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Founded | February 2013 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | February 2014 | ||||||
Hubs | Thessaloniki International Airport | ||||||
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Airport lounge | Ellinair V.I.P. LOUNGE | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Destinations | 20 | ||||||
Parent company | Mouzenidis Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece | ||||||
Key people | I. Mouzenidis, CEO | ||||||
Website | ellinair |
Ellinair is a Greek airline headquartered in Thessaloniki operating scheduled and charter flights.
The new airline was established on 19 February 2013 and its first flight was operated in February 2014. The name Ellinair is a combination of the words “Έλλην” (Ellin - "Greek") and “air”. The company is a member of Mouzenidis Group, and it was originally created in order to serve the high volume of tourists, mainly from Russia, who visit Greece by Mouzenidis Travel. In October 2014, Ellinair flights were incorporated in all the Global Distribution Systems (GDSs), in order to ensure accessibility to all tourist agencies. On 15 June 2015, Ellinair launched new domestic routes from Athens and Thessaloniki.
Ellinair mainly operates direct flights from its main base at Thessaloniki International Airport and from Athens International Airport with additional direct flights to international destinations from Corfu International Airport and Heraklion International Airport during the summer leisure season. Also direct flights from Thessaloniki International Airport to Cyprus (Larnaka International Airport), Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan.
As of June 2016, the Ellinair fleet consists of the following aircraft: