Cronus Airlines

Cronus Airlines

IATA X5 ICAO CUS Callsign Cronus
Founded	1994
Ceased operations	2001
Hubs	Athens International Airport
Focus cities	Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion
Frequent-flyer program	Cronus Club
Fleet size	7
Destinations	14
Headquarters	Athens, Greece
Key people	Ioannis Manetas, Thanassis and Panos Laskaridis

Cronus Airlines was a Greek airline based in Athens. It operated scheduled as well as chartered flights using a fleet of Boeing 737-300 & 400 aircraft.

History

Cronus Airlines was established in 1994 by construction entrepreneur Ioannis Manetas. Operations started in 1995 with a single aircraft that flew flights targeting expat traffic between Greece and Germany as well as chartered flights to popular tourist destinations. Two years later, Cronus leased more aircraft and expanded its network, gradually becoming the largest privately owned airline in Greece. In late December 1998, the Laskaridis family who own a large fleet of refrigerator ships, acquired a controlling 55% stake in Cronus. In spring 2001, a code-share agreement was signed with Aegean Airlines and a few months later Cronus' aircraft were painted in Aegean's livery carrying an AEGEANCronus logo. Eventually, Cronus was fully acquired by Aegean in October 2001 and its owners obtained a minority share in Aegean.

Services

Cronus Airlines operated scheduled services from/to the following cities:

• Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Chania, Rhodes, Kavala and Alexandroupolis.

International destinations:

• London, Paris, Rome, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Cologne and Düsseldorf.

See also

• Aegean Airlines

External links

• Cronus Airlines history from Airliners.gr
• Cronus Airlines fleet
• Cronus Airlines aircraft photos from Airliners.net

References