Sky Express (Greece)

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Sky Express (Greece)

SKY Express (legally Cretan Aviation Operations Aviation and Commercial Societe Anonyme; Greek: Κρητικές Αεροπορικές Εκμεταλλεύσεις Αεροπορική και Εμπορική Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία)[2] is a Greek airline headquartered in Heraklion International Airport.[2] It was established in 2005[6] and operates a number of flights, serving 35 domestic and eighteen international destinations year round.[7]

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SKY Express
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SKY Express Airbus A320-251N departing from Hannover Airport
IATA ICAO Call sign
GQ[1] SEH AIR CRETE
Founded24 February 2005; 20 years ago (2005-02-24)[2]
AOC #GR-021[3][4]
Operating bases
Fleet size27
Destinations55
Parent companyAviareps Hellas[5]
HeadquartersHeraklion International Airport, Heraklion, Greece
Websitewww.skyexpress.gr
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It is owned by Aviareps Hellas.

History

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The airline was established in early 2005 by Miltiadis Tsagkarakis, former Olympic Airlines director general and pilot, and George Mavrantonakis, former Olympic Airlines chief operating officer and accountable manager as well as advisor to the company president.[8] Operations commenced in July 2005,[9] including scheduled, charter, cargo, air taxi, emergency medical services, excursion and sightseeing flights. Sky Express Aircargo was later established as a joint venture with the Finaval Group and dedicated to cargo transport between Europe and the Far East.[citation needed]

In October 2020, the airline placed a firm order for four Airbus A320neo aircraft (the fleet now includes six of them). In addition, the company introduced a new design for their new Airbus aircraft.[10]

Logo controversy

The airline's initial logo was inspired by the flag of the Cretan State, a semi-independent state under the Ottoman Empire. The flag of the Cretan State was composed of a white cross extending to the edges of the flag, with the upper-hoist canton in red, featuring a white star symbolizing Ottoman sovereignty on the island, and the other squares in blue, symbolizing the Greeks of Crete. The flag has also been adopted as a symbol of the Cretan independence pseudo-movement. The logo was not well-received, and following complaints by the public in Greece, especially Cretans, the logo was changed. The company said it did not consider the flag offensive, since it represented a milestone in the unification of Crete with the Kingdom of Greece,[11] but changed the logo nonetheless to avoid any further confusion.[citation needed]

Corporate affairs

In 2018, Sky Express carried 1 million passengers for the first time.[12]

More information 81.340, 0.304 ...
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Turnover (€m) 16.299 16.616 34.068 61.475 81.340 54.940 137.569 287.690 392.680
Net profit after tax (€m) 0.169 −1.391 −0.156 0.304 −0.250 −7.655 −3.793 −1.421 20.141
Number of employees 77 86 129 193 229 263 462 577
Number of passengers 85,174 168,116 496,562 1,000,000 1,200,000 TBA 1,717,191 3,303,997 4,146,921
Number of aircraft (at year end) 6 11 11 11 11 20 18 21 25
Notes/sources [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [16][19] [19] [20]
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Destinations

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As of November 2024, Greek carrier Sky Express flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:[21]

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Country or territory City Airport Notes Refs
AlbaniaTiranaTirana International Airport Nënë Tereza[22]
ArmeniaYerevanZvartnots International Airport[22]
AustriaViennaVienna International Airport[22]
BelgiumBrusselsBrussels Airport
BulgariaSofiaVasil Levski Sofia Airport
CyprusLarnacaLarnaca Airport
Czech RepublicPragueVáclav Havel Airport Prague[22]
FranceLilleLille AirportSeasonal
LyonLyon–Saint-Exupéry AirportSeasonal
MarseilleMarseille Provence AirportSeasonal
NantesNantes Atlantique AirportSeasonal
ParisCharles de Gaulle Airport
GeorgiaTbilisiTbilisi International Airport[22]
GermanyDüsseldorfDüsseldorf Airport
FrankfurtFrankfurt Airport
MunichMunich Airport
GreeceAlexandroupoliAlexandroupoli Airport
AstypalaiaAstypalaia Island National Airport
AthensAthens International AirportBase
ChaniaChania International Airport
ChiosChios Island National Airport
CorfuCorfu International Airport
HeraklionHeraklion International AirportBase
IkariaIkaria Island National Airport
KalymnosKalymnos Island National Airport
KarpathosKarpathos Island National Airport
KasosKasos Island Public Airport
KastoriaKastoria National Airport
KefaloniaKefalonia Airport
KosKos International Airport
KozaniKozani National Airport
KytheraKithira Island National Airport
LemnosLemnos International Airport
LerosLeros Municipal Airport
MilosMilos Island National Airport
MykonosMykonos Airport
MytileneMytilene International Airport
NaxosNaxos Island National Airport
ParosParos National Airport
PrevezaAktion National Airport
RhodesRhodes International Airport
SamosSamos International Airport
SantoriniSantorini International Airport
SitiaSitia Airport
SkiathosSkiathos Airport
SkyrosSkyros Island National Airport
Syros Syros Island National Airport
ThessalonikiThessaloniki AirportBase
VolosNea Anchialos National AirportSeasonal
ZakynthosZakynthos International Airport
ItalyMilanMilan Malpensa Airport
RomeRome Fiumicino Airport
The NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Schiphol Airport[23]
PolandWarsawWarsaw Chopin Airport
TurkeyIstanbulIstanbul Airport[22]
United KingdomLondonGatwick Airport
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Interline agreements

Sky Express interlines with the following airlines:

Fleet

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Sky Express Airbus A320neo
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Sky Express ATR 72-500
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Former Sky Express BAe Jetstream 41 in 2010.

Current fleet

As of April 2024, Sky Express operates the following aircraft:[37]

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Sky Express Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 180 [citation needed]
Airbus A320neo 10 2 186 / 180 / 174 [38][39][40]
Airbus A321neo 2 236 [41]
ATR 42-500 4 48
ATR 72-600 10 72 [41]
Total 27 2
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Historical fleet

In the past, Sky Express also operated the following types:

Incidents

  • On 12 February 2009, a BAe Jetstream 31 registered SX-SKY experienced a right main gear collapse after landing inbound from Rhodes International Airport.[43] None of the 15 passengers or three crew members were injured, but the aircraft suffered considerable damage to its right landing gear, wing and propeller. The aircraft was deemed beyond economical repair and was written off.[citation needed] The accident was caused by two previous hard landings (out of the previous 27) which had gone unreported. One of the hard landings had caused a fracture in a landing gear cylinder, which spread until the cylinder failed, causing the landing gear to collapse. The aircraft was scrapped at Heraklion Airport in late February 2011.
  • On 2 February 2015, a BAe Jetstream 41 aircraft registered SX-DIA, operating flight GQ-100 from Heraklion, experienced a left main gear collapse and runway excursion after a hard landing at Rhodes Diagoras Airport caused by strong winds. None of the 16 passengers or three crew members were injured. The aircraft suffered substantial damage.[44]
  • On 21 June 2019, the 3 PM flight from Heraklion to Rhodes Diagoras Airport performed an emergency landing at Karpathos Airport after one of the engines exploded. None of the 47 passengers suffered any injuries.[45][46]

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