New Route of the Day (20 October 2025): Sky Express between Athens and Lisbon

Greek carrier Sky Express introduced flights between Athens and Lisbon on Monday 20 October. The 2,880-kilometre service will operate 3-weekly, on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays, with the A320neo aircraft. The carrier will compete against Aegean Airlines’ 12-weekly service between the two capitals.

Flight GQ922 departs Athens at 20:00 local time, arriving in Lisbon at 22:30. The return service, operating as flight GQ923, takes off at 23:30 local time, touching back down in Athens at 05:30 local time the following morning.

What they said

Gerasimos Skaltsas, Chief Commercial Officer of Sky Express, said: “This continuous expansion is the cornerstone of our growth strategy, which is always focused on the passenger. On the needs of the passenger. We have democratised air travel in Greece. We are the only ones who have achieved so much in such a short period of time. That is why I would like to sincerely thank the entire Sky Express team.”

Karen Strougo, Chief Commercial Officer at ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal | VINCI Airports, added: “The strengthening of connectivity between Portugal and Greece marks an important step in the diversification of Lisbon Airport’s offer and is the result of the joint work of VINCI Airports’ route development teams, Sky Express and local partners.”

Sky Express adds five new routes

Sky Express, as one of Greece’s newest airlines, has seen significant growth over the past few years. With a 2.5% market share in Athens in 2019, the carrier has reached a 12% share this year. It operates a fleet of A320neo and ATR72-600 aircraft.

Sky Express has the largest Greek domestic network, counting 33 destinations, and a growing international network of 26 destinations.

The carrier is in the process of adding five new destinations to its route map. Apart from Lisbon, it introduced Berlin on 16 October, with Hamburg and Madrid to follow on 24 October and Lyon commencing on 15 December.