Galaxy Airways (Greece)
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| IATA code : | 9G |
| ICAO code : | GLX |
| Call sign : | GALAXY AIR |
| Founding: | 1999 |
| Operation stopped: | 2001 |
| Seat: |
Athens , Greece
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| Home airport : | * 1999 to 2001 Kavala Airport
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| Management: | Theodore Kokmotos |
| Number of employees: | 60 (February 2001) |
| Fleet size: | 1 (February 2001) |
| Aims: | international |
| Galaxy Airways ceased operations in 2001. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Galaxy Airways was a Greek airline with headquarters in Athens . It was founded in 1999 and ceased operations in 2001.
history
Galaxy Airways was founded in early 1999 as a subsidiary of the fish processing company Xifias SA based in Nea Karvali in northern Greece , which held 75% of the company shares . Theodore Kokmotos was appointed as managing director. Initially, Galaxy Airways was conceived as a scheduled airline , which, under the slogan " ... a new philosophy in the sky ", was to offer national connections with low prices and superior comfort (warm dishes, good legroom, leather seats). Kavala Airport in the Macedonian-Thracian port city of Kavala initially served as the operational base ; the place of business was in Athens. The relocation of operations to a regional airport corresponded to the trend of the Greek airlines at the time to save landing fees and get better flight times than would be the case at the fully used major airports.
Operations began on August 31, 1999 with a Boeing 737-400 ( registration number : SX-BFV), which was rented from Flightlease . In December 1999, a Boeing 737-500 (SX-BFP) leased from Hapag-Lloyd Flug was added. Galaxy Airways became the first Greek airline to operate a Boeing 737-500. In April 2000 the company had 60 employees, including 8 pilots and 16 cabin attendants. The company acquired a second B737-400 (SX-BFA) in May 2000. The loss-making regular service was discontinued in September 2000 for economic reasons and both Boeing 737-400s were returned to the lessors. Shortly thereafter, the British tour operator Golden Sun Holidays acquired 43% of the company shares, increasing the company capital to 3 billion drachmas and ensuring the continuation of operations. Galaxy Airways then only operated international charter flights with the Boeing 737-500. The operational base was relocated to the new Athens Airport (Spata) .
On May 31, 2001, the Greek Aviation Authority ( ΥΠΑ ) revoked Galaxy Airways ' flight permit due to debts. The last aircraft, the leased Boeing 737-500, was returned to Hapag-Lloyd in July 2001 . The company was dissolved at the end of 2001. The parent company Xifias SA had emphasized that a problem with the aircraft had never been objected to during a technical inspection and also fended off rumors that an aircraft was confiscated by German authorities in 2000 because of debts has been.
Destinations
Galaxy Airways used scheduled and charter flights to connect the following cities:
Kavala , Thessaloniki , Athens , Corfu and Preveza with Munich , Berlin , Cologne , Stuttgart , Düsseldorf , Nuremberg , Paris , Basel , Manchester .
fleet
- 2 × Boeing 737-400 (SX-BFA, SX-BFV)
- 1 × Boeing 737-500 (SX-BFP)
In 2001 the fleet consisted of a Boeing 737-500
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Flight International, October 27, 1999
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 2000/01
- ^ Flight international, October 10, 2000
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 2001/02
