Astraeus is a charter and scheduled airline based in the United Kingdom. It operated its first flight in 2002. Astraeus operates a wide range of charter services to destinations throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, as well as scheduled services to Africa. The use of Boeing 737-700 for extended range operations led to the launch in December 2004 of trans-Atlantic charters between London Gatwick and Deer Lake in Newfoundland, Canada. In 2004 Astraeus opened up new routes from London to Aqaba (Jordan) and Simferopol (Ukraine), with flights to the new Mediterranean resort area of El Alamein (Egypt) due to commence in 2005.

Astraeus is also responsible for all operations on behalf of Iceland Express, a low cost Icelandic airline.

Code Data

• IATA Code: 5W
• ICAO Code: AEU
• Callsign: Flystar

Services

Astraeus operates scheduled services to the following destinations (at February 2005):

• London Gatwick to Accra (Ghana), Freetown (Sierra Leone), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) and Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt)
• Manchester to Sharm El Sheikh

Fleet

The Astraeus fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2005):

• 1 Boeing 737-300
• 2 Boeing 737-700
• 2 Boeing 757-200

Famous Employees

Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is an Astraeus First Officer on the 737 and 757 aircraft.

External Links

• Astraeus
• Astraeus Fleet Detail
• Astraeus Passenger Opinions