The Bottom Line
Sky Express flies from its base in Crete to almost anywhere in the Greek islands by charter, and also offers some scheduled flights as well out of Heraklion Airport. As of December, 2009, it will also be handling some PSO (Public Service Obligation) flights to some island locations.
Pros
- Arranging your own charter flight for a small group can be surprisingly affordable.
- Their rates on scheduled flights are competitive.
Cons
- The planes are new but small, with prop engines rather than jets.
Description
- The founder and sometimes captain on some routes used to be the personal pilot for the Prime Minister, Georges Papandreou.
- Bear in mind that some Olympic Airlines flights to the islands were also in smaller prop planes; island airports are small.
- Flight times are about the same as jet aircraft over short distances.
Guide Review - Sky Express
If you don't mind smaller planes, this airline fills in some schedule gaps for flights from Crete.
Heraklion International Airport 'Nikos Kazantzakis'
71601 Heraklion Crete
Greece
Tel. (011) 30 2810 223 500 or 800
Fax: (011) 30 2810 223 805
Email: info@skyexpress.gr
Between December 1st, 2009 and April 1st, 2010, Sky Express will be handling some additional public service obligation flight routes. These routes may be extended at that time.
~Athens to Siteia and Skyros
~Thessaloniki to Kalamata and Skyros
~Rhodes-Samos-Chios-Mytilene-Lemnos route.
Sky Express
Sky Express S.A.Heraklion International Airport 'Nikos Kazantzakis'
71601 Heraklion Crete
Greece
Tel. (011) 30 2810 223 500 or 800
Fax: (011) 30 2810 223 805
Email: info@skyexpress.gr
Between December 1st, 2009 and April 1st, 2010, Sky Express will be handling some additional public service obligation flight routes. These routes may be extended at that time.
~Athens to Siteia and Skyros
~Thessaloniki to Kalamata and Skyros
~Rhodes-Samos-Chios-Mytilene-Lemnos route.
