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Short description: Cypriot airline
TUS Airways
Tus Airways Logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
U8[1] CYF TUS AIR
FoundedJune 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06)
Commenced operations14 February 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-14)
HubsLarnaca International Airport
Focus citiesTel Aviv
Fleet size5
Destinations17[2]
HeadquartersLarnaca, Cyprus
Key peopleKenneth Woolley, Global Knafaim Leasing
Websitetusairways.com

TUS Airways is the largest airline of Cyprus. It is headquartered in Larnaca and based in Larnaca International Airport. The airline was established in June 2015 and started flights from Larnaca on 14 February 2016.

History

TUS Airways was founded in June 2015 and is backed by investors from Europe and the United States.[3][4] 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.[5] 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 seven.

In September 2019, there were reports stating the airline was going to close but the management team at the time dismissed these reports stating that the airline “is not going to close, but it’s going to change”.

In 2021, the airline confirmed that the name TUS Airways will remain and that the airline will resume operations in summer of 2021 under a new business model, a new management team and a new fleet centred around the Airbus A320 aircraft.

By 2023, TUS Airways was the largest Cypriot airline by fleet size, operating five aircraft with scheduled and charter operations from both Larnaca & Paphos.

Destinations

As of June 2023, TUS Airways operates scheduled flights from Larnaca and Tel Aviv.

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Template:Airline hub
Paphos Paphos International Airport
France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle Airport
Germany Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport
Greece Athens Athens International Airport
Chania Chania International Airport Template:Airline seasonal
Corfu Corfu International Airport Template:Airline seasonal
Heraklion Heraklion International Airport
Kefalonia Kefalonia International Airport Template:Airline seasonal
Preveza/Lefkada Aktion National Airport Template:Airline seasonal
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Template:Airline seasonal
Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Template:Airline focus
Italy Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport Template:Airline seasonal
Slovakia Bratislava Bratislava Airport Template:Airline seasonal [6]
Košice Košice Airport Template:Airline seasonal [7]
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport

Fleet

Tus Airways Airbus A320-200

As of June 2023, TUS Airways operates the following aircraft:[8]

TUS Airways Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 5 2 180

182

Deliveries TBA
Total 5 2

TUS Airways former fleet

Fokker 100

McDonnell Douglas DC-9

Saab 2000

See also

  • List of airlines of Cyprus

References

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