Cretan Airways
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Cretan Airways was a planned airline to be based in Heraklion
, Greece
that never started revenue flights.
It is not to be confused with the earlier Cretan Airlines
, an airline also based in Heraklion that went bankrupt
in the mid 1990s.
was taken over by Aegean Airlines
, its previous owners established
Cretan Airways as its successor. They planned to commence operations before the end of 2000,
connecting Heraklion with Athens
, Thessaloniki
and Rhodes
. However, Cretan Airways
was not granted the required operations license by the Greek civil aviation authority (YPA) and
was therefore prevented from flying. As a result, the two ATR-72s which had been leased and painted
in the company's colors were returned to the lessor.
Heraklion
Heraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is the 4th largest city in Greece....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
that never started revenue flights.
It is not to be confused with the earlier Cretan Airlines
Cretan Airlines
Cretan Airlines was a short-lived airline based in Heraklion, Greece that operated from 1993to 1995. It is not to be confused with Cretan Airways, another airline based in Heraklion thatnever started revenue flights.-Code data:*IATA Code: C5...
, an airline also based in Heraklion that went bankrupt
in the mid 1990s.
Company history
Soon after Air GreeceAir Greece
Air Greece was an airline based in Heraklion, Greece. It was one of thefirst private airlines to operate scheduled domestic flights in Greece.-Code data:*IATA Code: JG*ICAO Code: AGJ*Callsign: Air Greece-History:...
was taken over by Aegean Airlines
Aegean Airlines
Aegean Airlines S.A. is the largest Greek airline by total number of passengers carried. A Star Alliance member since June 2010, it operates scheduled and charter services from Athens and Thessaloniki to other major Greek destinations as well as to a number of European destinations...
, its previous owners established
Cretan Airways as its successor. They planned to commence operations before the end of 2000,
connecting Heraklion with Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
and Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
. However, Cretan Airways
was not granted the required operations license by the Greek civil aviation authority (YPA) and
was therefore prevented from flying. As a result, the two ATR-72s which had been leased and painted
in the company's colors were returned to the lessor.