This is a list of defunct airlines of Greece. [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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Aegean Aviation | A3 | AEE | AEGEAN | 1988 | 1999 | Renamed to Aegean Airlines | |
Aerogenesis Air Services | 1999 | 2022 | |||||
Aeolian Airlines |
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AOL | AEOLIAN | 2011 | 2012 | ||
Aeroland Airways |
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3S | AEN | AEROLAND | 2005 | 2012 | |
Aerospace One | IW | OAN | HELLAS CARGO | 2013 | 2014 | ||
Afrek | 1976 | 1983 | Operated Bristol Britannia | ||||
Agapitos Airlines | 1997 | 1998 | Renamed to Kara Air [3] | ||||
Air go | 4A | AGS | AIRGO CARGO | 2008 | 2011 | Operated British Aerospace ATP | |
ArGo Airways |
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AGW | ARGONAUT | 2009 | 2010 | Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter | |
Air Greece |
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JG | AGJ | AIR GREECE | 1994 | 1999 | Merged into Aegean Airlines |
Air Manos | 1999 | 2000 | |||||
Air Miles | 2002 | 2004 | [4] | ||||
Air Transport of Greece | 1947 | 1951 | Merged with Hellenic Airlines and Technical and Aeronautical Holdings to form TAE Greek National Airlines | ||||
AirSea Lines |
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PEV | 2004 | 2009 | |||
Alexandair |
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AXN | ALEXANDROS | 2004 | 2007 | ||
Airgo Seaplane |
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2009 | 2010 | Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter | |||
Apollo Airways |
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PJ K6 |
AOA | APOLLO AIR | 1994 | 1997 | Operated Airbus A300 |
Astra Airlines |
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A2 | AZI | GREEK STAR | 2008 | 2019 | |
Athens Airways |
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ZF | ATW | ATHENSAIR | 2008 | 2011 | |
Axon Airlines |
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XN | AXO | AXONAIR | 1998 | 2001 | Established as Cosmos Airlines. Operated Airbus A300, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-700, Embraer ERJ 145 [5] |
CAL Aviation | CLV | CALAVIA | ? | ? | [6] | ||
Cosmos Airlines | 1998 | 1998 | Renamed to Axon Airlines. Operated Boeing 737NG, Boeing 717-200 [7] | ||||
Cretan Airlines |
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C5 | KRT | CRETAN | 1993 | 1995 | |
Cronus Airlines |
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X5 | CUS | CRONUS | 1995 | 2001 | Merged into Aegean Airlines |
Daedalus Airlines | 1947 | 1950 | Went bankrupt | ||||
Delphic Airlines | 2021 | 2023 | Never got AOC - went bankrupt | ||||
Electra Airlines |
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ELD | ELECTRA | 2000 | 2003 | ||
Ellinair |
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EL | ELB | ELLINAIR HELLAS | 2013 | 2021 | |
Elite Airlines |
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2007 | 2010 | ||||
EuroAir |
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6M | EUP | EUROSTAR | 1995 | 2009 | AOC suspended |
First Airways | 2010 | 2012 | Rebranded as Minoan Air | ||||
Fly Ellas | ELF | 2018 | 2019 | Renamed to FlyGR8 [8] | |||
Fly Hellas |
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VQ | VKH | DELPHI | 2011 | 2011 | |
Galaxy Airways |
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9G | GLX | 1999 | 2001 | ||
Gee Bee Air | GEB | GOLF-BRAVO AIR | 2002 | 2006 | |||
Greece Airways | IX | GRE | GREECE AIRWAYS | 2003 | 2006 | Formed by Greek, Spanish and UK ( Air Scotland) interests using assets from Electra Airlines, dba Air-Scotland. | |
GreenJet Airlines | GRN;GRJ | 2011 | 2013 | ||||
Hellas Air Service | HRS | HELLAS AIR | ? | ? | [9] | ||
Hellas Jet |
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HJ | HEJ | HELLAS JET | 2003 | 2010 | |
Hellas Wings | LJR | HELLAS WINGS | 1998 | 2006 | |||
Hellenic Airlines (GAT) |
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HELLENIC | 1947 | 1951 | Merged with Air Transport of Greece and Technical and Aeronautical Holdings to form TAE Greek National Airlines | ||
Hellenic Imperial Airways |
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HT | IMP | IMPERIAL | 2007 | 2012 | |
Hellenic Star Airways | HJ | HST | 1999 | 2003 | |||
Helliniki Etairia Enaerion Sygkoinonion | 1931 | 1940 | Known under the French name of Société Hellénique des Communications Aériennes [10] | ||||
Hermes Airlines |
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H3 | HRM | HERMES | 2011 | 2016 | |
Icarus Airlines | 1930 | 1930 | Known as Greece's first airline. Went bankrupt [11] | ||||
InterJet |
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INJ | INJET | 1992 | 2011 | ||
Jonian Airways | 1971 | 1972 | |||||
K2 SmartJets |
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KSJ | 2007 | 2013 | |||
KAL Aviation | CLV | CALAVIA | 1990 | 2001 | Became Ver-Avia. Operated Swearingen Merlin IV [12] | ||
Macedonian Airlines |
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MC | MCS | MACAIR | 1992 | 2003 | Rebranded as Olympic Airlines |
Meelad Air Greece | MEL | 2008 | 2014 | Established in Jordan, but applied in May 2009 to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority for an AOC [13] | |||
Minoan Air |
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MAV | MINOAN | 2012 | 2015 | ||
Olympic Airlines |
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OA | OAL | OLYMPIC | 2003 | 2009 | Sold name and logo to Olympic Air |
Olympic Airways |
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OA | OAL | OLYMPIC | 1956 | 2003 | Merged with several internal companies within Olympic Airways to form Olympic Airways Services |
Olympic Aviation |
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ML | OLY | OLAVIA | 1971 | 2003 | Flight academy became part of Olympic Airways Services and airliner fleet transferred to Olympic Airlines. Still operates as a helicopter charter service |
Orange2Fly |
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O4 | OTF | ORANGE2FLY | 2015 | 2021 | |
Pantheon Airways | OA | OAL | 2008 | 2008 | Rebranded as Olympic Air | ||
Princess Airlines |
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IG | PER | 1998 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-300 | |
South East European Airlines | 6J | GRE | SEEA AIR | 1992 | 1995 | Flew under Virgin Atlantic brand. Operated Airbus A320, Boeing 737-400, Fokker 50, Swearingen Merlin IV [14] | |
Sky Wings Airlines |
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ND | GSW | ARROW JET | 2006 | 2012 | |
SkyGreece Airlines |
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GW | SGR | SKYGREECE | 2012 | 2015 | |
Summer Express |
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EUH | 1997 | 1998 | |||
TAE Greek National Airlines | GK | TAE | GREEK | 1946 | 1957 | Rebranded as Olympic Airways | |
TEA Trans European Airlines | TEG | EUROLINES | 1998 | 1998 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante [15] | ||
Technical and Aeronautical Holdings | GK | TAE | GREEK | 1935 | 1951 | Merged with Hellenic Airlines and Air Transport of Greece to form TAE Greek National Airlines | |
Venus Airlines |
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V4 | VER | VENUS | 1992 | 1996 | Operated Boeing 727-200, Boeing 767-200, MD-83, MD-87 [16] |
Ver-Avia |
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GRV | NIGHT RIDER | 2001 | 2009 | Operated Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III [17] | |
Viking Hellas Aviation |
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VQ | VKH | 2009 | 2011 | Rebranded as Fly Hellas |
This is a list of defunct airlines of Greece. [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aegean Aviation | A3 | AEE | AEGEAN | 1988 | 1999 | Renamed to Aegean Airlines | |
Aerogenesis Air Services | 1999 | 2022 | |||||
Aeolian Airlines |
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AOL | AEOLIAN | 2011 | 2012 | ||
Aeroland Airways |
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3S | AEN | AEROLAND | 2005 | 2012 | |
Aerospace One | IW | OAN | HELLAS CARGO | 2013 | 2014 | ||
Afrek | 1976 | 1983 | Operated Bristol Britannia | ||||
Agapitos Airlines | 1997 | 1998 | Renamed to Kara Air [3] | ||||
Air go | 4A | AGS | AIRGO CARGO | 2008 | 2011 | Operated British Aerospace ATP | |
ArGo Airways |
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AGW | ARGONAUT | 2009 | 2010 | Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter | |
Air Greece |
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JG | AGJ | AIR GREECE | 1994 | 1999 | Merged into Aegean Airlines |
Air Manos | 1999 | 2000 | |||||
Air Miles | 2002 | 2004 | [4] | ||||
Air Transport of Greece | 1947 | 1951 | Merged with Hellenic Airlines and Technical and Aeronautical Holdings to form TAE Greek National Airlines | ||||
AirSea Lines |
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PEV | 2004 | 2009 | |||
Alexandair |
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AXN | ALEXANDROS | 2004 | 2007 | ||
Airgo Seaplane |
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2009 | 2010 | Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter | |||
Apollo Airways |
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PJ K6 |
AOA | APOLLO AIR | 1994 | 1997 | Operated Airbus A300 |
Astra Airlines |
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A2 | AZI | GREEK STAR | 2008 | 2019 | |
Athens Airways |
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ZF | ATW | ATHENSAIR | 2008 | 2011 | |
Axon Airlines |
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XN | AXO | AXONAIR | 1998 | 2001 | Established as Cosmos Airlines. Operated Airbus A300, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-700, Embraer ERJ 145 [5] |
CAL Aviation | CLV | CALAVIA | ? | ? | [6] | ||
Cosmos Airlines | 1998 | 1998 | Renamed to Axon Airlines. Operated Boeing 737NG, Boeing 717-200 [7] | ||||
Cretan Airlines |
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C5 | KRT | CRETAN | 1993 | 1995 | |
Cronus Airlines |
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X5 | CUS | CRONUS | 1995 | 2001 | Merged into Aegean Airlines |
Daedalus Airlines | 1947 | 1950 | Went bankrupt | ||||
Delphic Airlines | 2021 | 2023 | Never got AOC - went bankrupt | ||||
Electra Airlines |
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ELD | ELECTRA | 2000 | 2003 | ||
Ellinair |
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EL | ELB | ELLINAIR HELLAS | 2013 | 2021 | |
Elite Airlines |
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2007 | 2010 | ||||
EuroAir |
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6M | EUP | EUROSTAR | 1995 | 2009 | AOC suspended |
First Airways | 2010 | 2012 | Rebranded as Minoan Air | ||||
Fly Ellas | ELF | 2018 | 2019 | Renamed to FlyGR8 [8] | |||
Fly Hellas |
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VQ | VKH | DELPHI | 2011 | 2011 | |
Galaxy Airways |
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9G | GLX | 1999 | 2001 | ||
Gee Bee Air | GEB | GOLF-BRAVO AIR | 2002 | 2006 | |||
Greece Airways | IX | GRE | GREECE AIRWAYS | 2003 | 2006 | Formed by Greek, Spanish and UK ( Air Scotland) interests using assets from Electra Airlines, dba Air-Scotland. | |
GreenJet Airlines | GRN;GRJ | 2011 | 2013 | ||||
Hellas Air Service | HRS | HELLAS AIR | ? | ? | [9] | ||
Hellas Jet |
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HJ | HEJ | HELLAS JET | 2003 | 2010 | |
Hellas Wings | LJR | HELLAS WINGS | 1998 | 2006 | |||
Hellenic Airlines (GAT) |
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HELLENIC | 1947 | 1951 | Merged with Air Transport of Greece and Technical and Aeronautical Holdings to form TAE Greek National Airlines | ||
Hellenic Imperial Airways |
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HT | IMP | IMPERIAL | 2007 | 2012 | |
Hellenic Star Airways | HJ | HST | 1999 | 2003 | |||
Helliniki Etairia Enaerion Sygkoinonion | 1931 | 1940 | Known under the French name of Société Hellénique des Communications Aériennes [10] | ||||
Hermes Airlines |
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H3 | HRM | HERMES | 2011 | 2016 | |
Icarus Airlines | 1930 | 1930 | Known as Greece's first airline. Went bankrupt [11] | ||||
InterJet |
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INJ | INJET | 1992 | 2011 | ||
Jonian Airways | 1971 | 1972 | |||||
K2 SmartJets |
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KSJ | 2007 | 2013 | |||
KAL Aviation | CLV | CALAVIA | 1990 | 2001 | Became Ver-Avia. Operated Swearingen Merlin IV [12] | ||
Macedonian Airlines |
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MC | MCS | MACAIR | 1992 | 2003 | Rebranded as Olympic Airlines |
Meelad Air Greece | MEL | 2008 | 2014 | Established in Jordan, but applied in May 2009 to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority for an AOC [13] | |||
Minoan Air |
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MAV | MINOAN | 2012 | 2015 | ||
Olympic Airlines |
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OA | OAL | OLYMPIC | 2003 | 2009 | Sold name and logo to Olympic Air |
Olympic Airways |
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OA | OAL | OLYMPIC | 1956 | 2003 | Merged with several internal companies within Olympic Airways to form Olympic Airways Services |
Olympic Aviation |
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ML | OLY | OLAVIA | 1971 | 2003 | Flight academy became part of Olympic Airways Services and airliner fleet transferred to Olympic Airlines. Still operates as a helicopter charter service |
Orange2Fly |
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O4 | OTF | ORANGE2FLY | 2015 | 2021 | |
Pantheon Airways | OA | OAL | 2008 | 2008 | Rebranded as Olympic Air | ||
Princess Airlines |
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IG | PER | 1998 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-300 | |
South East European Airlines | 6J | GRE | SEEA AIR | 1992 | 1995 | Flew under Virgin Atlantic brand. Operated Airbus A320, Boeing 737-400, Fokker 50, Swearingen Merlin IV [14] | |
Sky Wings Airlines |
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ND | GSW | ARROW JET | 2006 | 2012 | |
SkyGreece Airlines |
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GW | SGR | SKYGREECE | 2012 | 2015 | |
Summer Express |
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EUH | 1997 | 1998 | |||
TAE Greek National Airlines | GK | TAE | GREEK | 1946 | 1957 | Rebranded as Olympic Airways | |
TEA Trans European Airlines | TEG | EUROLINES | 1998 | 1998 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante [15] | ||
Technical and Aeronautical Holdings | GK | TAE | GREEK | 1935 | 1951 | Merged with Hellenic Airlines and Air Transport of Greece to form TAE Greek National Airlines | |
Venus Airlines |
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V4 | VER | VENUS | 1992 | 1996 | Operated Boeing 727-200, Boeing 767-200, MD-83, MD-87 [16] |
Ver-Avia |
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GRV | NIGHT RIDER | 2001 | 2009 | Operated Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III [17] | |
Viking Hellas Aviation |
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VQ | VKH | 2009 | 2011 | Rebranded as Fly Hellas |