# TUS Airways
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{{Short description|Cypriot airline}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = TUS Airways
| logo = Tus Airways Logo.png
| logo_size = 150
| image = File:Tus Airways, 5B-DDO, Airbus A320-214.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = [Airbus A320-200](/source/Airbus_A320-200)
| IATA = U8[{{cite web|title=IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search|url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx|website=iata.org|access-date=24 January 2016}}]
| ICAO = CYF
| callsign = TUS AIR
| founded = {{start date and age|2015|06}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|2016|02|14|df=y}}
| key_people = {{plainlist|
* Kenneth Woolley
* Michael Weinstein
* Tami Mosez-Borovitz
}}
| founders = {{plainlist|
* Michael Weinstein
* Kenneth Woolley
}}
| headquarters = [Larnaca](/source/Larnaca), [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus)
| hubs = [Larnaca International Airport](/source/Larnaca_International_Airport)
| fleet_size = 3
| destinations = 25[{{cite web|url=http://tusairways.com/company-profile/ |title=Company Profile |website=tusairways.com |access-date=17 October 2018}}]
| frequent_flyer =
| website = {{URL|tusairways.com}}
| focus_cities = [Ben Gurion Airport](/source/Ben_Gurion_Airport)
}}
[[File:Tus Airways Saab 340B (5B-DER) at Rhodes Airport.jpg|thumb|right|[Saab 340B](/source/Saab_340B) at Rhodes Island airport]]
[[File:Tus Airways Fokker 100.jpg|thumb|right|[Fokker 100](/source/Fokker_100)]]
'''TUS Airways''' is a [Cypriot](/source/Cyprus) [airline](/source/airline) headquartered in [Larnaca](/source/Larnaca) with its main hub at [Larnaca International Airport](/source/Larnaca_International_Airport). The airline was established in June 2015 and commenced flight operations on 14 February 2016.
==History==
TUS Airways was founded in June 2015 by Israeli aviation executive Michael "Miki" Weinstein,{{cn|date=July 2025}} backed by investors from Europe and the United States.[{{Cite web |url=http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/12/08/birth-of-an-aits-green-light/ |title=Cyprus Mail: Cyprus carrier TUS gets green light |access-date=2016-07-14 |archive-date=2020-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808005029/http://cyprus-mail.com/2015/12/08/birth-of-an-aits-green-light/ |url-status=dead }}][[http://www.goldnews.com.cy/en/financial-services/cyprus-carrier-tus-receives-air-transport-licence Gold: Cyprus Carrier TUS Receives Air Transport Licence]] It was the first Cypriot airline to be founded following the dissolution of [Cyprus Airways](/source/Cyprus_Airways_(1947%E2%80%932015)) in January 2015. TUS Airways began operations on 14 February 2016 with a [Saab 340B](/source/Saab_340B), flying from Larnaca to [Tel Aviv](/source/Tel_Aviv) and [Haifa](/source/Haifa) in Israel. In July 2016, the airline received its first [Saab 2000](/source/Saab_2000) to increase capacity.[{{Cite web|url=http://news.gtp.gr/2015/11/19/cyprus-reveals-new-national-carrier-tus-airways/|title=Cyprus Reveals New National Carrier: Tus Airways|date=2015-11-19|website=GTP Headlines|access-date=2017-05-19}}] In June 2017, the airline acquired its first jet aircraft, two [Fokker 100](/source/Fokker_100)s. It subsequently bought five [Fokker 70](/source/Fokker_70)s, bringing the total number of aircraft to seven.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
In September 2019, media reported that TUS Airways would cease operations by the 30th. However, Chief Executive Andrew Pyne—who had replaced founding CEO Michael Weinstein earlier that year—issued a statement clarifying that the airline was only pausing most scheduled flights to restructure and renew its fleet.[{{Cite web |date=2025-06-09 |title=TUS says not suspending operations but rebranding into significantly larger airline |url=https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/tus-says-not-suspending-operations-but-rebranding-into-significantly-larger-airline/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=in-cyprus.philenews.com |language=en-US}}] For a while ''Ela Airways'' was suggested to be the new name but it did not happen. Weinstein returned to the helm in January 2021, relaunching the carrier under a hybrid business model centered on an all-[Airbus A320](/source/Airbus_A320) fleet.[{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=Jason |date=2021-06-17 |title=AJW Group wins TUS Airways power-by-the-hour support contract |url=https://www.aviationbusinessnews.com/mro/ajw-group-wins-tus-airways-power-by-the-hour-support-contract/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Aviation Business News |language=en-GB}}][{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Tus Airways {{!}} Routes |url=https://www.routesonline.com/airlines/18165/tus-airways/about/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=routesonline.com}}] By 2023, TUS Airways had become the largest Cypriot airline by fleet size, with five A320-200 aircraft serving scheduled and charter routes from Larnaca and Paphos.[{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Tus Airways {{!}} Routes |url=https://www.routesonline.com/airlines/18165/tus-airways/about/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=routesonline.com}}]
==Destinations==
As of June 2023, TUS Airways operates scheduled flights from its hubs in Larnaca and Paphos, as well as Tel Aviv.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Country
!City
!Airport
!Notes
! class="unsortable" |Refs
|-
|[Austria](/source/Austria)||[Vienna](/source/Vienna)||[Vienna Airport](/source/Vienna_International_Airport)|| ||align=center|[{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Tus Airways Sep 2024 Tel Aviv Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240726-u8sep24tlv |access-date=26 July 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=26 July 2024 |language=en-CA}}][{{cite news |last1=קוטלר |first1=עמית |title=עוד לפני חזרת אוסטריאן איירליינס לישראל: הקרב על הטיסות לוינה מתחמם |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/197891 |access-date=9 July 2025 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=9 July 2025 |language=he}}][{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Tus Airways NW25 Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250805-u8nw25 |access-date=6 August 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=5 August 2025 |language=en-CA}}][{{cite news |last1=אזולאי |first1=איתי |title=TUS Airways מרחיבה את פעילותה בישראל ומחדשת את הטיסות לדיסלדורף |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/189505 |access-date=1 April 2024 |work=פספורטניוז |date=31 March 2024 |language=he}}]
|-
|rowspan="7"|[Greece](/source/Greece)||[Athens](/source/Athens)||[Athens International Airport](/source/Athens_International_Airport)||||align=center|
|-
|[Chania](/source/Chania)||[Chania International Airport](/source/Chania_International_Airport)||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
|-
|[Corfu](/source/Corfu)||[Corfu International Airport](/source/Corfu_International_Airport)||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
|-
|[Heraklion](/source/Heraklion)||[Heraklion International Airport](/source/Heraklion_International_Airport)||align=center|
|-
|[Kefalonia](/source/Kefalonia)||[Kefalonia International Airport](/source/Kefalonia_International_Airport)||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
|-
|[Preveza](/source/Preveza)/[Lefkada](/source/Lefkada)||[Aktion National Airport](/source/Aktion_National_Airport)||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
|-
|[Rhodes](/source/Rhodes)||[Rhodes International Airport](/source/Rhodes_International_Airport)||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[Israel](/source/Israel)||[Haifa](/source/Haifa)||[Haifa Airport](/source/Haifa_Airport)||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|[Tel Aviv](/source/Tel_Aviv)||[Ben Gurion Airport](/source/Ben_Gurion_Airport)||{{Airline focus}}||align=center|[{{cite news |last1=אזולאי |first1=איתי |title=החל מ-119 אירו לכיוון: TUS Air מתגברת את קווי הטיסות מישראל לאירופה |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/198669 |access-date=10 August 2025 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=10 August 2025 |language=he}}]
|-
|[Naples](/source/Naples)||[Naples International Airport](/source/Naples_International_Airport)|| ||align=center|[{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Tus Airways Adds Naples Service in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250115-u8ns25nap |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}}]
|-
|[Rome](/source/Rome)||[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport](/source/Leonardo_da_Vinci%E2%80%93Fiumicino_Airport)|| ||align=center|[{{cite news |last1=קוטלר |first1=עמית |title=צ'או בלה: TUS תטוס מתל אביב לרומא 4 פעמים בשבוע |url=https://passportnews.co.il/article/196822 |access-date=29 May 2025 |work=פספורטניוז |publisher=PassportNews |date=29 May 2025 |language=he}}]
|-
|[Jordan](/source/Jordan)||[Amman](/source/Amman)||[Queen Alia International Airport](/source/Queen_Alia_International_Airport)||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|
|-
|[Qatar](/source/Qatar)||[Doha](/source/Doha)||[Hamad International Airport](/source/Hamad_International_Airport)||{{Terminated}}||align=center|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[Slovakia](/source/Slovakia)||[Bratislava](/source/Bratislava)||[M. R. Štefánik Airport](/source/M._R._%C5%A0tef%C3%A1nik_Airport)||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|[{{Cite web|url=https://www.tusairways.com/flights-to-slovakia/|title=TUS Airways to Launch Flights to Slovakia in June 2023, as Part of its Expansive Summer Schedule!|website=tusairways.com|date=19 February 2023}}]
|-
|[Košice](/source/Ko%C5%A1ice)||[Košice Airport](/source/Ko%C5%A1ice_International_Airport)||{{Airline seasonal}}||align=center|[{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - TUS Airways |journal=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=57}}]
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
|+ TUS Airways fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!In
service
!Orders
!Passengers
!Notes
|-
|[Airbus A320-200](/source/Airbus_A320-200)
|3
|—
|180
|
|-
!Total
!3
!—
!colspan=2|
|}
=== Interline agreements ===
TUS Airways has [interline](/source/Interline_travel) agreements with the following airlines:
* [Hahn Air](/source/Hahn_Air_Lines)[{{cite web |title=Partner Carriers - Hahnair |url=https://www.hahnair.com/en/partner-carriers |website=www.hahnair.com |publisher=Hahn Air Lines GmbH |access-date=29 May 2025 |language=en}}]
== Former Fleet==
Tus Air used to operate the following aircraft:
* 3 further [Airbus A320-200](/source/Airbus_A320-200)'s
* 4 [Fokker 70](/source/Fokker_70)'s
* 2 [Fokker 100](/source/Fokker_100)'s
==See also==
* [List of airlines of Cyprus](/source/List_of_airlines_of_Cyprus)
* [Transport in Cyprus](/source/Transport_in_Cyprus)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Tus Airways}}
* {{Official website|http://www.tusairways.com/}}
* [http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/dca/dca.nsf/All/421207153CD5F752C225815A002D6226/$file/AIRCRAFT%20REGISTER%20%2030%20JUN%202017%20public.pdf Cyprus Aircraft Register As At 30 June 2017]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, retrieved 16 July 2017 via {{cite web |url=http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/dca/dca.nsf/DMLregister_en/DMLregister_en?OpenDocument |title=Cyprus Aircraft Register|website=mcw.gov.cy|publisher=Republic of Cyprus Department of Civil Aviation|location=Nicosia, Cyprus |access-date=17 July 2017}}
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{{Airlines of Cyprus}}
{{IATA members|europe}}
Category:Airlines of Cyprus
Category:Airlines established in 2015
Category:2015 establishments in Cyprus
Category:Larnaca
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