Tus Airways is a Cypriot airline headquartered in Larnaca and based out of Larnaca International Airport. The airline was established in June 2015 and started flights from Larnaca on 14 February 2016.
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Founded | June 2015 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 14 February 2016 | ||||||
Hubs | Larnaca International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Tus & Plus[2] | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 19[3] | ||||||
Parent company | Knafaim Holdings | ||||||
Headquarters | Larnaca, Cyprus | ||||||
Key people | Kenneth Woolley ,Olga Alauof Tamar Mozes Borowitz , Michael Weinstein | ||||||
Website | tusairways.com |
Tus Airways was founded in June 2015 and is backed by investors from Europe and the United States.[4][5] It was the first Cypriot airline to be founded after the dissolution of Cyprus Airways in 2015. Tus Airways began operations on 14 February 2016 with a Saab 340B operating from Larnaca to Tel Aviv and Haifa in Israel. In July 2016, the airline received its first Saab 2000 to increase capacity on its routes.[6] In June 2017, the airline acquired its first jet aircraft, two Fokker 100. It subsequently bought five Fokker 70, bringing the total number of aircraft to 7. On 6 July 2018, the airline also launched its frequent flyer program “Tus & Plus”.[2]
In September 2019, there were reports stating the airline was going to close but the previous chief executive dismissed these reports and said that the airline “is not going to close, but it’s going to change.” It has been confirmed that the name TUS Airways will remain and that the airline will resume operations in summer of 2021.[7]
As of March 2022, Tus Airways operates several weekly scheduled flights between Larnaca and Tel Aviv.
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Belgium | Brussels | Brussels Airport | [8] | |
Cyprus | Larnaca | Larnaca International Airport | Hub | |
Paphos | Paphos International Airport | |||
France | Lyon | Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport | Seasonal | |
Paris-Charles de Gaulle | Charles de Gaulle Airport | [8] | ||
Strasbourg | Strasbourg Airport | Seasonal | [8] | |
Toulouse | Toulouse–Blagnac Airport | Seasonal | [9] | |
Germany | Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf Airport | Seasonal | |
Hamburg | Hamburg Airport | [10] | ||
Greece | Athens | Athens International Airport | ||
Corfu | Corfu International Airport | Seasonal | ||
Heraklion | Heraklion International Airport | Seasonal | ||
Kalamata | Kalamata International Airport | Seasonal | ||
Kefalonia | Kefalonia International Airport | Seasonal | ||
Kos | Kos International Airport | Seasonal | ||
Preveza/Lefkada | Aktion National Airport | Seasonal | ||
Rhodes | Rhodes International Airport | Seasonal | ||
Skiathos | Skiathos International Airport | Seasonal | ||
Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki International Airport | |||
Israel | Tel Aviv | Ben Gurion Airport | Focus city | |
Italy | Verona | Verona Villafranca Airport | Seasonal |
As of July 2022, Tus Airways operates the following aircraft:[11]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | 5 | 2 | — | 180 | 180 | 2 TBD March 2023 |
Media related to Tus Airways at Wikimedia Commons
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