List of defunct airlines of Greece

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 AOL AEOLIAN 2011 2012
Aeroland Airways 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 AGW ARGONAUT 2009 2010 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
Air Greece 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 PEV 2004 2009
Alexandair AXN ALEXANDROS 2004 2007
Airgo Seaplane 2009 2010 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
Apollo Airways PJ
K6		 AOA APOLLO AIR 1994 1997 Operated Airbus A300
Astra Airlines A2 AZI GREEK STAR 2008 2019
Athens Airways ZF ATW ATHENSAIR 2008 2011
Axon Airlines 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 C5 KRT CRETAN 1993 1995
Cronus Airlines 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 ELD ELECTRA 2000 2003
Ellinair EL ELB ELLINAIR HELLAS 2013 2021
Elite Airlines 2007 2010
EuroAir 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 VQ VKH DELPHI 2011 2011
Galaxy Airways 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 HJ HEJ HELLAS JET 2003 2010
Hellas Wings LJR HELLAS WINGS 1998 2006
Hellenic Airlines (GAT) HELLENIC 1947 1951 Merged with Air Transport of Greece and Technical and Aeronautical Holdings to form TAE Greek National Airlines
Hellenic Imperial Airways 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 H3 HRM HERMES 2011 2016
Icarus Airlines 1930 1930 Known as Greece's first airline. Went bankrupt[11]
InterJet INJ INJET 1992 2011
Jonian Airways 1971 1972
K2 SmartJets KSJ 2007 2013
KAL Aviation CLV CALAVIA 1990 2001 Became Ver-Avia. Operated Swearingen Merlin IV[12]
Macedonian Airlines 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 MAV MINOAN 2012 2015
Olympic Airlines OA OAL OLYMPIC 2003 2009 Sold name and logo to Olympic Air
Olympic Airways OA OAL OLYMPIC 1956 2003 Merged with several internal companies within Olympic Airways to form Olympic Airways Services
Olympic Aviation 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
Olympus Airways OLY OLYAIR 2014 2024[14]
Orange2Fly O4 OTF ORANGE2FLY 2015 2021
Pantheon Airways OA OAL 2008 2008 Rebranded as Olympic Air
Princess Airlines 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[15]
Sky Wings Airlines ND GSW ARROW JET 2006 2012
SkyGreece Airlines GW SGR SKYGREECE 2012 2015
Summer Express 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[16]
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 V4 VER VENUS 1992 1996 Operated Boeing 727-200, Boeing 767-200, MD-83, MD-87[17]
Ver-Avia GRV NIGHT RIDER 2001 2009 Operated Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III[18]
Viking Hellas Aviation VQ VKH 2009 2011 Rebranded as Fly Hellas

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References

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