Sky Express (Greece)
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Founded | 24 February 2005 Parent company Aviareps Hellas[5] | | |||||
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Headquarters | Heraklion International Airport, Heraklion, Greece | ||||||
Website | www |
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 eight international destinations.[7]
History
The airline was established in early 2005 by
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]
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Turnover (€m) | 16.299 | 16.616 | 34.068 | 61.475 | 81.340 | 54.940 | 137.569 | 287.690 | |
Net profit after tax (€m) | 0.169 | −1.391 | −0.156 | 0.304 | −0.250 | −7.655 | −3.793 | −1.421 | |
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 | |
Number of aircraft (at year end) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 21 | |
Notes/sources | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | [19][20] | [20] |
Destinations
As of December 2023, Sky Express (Greece) serves the following destinations:[21]
Interline agreements
Sky Express interlines with the following airlines:
- Air France[22]
- Air Serbia[23]
- Air Transat[24]
- American Airlines[25]
- British Airways[26]
- Condor[citation needed]
- Cyprus Airways[citation needed]
- Delta Air Lines[27]
- El Al[28]
- Easyjet[29]
- Emirates[30]
- Etihad[31]
- KLM[32]
- Middle East Airlines[33]
- Qatar Airways[34]
- Royal Jordanian[35]
- Transavia[36]
- Turkish Airlines[citation needed]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of April 2024[update], Sky Express operates the following aircraft:[37][38][non-primary source needed]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Airbus A320-200
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1 | — | 180 | |
Airbus A320neo
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8 | — | 186 180 174 162 |
[39] |
Airbus A321neo | 2 | 2 | 236 | [40] |
ATR 42-500
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4 | — | 48 | |
ATR 72-500
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2 | — | 70 | |
ATR 72-600
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6 | 4 | 72 | [41] |
Total | 23[42] | 6 |
Historical fleet
In the past, Sky Express also operated the following types:
- ATR 42-300[citation needed]
- BAe Jetstream 41[citation needed]
- Boeing 747-200[43]
- McDonnell Douglas MD-83[citation needed]
Incidents and accidents
- On 12 February 2009, a 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.[45]
- 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.[46][47]
References
- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Στοιχεία Δημοσιότητας". Business Registry (in Greek). Union of Hellenic Chambers Of Commerce. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT AIRCRAFT ATR 42-500 SX-GRI AT ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON OCTOBER 07, 2017" (PDF). Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Action Plan on Emissions Reduction of Greece" (PDF). ICAO. Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "ΕΝΟΠΟΙΗΜΕΝΕΣ ΧΡΗΜΑΤΟΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΕΙΣ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΑ ΜΕ ΤΙΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΟΥ Ν 4308/2014 (ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΛΟΓΙΣΤΙΚΑ ΠΡΟΤΥΠΑ ) «AVIAREPS ΕΛΛΑΣ Α.Ε. ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΡΟΧΗΣ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΩΝ»" (in Greek). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "About us". SKY express. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Destinations". SKY express. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Profile". skyexpress.gr. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Sky Express". airlinesxl.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "SKY express orders four A320neo and becomes a new Airbus customer". Airbus. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ (in Greek). www.skyexpress.gr. 25 May 2007. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Sky Express Diplasiase Toys Epivates Tis". Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ "Product Presentation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ Business Registry
- ^ "ΙΣΟΛΟΓΙΣΜΟΣ-ΚΑΧ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Στοιχεία Δημοσιότητας".
- ^ ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΟ: Μεγαλύτερα αεροσκάφη προμηθεύεται η Sky Express. Διακίνησε 1,2 εκατ. επιβάτες το 2019, 20 January 2020, metaforespress.gr
- ^ https://assets.skyexpress.gr/assets/documents/financial-results-2019.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Στοιχεία Δημοσιότητας".
- ^ a b Κλώντζα, Όλγα (12 December 2023). "Sky express: Αύξηση επιβατών κατά 900.000, κινήσεις για νέα αεροσκάφη". Business Daily (in Greek). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Sky Express Route Map September 2023".
- ^ "New agreement between Air France, KLM and Sky Express". 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Sky Express and Air Serbia ink deal".
- ^ "Sky Express and Air Transat ink deal".
- ^ "Sky Express and American Airlines ink deal".
- ^ "Partnership with the leading airlines British Airways and Etihad Airways!".
- ^ "Delta partners with SKY express to offer more travel options between the US and Greek Islands".
- ^ "Cooperation with El AL".
- ^ "EasyJet, another travel buddy joins the club!".
- ^ "Cooperation with Emirates".
- ^ "Partnership with the leading airlines British Airways and Etihad Airways!".
- ^ "New agreement between Air France, KLM and Sky Express". 5 April 2019.
- ^ "The cooperation with Middle East Airlines continues". Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "Συμφωνία Διασύνδεσης μεταξύ Qatar Airways και Sky Express". 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Starts of Cooperation with Royal Jordanian".
- ^ "Cooperation with Transavia".
- ^ "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map".
- ^ "SKY express". www.skyexpress.gr. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Airbus Order and Deliveries". Airbus. December 2021.
- ^ "SKY express: Κερδίζει... ύψος στην αγορά και προσθέτει 6 νέα αεροσκάφη".
- ^ "SKY express: Κερδίζει... ύψος στην αγορά και προσθέτει 6 νέα αεροσκάφη".
- ^ "Sky Express Fleet Details and History".
- ^ "Please verify your request".
- ^ "Accident: Sky Express JS31 at Heraklion on Feb 12th 2009, right main gear collapsed on landing". www.avherald.com. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ "Accident: Sky Express JS41 at Rhodes on Feb 2nd 2015, gear collapse and runway excursion on landing". www.avherald.com. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Αναγκαστική προσγείωση στην Κάρπαθο για αεροπλάνο με 46 επιβάτες". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^ "Αναγκαστική προσγείωση αεροσκάφους στην Κάρπαθο - Εκτελούσε το δρομολόγιο Ηράκλειο – Ρόδο | Kathimerini". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
External links
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