American Airlines and SKY Express sign cooperation agreement

The Greek airline announced a commercial cooperation agreement with American Airlines, allowing access to the network of destinations and benefits of both companies. Fulfilling its commitment to support Greece’s economy and the year-round inbound tourism efforts, the airline has been one of the first European destinations to allow fully vaccinated foreign tourists to enter Greece.

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Greece has been one of the first European destinations to allow fully vaccinated foreign tourists, generating great interest from U.S. travelers. This allowed several U.S. carriers to expand their operations in the Mediterranean region.

The new interline collaboration fine-tunes the conditions for a greater influx of travelers from America, giving the possibility that with a single booking would facilitate the passenger to travel to Greece or to the American network of destinations.

The Greek airline also has interline agreements with Air Serbia, Qatar Airways, Air France, KLM, Middle East Airlines and Cyprus Airways.

«We are excited to be working with American Airlines. This collaboration is the result of our systematic efforts, which are recognized by globally acclaimed airlines that honor us with their trust. It is an important factor of our strategy to improve our services to offer our passengers more options and, at the same time, reinforce our country’s position as an attractive year-round destination,» stressed Mr. Yiannis Lidakis, Commercial Director of SKY express.

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SKY Express has taken great relevance in the Greek territory, positioning itself as the fifth most important airline in the domestic and international market, according to the seat offer obtained through Cirium. It currently serves 35 domestic destinations and Paris/Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Nantes (NTE), Larnaca (LCA), Hamburg (HAM), London/Heathrow (LHR), Brussels (BRU) and Rome/Fiumicino (FCO).

It operates five ATR 42s, eight ATR 72s and six Airbus A320neo; three additional ATR 72-600s remain to be delivered.

On the other hand, American Airlines operates three daily flights between Athens (ATH), SKY Express’ main base, and Philadelphia (PHL), New York (JFK) and Chicago/O’Hare (ORD) on Boeing 787-8,-9 and Boeing 777-200ER aircraft; being the U.S. airline with the largest offer in Greece.