Sky Express (Greece)

Infobox Airline
airline=Sky Express

logo_size=112
fleet_size=4
destinations=11
IATA=G3
ICAO=SEH
callsign=Air Crete, Κρητικές
parent=
founded=2005
headquarters=
key_people=Miltiadis Tsagkarakis (Chairman, CEO), George Mavrantonakis (EVP, Technical Operations)
hubs=Heraklion International Airport
focus_cities=Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Santorini
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
website= http://www.skyexpress.gr/

Sky Express is a regional airline based in Heraklion, Greece, primarily focusedon scheduled flights between Crete and several smaller Aegean islands, avoiding transiting through
Athens. Its main base is Heraklion International Airport. Sky Express also had a cargo divisionnamed Sky Express Aircargo and based in Athens International Airport, which ceased operationsin early 2007.

History

The airline was established in early 2005 by Cpt. Miltiadis Tsagkarakis,a former Olympic Airlines director-general and pilot as well as George Mavrantonakis former Chief Operating Officerand Accountable Manager of Olympic Airlines and former Advisor to the President of Olympic Airways. Operations commencedin July 2005, including scheduled, charter and cargo flights, air-taxi, emergency medical services, excursions andsight-seeing. Sky Express Aircargo was later established in a joint effort with the Finaval Group, focusing on cargotransport between Europe and the Far East.

Services

Sky Express operates the following scheduled services
*Heraklion to/from Rhodes, Kalamata, Santorini, Mykonos,Chios, Mytilene, Kos, Samos, Ikaria and Araxos.
*Rhodes to/from Heraklion, Santorini* and Mykonos*.
*Santorini to/from Mykonos* and Heraklion*.
*Thessaloniki to/from Araxos and Kos.

`*` = Only during the summer season.

Fleet

As of July 2008, the fleet of Sky Express consists of the following aircraft:

*1 BAe Jetstream 3102 turboprop. (SX-SKY)
*1 BAe Jetstream 3201 turboprop. (SX-IDI)
*2 BAe Jetstream 41 (SX-DIA, SX-ROD)

Sky Express Aircargo used to operate a Boeing B747-283B(F) registered SX-FIN.

External links

* [http://www.skyexpress.gr/ Sky Express]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/airlinepage.php?code1=SHE Sky Express Fleet]
* [http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0959630&size=L Sky Express aircraft photo from Airliners.net]

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