KLouis

It's two to three flights a day, depending on the day of the week.

frenchft

You are right, but except morning flight it's not fix as before + business class has been removed on all flights and aircraft too.

ahmetdouas

The ticket prices to/from ATH-LHR are madness with A3, maybe they prefer using the slot for ATH instead of LCA? Don't forget, in winter time there is an ATH-LGW flight.

ahmetdouas

They have a codeshare with TK no? It's smart of A3 in my opinion, no need to bother competing with TK on this route. Better to compete with airlines like BA that offer much worse service to LHR than A3 does!

FlyEurope

The LHR slot A3 used for LCA-LHR was leased from VS and the lease expired.

Last rumor was they we're looking into LCA-LGW, but nothing came out of it as of now.

Alexandros Bravos

May I ask what does "VS" stand for ? Thanks

DELLAS

Correct the A3/TK CS is working very well for both parties. Full J on those services too so don’t see what the problem is! A3 use aircraft where they make money funny enough.

DELLAS

Virgin Atlantic

frenchft

ATH confirmed me that no more C class on IST ATH route : you will not get my business anymore A3 (

Chr04

Its has been more than 1.5 year that there is no C.

frenchft

I know. ( but I was thinking this to change but sounds it will not. As I undersrold they will not go back to a320 and 2 class cabine on this route (

Knobbgb

Well, if it's that important on a 50 minute flight, they codeshare with TK four times daily - and TK have proper business class seating (even widebodies for much of the year). I wouldn't use an award voucher on such a short flight and if I were actually paying for C class, I'd choose the TK flights anyway.

frenchft

Well if even for such a short flight you like the Y mess especially in summer... but to be honest such inconstancy in the network is not a good thing for a non low cost airlines. PS : i guess i'm not the only one but i feel that prices are up like crazy since few months, used to be well positioned vs competitors but not the case anymore.

TPJ

GDS'es show A3 990/991 as operated with A319 with C-class sold:

22JUL SUN IST/Z‡3 ATH/‡0
A3 RESPONSE ** DIRECT CONNECT PARTICIPANT **
** AEGEAN AIRLINES - AN ** 221 SU 22JUL 0000
13A3*3163 D4 Z4 B4 H4 Q4 V4 L4 S4 ISTATH 0100 0220 73J 0
14A3*3151 D4 Z4 B4 H4 Q4 V4 L4 S4 ISTATH 0715 0840 333 0
15A3 991 C4 D4 Z4 A1 I1 RL Y7 B7 M7 ISTATH 1035 1205 319 0
H7 Q7 V7 O7 L7 K7 J4 S7 N1 X1
16A3*3153 D4 Z4 B4 H4 Q4 V4 L4 S4 ISTATH 1310 1435 32B 0
17A3* 993 Y7 B7 M7 H7 Q7 V7 O7 L7 K7 ISTATH 1600 1730 DH4 0
J4 S7 T7 N1 XL
18A3*3155 D4 Z4 B4 H4 Q4 V4 LL S4 ISTATH 1915 2045 77W 0
19A3* 995 Y7 B7 M7 H7 Q7 V7 O7 L7 K7 ISTATH 2120 2250 DH4 0
J4 S7 T5 N1 X1

Knobbgb

It looks like it's replacing a Q400 for the whole summer. Starts 25th March. The Q400 fleet were REALLY busy this past summer so I guess they decided one could be better used elsewhere. They could do two short domestic flights in the same time.

For me, I'd still take one of the TK flights on A330 or 777 in a proper reclining business seat. The A3 and TK business class fares are identical. The Aegean A319 is NOT nice. The first row is OK (but still more cramped than the A320 fleet) but rows 2 onward have a 'charter' pitch - even tighter than the seats at the back of the A320. If C class is expanded to more than one row I would be VERY unhappy with that. And who'd really pay 275 Euro for half an hour sat in that? A slightly nicer sandwich a glass of wine for an extra 215 Euro (61 vs 276 most days)