעה: נפעיל טיסות ישירות ליעד חדש |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/travel/tourism-news/article/17447157 |access-date=2 March 2025 |work=www.israelhayom.co.il |publisher=Israel Hayom |date=27 February 2025 |language=he}}</ref> |- |{{ROM}}||Bucharest||Henri Coandă International Airport||{{Airline seasonal|Seasonal<ref>{{cite news |last1=פרץ |first1=ספיר |title=החל מ-94 אירו לכיוון: חברת התעופה היוונית במחיר השקה מת"א לבוקרשט |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/201265 |access-date=27 November 2025 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=27 November 2025 |language=he}}</ref>}} |- |{{ESP}}||Barcelona||Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport||align=center|<ref name="BlueBird_TLV_NS26" /> |-
|- |}
== Fleet == ===Current fleet=== thumb|Bluebird Airways Boeing 737-800 {{As of|2025|8}}, Bluebird Airways operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - Bluebird Airways |magazine=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=60}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center" |+ Bluebird Airways fleet |- !Aircraft !In service !Orders !Passengers !Notes |- |Boeing 737-800 |4 |— |189 |- !Total !4 !— ! colspan="3" | |}
===Fleet development=== In 2013, Bluebird Airways added MD83 YR-HBH (170Y), MD82 YR-MDK (160Y), MD82 YR-OTN (160Y), to its fleet on wet-lease, in order to operate seasonal scheduled flights. On 26 July 2016, Bluebird Airways added Boeing 737-3Y0 9H-TAS to its fleet. In September the plane made its first flights from Heraklion to Tel-Aviv and back. In July 2017, Bluebird Airways added Boeing 737-33A 9H-NOA to its fleet.
Currently, Bluebird Airways operates four Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, with plans for further expansion in the near future to enhance its fleet capacity and operational efficiency.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commonscat}} *{{Official website|https://www.bluebirdair.com/}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20111113021350/http://ch-aviation.ch/airlinepage.php?code1=BBG Bluebird Airways at CH-Aviation]
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