Bluebird Airways
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Bluebird Airways is an airline with its head office on the property of Heraklion International Airport in Heraklion, Greece.[3]
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| Founded | 2008 Heraklion, Crete, Greece | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Heraklion | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Bluebird Airways is a Greek airline, established in 2008 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece and is mainly involved in the transportation of passengers and cargo from Tel Aviv according to schedule and charter flights.
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Notes |
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| Bulgaria | Burgas | Burgas Airport | Seasonal | |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Václav Havel Airport Prague | Seasonal | |
| Greece | Athens | Athens International Airport | ||
| Greece | Heraklion | Heraklion International Airport | Hub | |
| Greece | Mykonos | Mykonos International Airport | Seasonal | |
| Greece | Kos | Kos International Airport | Seasonal | |
| Greece | Rhodes | Rhodes International Airport | Seasonal | |
| Greece | Santorini | Santorini (Thira) International Airport | ||
| Greece | Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki International Airport | Seasonal | |
| Greece | Zakynthos | Zakynthos International Airport | ||
| Hungary | Budapest | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport | Seasonal | |
| Israel | Tel Aviv | Ben Gurion Airport | Focus city | |
| Italy | Rome | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | ||
| Italy | Verona | Verona Villafranca Airport | Seasonal | |
| Romania | Bucharest | Henri Coandă International Airport | Seasonal | |
| Spain | Barcelona | Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport |
Current fleet
The Bluebird Airways fleet includes the following aircraft as of August 2022:[4][5]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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| Boeing 737-300 | 3 | — | 148 | ||
| Boeing 737-800 | 2 | — | 189 | ||
| Total | 5 | — | |||
Fleet development
In 2013, Bluebird Airways added MD83 YR-HBH (170Y), MD82 YR-MDK (160Y), MD82 YR-OTN (160Y), to its fleet on wet-lease, in order to operate seasonal scheduled flights. On 26 July 2016, Bluebird Airways added Boeing 737-3Y0 9H-TAS to its fleet. In September the plane made its first flights from Heraklion to Tel-Aviv and back. In July 2017, Bluebird Airways added Boeing 737-33A 9H-NOA to its fleet.
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