Greek airline Ellinair: overview, passenger reviews

The airline Ellinair is a Greek carrier specializing in the implementation of regular as well as seasonal flights from Europe and the CIS to local airports. The main air transport hub of the airline is the airport of Thessaloniki. The company appeared on the market of air transportation quite recently. What do Russian travelers think about it?

About company

The Greek airline Ellinair was founded very recently - in 2013. However, the first passenger flight was carried out in February 2014 on the route "Thessaloniki-Kiev" and back. Since June of the same year, flights began to be carried out in Latvia.

The main mission of the company is the organization of high-quality passenger air transport at affordable prices. The regularity of flights, safety and high quality of service are the main priorities of the carrier. The advantages of the airline include low prices for flights and flexible fares. Flight attendants speak not only Greek and English, but also Russian.

For 3 years of the company's existence, the route network has increased to almost 40 destinations. Greece as a tourist destination is very attractive for tourists from different countries. It is this trend that contributes to the expansion of the geography of flights.

The airline is a member of the holding Muzenidis Group and the holder of the certificate of compliance with the international standard ISO 14001: 2004. The main scope of the company's activity is the fulfillment of seasonal air transportation by order of the international travel agency Muzenidis Travel.

In the future, the airline Ellinair plans to significantly expand the route network, increase traffic, and continuously improve the quality of passenger service.

Flights

The geography of flights of the airline includes the following directions:

• Georgia, Tbilisi).
• Italy (Bari).
• Latvia, Riga).
• Russia (Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Stavropol, Samara, St. Petersburg).
• Ukraine (Kiev, Lviv, Odessa, Kharkov).

The airline Ellinair operates flights from the Greek cities of Corfu, Minos, Heraklion, Rhodes, Zaktos, Santorini, Thessaloniki.

Aviapark

In the aircraft fleet of the airline there are 4 types of aircraft:

• "Avro RJ-85" - 2 aircraft with 96 seats.
• "Boeing 737-300" - 2 aircraft with 148 seats.
• "Boeing 737-400" - 2 aircraft with 168 seats.
• "Airbus A319" - 2 aircraft with 144 seats.

The layout of the salons of all aircraft has only one class of service - economic.

Ellinair (airline): reviews of Russian travelers

The company's services were used by Russian travelers. In general, they remain satisfied with the quality of the services provided and note:

• A high level of professionalism of flight and cabin crews;
• Excellent knowledge of Russian by flight attendants;
• The novelty of the fleet;
• Good organization of flights;
• Small percentage of delays;
• Acceptable quality of on-board catering;
• Low cost of tickets.

However, passengers identify and drawbacks, such as:

• Poor organization of a system for informing passengers about delays and cancellations of flights;
• A small distance between the seats in passenger aircraft cabinets;
• Problems with the return and exchange of tickets.

The airline Ellinair is the carrier of Greece. In the market of air transportation it appeared recently - in 2013, but it already managed to gain a good reputation among passengers and significantly expand the geography of the routes. The cost of airline tickets is relatively low. "Ellinair" is guided by the development of new routes, which in turn will contribute to the development of cultural, business and tourist interaction between countries.