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Astra Airlines was a Greek regional airline headquartered in Thessaloniki and based at Thessaloniki International Airport.
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Founded | 2008 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | July 5, 2008 | ||||||
AOC # | GR-028[3] | ||||||
Hubs | Thessaloniki International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Athens International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Destinations | 37 | ||||||
Headquarters | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||||
Key people | Ioannis Zlatanis (Chairman) | ||||||
Website | astra-airlines |
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.[4]
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.[5] The airline grounded all flights on the same day until further notice.[citation needed] 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.[6]
On 18 November 2019, it was reported that the airline would not resume operations for good.[7]
As of May 2016, Astra Airlines served the following destinations:[8]
As of August 2019, the Astra Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[9]
Aircraft | In fleet | On order | Passengers | Notes | |||
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C | Y | Total | |||||
ATR 42-300 | 2 | — | 0 | 48 | 48 | ||
ATR 72-200 | 1 | — | 0 | 70 | 70 | ||
BAe 146-300 | 1 | — | 0 | 112 | 112 | ||
Total | 4 | — |
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