Astra Airlines
# Astra Airlines

Astra Airlines was a Greek regional airline headquartered in Thessaloniki and based at Thessaloniki International Airport.

## History

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.

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. The airline grounded all flights on the same day until further notice. 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.

On 18 November 2019, it was reported that the airline would not resume operations for good.

## Destinations

As of May 2016, Astra Airlines served the following destinations:

### Greece

* Athens – Athens International Airport - focus city
* Chios – Chios Island National Airport
* Corfu – Corfu International Airport
* Heraklion – Heraklion International Airport
* Ikaria – Ikaria Island National Airport
* Kalamata – Kalamata International Airport
* Karpathos – Karpathos Island National Airport - seasonal
* Kastoria –Kastoria National Airport
* Kithira – Kithira Island National Airport - seasonal
* Kos – Kos Island International Airport
* Kozani – Kozani National Airport
* Lemnos – Lemnos International Airport
* Milos – Milos Island National Airport - seasonal
* Mykonos – Mykonos Island National Airport - seasonal
* Mytilene – Mytilene International Airport
* Samos – Samos International Airport
* Santorini – Santorini (Thira) National Airport - seasonal
* Sitia – Sitia Public Airport
* Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki International Airport - hub
* Zakynthos – Zakynthos International Airport - seasonal

### Germany

* Munich – Munich Airport - seasonal

### Israel

* Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion Airport - seasonal charter

## Fleet

As of August 2019, the Astra Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

