Bluebird Airways

For similarly-named aviation companies, see Bluebird (disambiguation) § Aviation.

Bluebird Airways is an international airline headquartered in Heraklion International Airport in Heraklion, Greece.^[3]

Bluebird Airways

IATA ICAO Call sign BZ[1] BBG[2] BLUEBIRD
Founded	2008 (2008) Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Operating bases	Heraklion
Focus cities	Ben Gurion Airport
Fleet size	4
Destinations	11
Website	www.bluebirdair.com

History

Bluebird Airways is a Greek airline, established in 2008 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. It is mainly involved in the transportation of passengers and cargo from Tel Aviv according to schedule and charter flights.

Destinations

Country	City	Airport	Notes
Austria	Vienna	Vienna International Airport
Bulgaria	Burgas	Burgas Airport	Seasonal
	Sofia	Vasil Levski Sofia Airport
Cyprus	Larnaca	Larnaca International Airport
Germany	Berlin	Berlin International Airport
Czech Republic	Prague	Václav Havel Airport Prague
Greece	Athens	Athens International Airport	Focus city
	Heraklion	Heraklion International Airport	Hub
	Mykonos	Mykonos International Airport	Seasonal
	Kos	Kos International Airport	Seasonal
	Rhodes	Rhodes International Airport	Seasonal
	Santorini	Santorini (Thira) International Airport	Seasonal
	Thessaloniki	Macedonia International Airport	Seasonal
	Zakynthos	Zakynthos International Airport	Seasonal
Hungary	Budapest	Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
Israel	Tel Aviv	Ben Gurion Airport	Focus city[4]
Italy	Bergamo	Orio al Serio International Airport	Seasonal[4]
	Rome	Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
	Verona	Verona Villafranca Airport	Seasonal
Poland	Warsaw	Warsaw Chopin Airport	Begins 30 March 2025[5]
Romania	Bucharest	Henri Coandă International Airport	Seasonal
Spain	Barcelona	Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

Bluebird Airways Boeing 737-800

The Bluebird Airways fleet includes the following aircraft as of August 2022: ^[6]

Bluebird Airways fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Boeing 737-800	4	—	189
Total	4	—

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.

Currently, Bluebird Airways operates four Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, with plans for further expansion in the near future to enhance its fleet capacity and operational efficiency.