Tus Airways

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.

Tus Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
U8[1] CYF TUS AIR
FoundedJune 2015
Commenced operations14 February 2016
HubsLarnaca International Airport
Frequent-flyer programTus & Plus[2]
Fleet size4
Destinations9[3]
Parent companyKnafaim Holdings
HeadquartersLarnaca, Cyprus
Key peopleKenneth Woolley , Tamar Mozes Borowitz , Michael Weinstein
Websitetusairways.com

History

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]

Destinations

As of March 2022, Tus Airways operates several weekly scheduled flights between Larnaca and Tel Aviv.

Country City Airport Notes Refs
BelgiumBrusselsBrussels Airport[8]
CyprusLarnacaLarnaca International AirportHub
PaphosPaphos International Airport
FranceLyonLyon–Saint-Exupéry AirportSeasonal
Paris-Charles de GaulleCharles de Gaulle Airport[9]
StrasbourgStrasbourg AirportSeasonal
Begins 14 May 2022		[10]
ToulouseToulouse–Blagnac AirportSeasonal[11]
GermanyDüsseldorfDüsseldorf AirportSeasonal
HamburgHamburg Airport[12]
GreeceAthensAthens International Airport
CorfuCorfu International AirportSeasonal
Begins 6 June 2022
HeraklionHeraklion International AirportSeasonal
Begins 10 June 2022
KalamataKalamata International AirportSeasonal
KosKos International AirportSeasonal
Begins 4 June 2022
Preveza/LefkadaAktion National AirportSeasonal
RhodesRhodes International AirportSeasonal
Begins 7 June 2022
SkiathosSkiathos International AirportSeasonal
VolosNea Anchialos National AirportSeasonal
Begins 13 June 2022
IsraelTel AvivBen Gurion AirportFocus city
ChinaBeijingBeijing Capital International Airport

Fleet
A Fokker 100 previously operated by Tus Airways.

As of February 2022, Tus Airways operates the following aircraft:

Tus Airways fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 4 — — 180 18

See also

References

  1. "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. "Tus Air -".
  3. "Company Profile". www.tusairways.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. Cyprus Mail: Cyprus carrier TUS gets green light
  5. Gold: Cyprus Carrier TUS Receives Air Transport Licence
  6. "Cyprus Reveals New National Carrier: Tus Airways". GTP Headlines. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  7. "TUS Airways not closing down, but job losses expected". cyprus-mail.com. 30 September 2019.
  8. https://www.financialmirror.com/2022/03/02/tus-adds-new-destinations-from-cyprus/
  9. https://www.financialmirror.com/2022/03/02/tus-adds-new-destinations-from-cyprus/
  10. https://www.financialmirror.com/2022/03/02/tus-adds-new-destinations-from-cyprus/
  11. "Two new sunny destinations departing from Toulouse-Blagnac airport". actu.fr. 16 February 2022.
  12. https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/03/04/tus-airways-announces-new-flight-destinations/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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