Greek carriers Aegean, Sky Express, Olympic Air and Heraklion-based Bluebird Airways fly the domestic network, while Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air and summer charters connect HER to Europe. Every airline uses the single terminal.
Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Sky Express and Heraklion-based Bluebird Airways fly domestic routes to Athens, Thessaloniki and the Greek islands. These run all year and are the backbone of the schedule in winter. Aegean alone carries roughly 40% of the airport's traffic.
Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air fly mostly seasonal routes across Europe. Ryanair and easyJet together carry around 30% of passengers.
TUI, Jet2, Condor and Eurowings run holiday and charter flights to northern Europe. Germany is the largest international market, followed by the UK, France, Poland and the Netherlands.
HER connects to more than 120 destinations across around 30 countries, from year-round Greek routes to seasonal European services.
The domestic link to Athens is the busiest route on the schedule.
International flights are heavily seasonal, building through spring to a summer peak, while domestic flights run all year.
Every airline uses HER's modern single terminal — Heraklion International Airport 'Nikos Kazantzakis'.
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Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is served by dozens of airlines, from Greek carriers running year-round domestic routes to the low-cost and charter airlines that pour into Crete every summer. Between them they connect the island with more than 120 destinations. Here is who flies from HER and how the network works.
The biggest operator is Aegean Airlines, which dominates the domestic trunk routes, above all to Athens; on the last published market shares, from 2022, it held roughly 40% of the traffic. Its subsidiary Olympic Air and the independent Sky Express also fly domestic and regional routes, while Bluebird Airways is a Heraklion-based carrier. Together these give Crete strong year-round links within Greece.
On the international side, the low-cost giants Ryanair and easyJet together carried around 30% of passengers on those same 2022 figures, joined by Wizz Air and others. Shares for 2023 onwards have not been published, and by summer 2026 route counts Corendon, Jet2 and Volotea each run a dozen or more routes here. Add the summer charter and leisure airlines — the likes of TUI, Jet2, Condor and Eurowings — and HER connects directly to a wide spread of European cities in season.
Domestic flights (to Athens, Thessaloniki and the islands) run all year and are the backbone in winter. International flights are heavily seasonal, building through spring to a summer peak and thinning out again for winter, when many routes pause until the next season.
HER offers non-stop flights to over 120 destinations across around 30 countries. The main international markets are Germany, the UK and France, with further routes from Poland, the Netherlands and the rest of northern Europe. See the live flight board for today's times. See the destinations guide for the route list.
Which airlines fly to Heraklion?
Aegean Airlines (the largest), Olympic Air, Sky Express and Bluebird for Greek routes, plus Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air and summer charters like TUI, Jet2 and Condor.
How many destinations does HER serve?
More than 120 non-stop destinations across around 30 countries, mostly in summer.
Are there year-round flights?
Yes, chiefly domestic routes to Athens and other Greek cities; international routes are seasonal.
Which is the busiest route?
The domestic link to Athens, dominated by Aegean Airlines and Sky Express.
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