TUS Airways

TUS Airways
TUS Airways Airbus A320
IATA ICAO Call sign
U8[1] CYF TUS AIR
FoundedJune 2015 (2015-06)
Commenced operations14 February 2016 (2016-02-14)
HubsLarnaca International Airport
Focus citiesBen Gurion Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations25[2]
HeadquartersLarnaca, Cyprus
Key people
  • Kenneth Woolley
  • Michael Weinstein
  • Tami Mosez-Borovitz
Founders
  • Michael Weinstein
  • Kenneth Woolley
Websitetusairways.com

TUS Airways is a Cypriot airline headquartered in Larnaca with its main hub at Larnaca International Airport. The airline was established in June 2015 and commenced flight operations on 14 February 2016.

History

TUS Airways was founded in June 2015 by Israeli aviation executive Michael "Miki" Weinstein, backed by investors from Europe and the United States.[3][4] It was the first Cypriot airline to be founded following the dissolution of Cyprus Airways in 2015. TUS Airways began operations on 14 February 2016 with a Saab 340B, flying from Larnaca to Tel Aviv and Haifa in Israel. In July 2016, the airline received its first Saab 2000 to increase capacity.[5] In June 2017, the airline acquired its first jet aircraft, two Fokker 100s. It subsequently bought five Fokker 70s, bringing the total number of aircraft to seven.

In September 2019, media reports suggested that TUS Airways might cease operations. However, Chief Executive Andrew Pyne—who had replaced founding CEO Michael Weinstein earlier that year—issued a statement clarifying that the airline was only pausing most scheduled flights to restructure and renew its fleet.[6] Weinstein returned to the helm in January 2021, relaunching the carrier under a hybrid business model centered on an all-Airbus A320 fleet.[7][8] By 2023, TUS Airways had become the largest Cypriot airline by fleet size, with five A320-200 aircraft serving scheduled and charter routes from Larnaca and Paphos.[9]

Destinations

As of June 2023, TUS Airways operates scheduled flights from its hubs in Larnaca and Paphos, as well as Tel Aviv.

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Austria Vienna Vienna Airport [10][11][12]
Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Airport [10]
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Hub
Paphos Paphos International Airport Hub [13]
Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague [14][12]
France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Germany Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport [15]
Greece Athens Athens International Airport
Chania Chania International Airport Seasonal
Corfu Corfu International Airport Seasonal
Heraklion Heraklion International Airport
Kefalonia Kefalonia International Airport Seasonal
Preveza/Lefkada Aktion National Airport Seasonal
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Seasonal
Israel Haifa Haifa Airport Terminated
Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Focus city [10]
Italy Bergamo Milan Bergamo Airport [12]
Naples Naples International Airport [16]
Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport [13]
Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport Seasonal
Qatar Doha Hamad International Airport Terminated
Slovakia Bratislava M. R. Štefánik Airport Seasonal [17]
Košice Košice Airport Seasonal [17]
Spain Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport [14][12]
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport

Current fleet

As of August 2025, the TUS Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:[18]

TUS Airways fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 3 — 180
Total 3 —

Interline agreements

TUS Airways has interline agreements with the following airlines:

Former Fleet

Tus Air used to operate the following aircraft:

See also

References

  1. ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Company Profile". tusairways.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Cyprus Mail: Cyprus carrier TUS gets green light". Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ^ Gold: Cyprus Carrier TUS Receives Air Transport Licence
  5. ^ "Cyprus Reveals New National Carrier: Tus Airways". GTP Headlines. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  6. ^ "TUS says not suspending operations but rebranding into significantly larger airline". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  7. ^ Holland, Jason (17 June 2021). "AJW Group wins TUS Airways power-by-the-hour support contract". Aviation Business News. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  8. ^ "About | Tus Airways | Routes". routesonline.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  9. ^ "About | Tus Airways | Routes". routesonline.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  10. ^ a b c Liu, Jim (26 July 2024). "Tus Airways Sep 2024 Tel Aviv Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  11. ^ קוטלר, עמית (9 July 2025). "עוד לפני חזרת אוסטריאן איירליינס לישראל: הקרב על הטיסות לוינה מתחמם". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). PassportNews. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d אזולאי, איתי (10 August 2025). "החל מ-119 אירו לכיוון: TUS Air מתגברת את קווי הטיסות מישראל לאירופה". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). PassportNews. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  13. ^ a b קוטלר, עמית (29 May 2025). "צ'או בלה: TUS תטוס מתל אביב לרומא 4 פעמים בשבוע". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). PassportNews. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  14. ^ a b Liu, Jim (5 August 2025). "Tus Airways NW25 Network Additions". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  15. ^ אזולאי, איתי (31 March 2024). "TUS Airways מרחיבה את פעילותה בישראל ומחדשת את הטיסות לדיסלדורף". פספורטניוז (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  16. ^ Liu, Jim. "Tus Airways Adds Naples Service in NS25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  17. ^ a b "TUS Airways to Launch Flights to Slovakia in June 2023, as Part of its Expansive Summer Schedule!". tusairways.com. 19 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - TUS Airways". Airliner World: 57. September 2025.
  19. ^ "Partner Carriers - Hahnair". www.hahnair.com. Hahn Air Lines GmbH. Retrieved 29 May 2025.

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