Aegean Airlines is Greece’s flag carrier and the country’s largest airline by passengers carried, by number of destinations served, and by fleet size. The airline operates scheduled and chartered services from its major hubs in Thessaloniki, Athens, and Larnaca to Greek, European, and Middle Eastern destinations.
- Fleet: The fleet consists of 68 aircraft and comprises 54 Airbus family aircraft, two Bombardier Q series family aircraft, and 12 ATR family aircraft.
- Awards: Continuous international recognition from the airlines’ passengers. AEGEAN has been honored with the Skytrax World Airline Award for the 14th time, as the Best Regional Airline in Europe.
- Alliances: Alliances and Partnerships play a fundamental role at Aegean. Through Star Alliance and our Partner Airlines, the airline offers seamless connectivity and access to a global airline network.
This article explores the airline’s most frequent routes from Thessaloniki Airport in Makedonia based on data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company.
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Thermi, Greece (SKG) <> Heraklion, Greece (HER)
Number of roundtrip flights in December: 70
| Origin | Destination | Number of flights in December | Seats per departure | Number of seats in December | Available Seat Miles (ASMs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKG | HER | 35 | 174 | 6,090 | 2,295,930 |
| HER | SKG | 35 | 174 | 6,090 | 2,295,930 |
At the bottom of our list of Aegean Airlines’ most frequent routes from Thessaloniki Airport “Makedonia” (SKG) in Greece is to Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER). The airline operates 70 roundtrip flights between the two cities in December using its Airbus A320 aircraft.
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The airline operates a fleet of 28 A320-200 aircraft with an average age of 14.6 years. The aircraft on the route is equipped with 174 seats in an all-economy configuration. The seats have a width of 18 inches and a pitch of 30 inches. Despite the single configuration, the seat class is divided into three categories:
- Up Front seats: Rows 2 to 10
- Extra legroom seats: Row 1 (front) and rows 11 and 12 (emergency exit)
- Standard seats: Rows 14 to 30
The airline offers 12,180 roundtrip seats on this route in December, accumulating approximately 4.6 million Available Seat Miles (ASMs). The 70-minute flight departs SKG at 21:35 local time and arrives in Heraklion at 22:45. The inbound flight departs HER at 19:50 and arrives in SKG at 21:00 hours. Sky Express (GQ) also operates a daily service between the two cities using its A320neo aircraft.
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Thermi, Greece (SKG) <> Frankfurt (FRA)
Number of roundtrip flights in December: 88
| Origin | Destination | Number of flights in December | Seats per departure | Number of seats in December | Available Seat Miles (ASMs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKG | FRA | 44 | 174 | 7,656 | 7,342,104 |
| FRA | SKG | 44 | 174 | 7,656 | 7,342,104 |
Number four on our list of frequent flights from Makedonia is to Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) in Germany. The airline operates 88 roundtrip flights between the two cities in December using its Airbus A320 aircraft.
Using the 174-seat aircraft, the airline offers 15,312 roundtrip seats on this route in December, accumulating approximately 14.6 million Available Seat Miles (ASMs).
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The daily outbound flight from SKG departs at 08:00 local time and arrives in Frankfurt at 09:40 for a duration of 2 hours and 40 minutes. A second flight is scheduled in the afternoon (on some days of the week), leaving SKG at 15:00 and arriving at FRA at 16:40 local time. While the route is not competitive, Air Canada, Lufthansa, and Singapore Airlines market it using their codeshare agreements with Aegean Airlines.
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Thermi, Greece (SKG) <> Larnaca, Cyprus (LCA)
Number of roundtrip flights in December: 92
| Origin | Destination | Number of flights in December | Seats per departure | Number of seats in December | Available Seat Miles (ASMs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKG | LCA | 46 | 174 | 8,010 | 5,615,010 |
| LCA | SKG | 46 | 174 | 8,010 | 5,615,010 |
Number three on our list of frequent flights from Makedonia is to Larnaca International Airport – Glafcos Clerides (LCA) in Cyprus. The airline operates 92 roundtrip flights between the two cities in December using its Airbus A320 aircraft.
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Using the 174-seat aircraft, the airline offers 16,020 roundtrip seats on this route in December, accumulating to approximately 11.2 million Available Seat Miles (ASMs). The daily outbound flight from SKG departs at 10:15 local time and arrives in Larnaca at 12:05 for a duration of 1 hour and 50 minutes. A second flight is scheduled on some evenings of the week, leaving SKG at 20:15 and arriving at LCA at 22:05 local time.
Multiple other airlines, including Wizz Air and Sky Express, operate the same route daily, using their respective A320neo aircraft.
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Thermi, Greece (SKG) <> Munich (MUC)
Number of roundtrip flights in December: 112
| Origin | Destination | Number of flights in December | Seats per departure | Number of seats in December | Available Seat Miles (ASMs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKG | MUC | 56 | 174 | 9,744 | 7,522,368 |
| MUC | SKG | 56 | 174 | 9,744 | 7,522,368 |
The runner-up on our list of frequent flights from Thessaloniki Airport is to Munich International Airport (MUC) in Germany. The airline operates 112 roundtrip flights between the two cities in December using its Airbus A320 aircraft.
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Using the 174-seat aircraft, the airline offers 19,488 roundtrip seats on this route in December, accumulating approximately 15 million Available Seat Miles (ASMs). The daily outbound flight from SKG departs at 08:10 local time and arrives in Munich at 09:30 for a duration of 2 hours and 20 minutes. A second flight is scheduled on some evenings of the week, leaving SKG at 18:10 and arriving at FRA at 19:20 local time.
While there is no competition on the route, Air Canada, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, and TAP Portugal market the route using their codeshare agreements with Aegean Airlines.
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Thermi, Greece (SKG) <> Athens, Greece (ATH)
Number of roundtrip flights in December: 638
| Origin | Destination | Number of flights in December | Seats per departure | Number of seats in December | Available Seat Miles (ASMs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKG | ATH | 319 | 181 | 57,834 | 10,757,125 |
| ATH | SKG | 319 | 181 | 57,840 | 10,758,240 |
Topping our list of Aegean Airlines’ most frequent routes from Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) by a huge margin is to Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” (ATH). The airline operates a whopping 638 roundtrip flights between the two cities in December using a combination of Airbus A320, A320neo, and A321neo aircraft.
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The airline operates a fleet of 19 A320neo aircraft, with an average age of 2.4 years. Moreover, Aegean Airlines also operates 13 A321neos, with an average age of 2.8 years. The A320neos is equipped with 180 all-economy seats, whereas the stretched A321neo features 220 seats in an all-economy configuration. All seats have a standard width of 18 inches and a pitch of 30 inches.
Aegean Airlines Airbus A320neo
- Front seats: Rows 2 to 10
- Extra legroom seats: Row 1 (front) and rows 11 and 12 (emergency exit)
- Standard seats: Rows 14 to 31
Aegean Airlines Airbus A321neo
- Front seats: Rows 2 to 16
- Extra legroom seats: Row 1 (front) and rows 17, 18, and 28 (emergency exit)
- Standard seats: Rows 19 to 27 and 29 to 38
The airline offers 115,674 roundtrip seats on this route in December, accumulating to approximately 21.5 million Available Seat Miles (ASMs). The 55-minute route is served by Aegean Airlines as many as 11 times each way, with hourly flights beginning at 06:00 and ending at 23:05 local time. Sky Express (GQ) also operates multiple services between the two cities using its A320neo aircraft. Juneyao and Dubai-based Emirates market the route using their respective codeshare agreements with Aegean.
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