01SEP26 | One Rotation Over The Archipelago | Aegean Virtual’s 1st Anniversary

Γειά σας IFC!

:birthday_cake: One Year of Flying AEGEAN. :birthday_cake:
:shortcake: Ένα Έτος στους ουρανούς του Αιγαίου. :shortcake:

:tear_off_calendar: Aegean Virtual is celebrating its first anniversary of operations, with an event focused on the Aegean archipelago.

:greece: Our virtual airline commenced operations on August 30, 2025 and we invite everyone to celebrate with us by flying toward the pleasant Mediterranean summer climate and the peak season of the Aegean islands. This event will be held on September 1, 2026 aiming to bring more attention to our birthday by becoming featured on the schedule!


Aegean Virtual Group is the virtual flag carrier of Greece in Infinite Flight, certified in late summer of 2025. Inspired by the modernity and innovation of Aegean and the prestigious status of Olympic, the VA boasts an extensive route network across Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Oceania, but not limited to mainline routes, since we profit from our numerous codeshare partners across the globe.

As the prevalent virtual airline in the Balkan Peninsula, we strive to bring Southeast Europe and the Balkans to life, delivering this scenic region to your eyes. By orchestrating frequent group flights and events, we promote further activity in our homeland, for instance this event.

Aegean Virtual Group offers a likeminded community with an engaging and supportive staff team, an integrated crew center, exciting events which are all meticulously organized in the benefit of our pilots. We always prioritize our community interests, and are willing to continue delivering the immersive experience we provide.

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One year since our operations began. One year of developing, flourishing, expanding to greater heights. One year of continuous dedication and passion for Hellenic Aviation. One Year of Flying AEGEAN. We complete one full earth rotation of flying over the Aegean archipelago, and we call everyone to cruise over our blue seas and skies toward its destinations. Every pilot, every VA, every VO, is invited for a summer vacation to the land of democracy and civilization, and called to fill up the Hellenic airspace!


This event’s featured route consists of a short haul between the busiest airports in Greece. The name “Aegean Sea” comes on occasion of a famous piece of Greek mythology, and how this beautiful archipelago inspired the branding of “Aegean Airlines”, and, eventually, “Aegean Virtual Group”.

Origin of the name “Aegean”

Prince Theseus of Athens sailed to ancient Knossos of Crete to enter the Labyrinth and slay the dreaded Minotaur. Before departing, his father, King Aegeus of Athens, instructed Theseus: If you survive, raise white sails on your return ship; if you perish, leave the black sails.

Theseus defeated the beast and set sail from Crete back toward Athens. However, overwhelmed with joy from his triumph, Theseus forgot to switch the sails from black to white.

As the ship approached the Attican coast, King Aegeus stood waiting on the cliffs of Cape Sounion. Spotting the black sails on the horizon and believing his son was dead, Aegeus threw himself into the sea in grief.

In honor of the fallen Athenian king, those waters were forever named the Aegean Sea.

By flying this route, you are tracing the exact voyage of Theseus’s returning fleet, on the air. As you make your approach into Athens over the blue waters of the Saronic Gulf, you are flying over the birthplace of Aegean history.

Departure Arrival Aircraft Duration
LGIR LGAV A320 00:50

AEGEAN Hops to Athens
Departure Arrival Aircraft Duration
LGRP LGAV A321 01:00
LGKO LGAV A320 00:55
LGTS LGAV A320 00:50
LGSM LGAV A320 00:50
LGSR LGAV A320 00:45
LGMK LGAV A320 00:40
LGML LGAV DH8D 00:40
LGSK LGAV DH8D 00:40
AEGEAN Hops to Heraklion
Departure Arrival Aircraft Duration
LGTS LGIR A320 01:10
LGMK LGIR DH8D 01:00
LGRP LGIR DH8D 00:55
LGKO LGIR DH8D 00:55
LGSR LGIR DH8D 00:40

We are grateful for every VA & VO who dedicates their time to offer their support for a successful event. You may expect to see the following groups attend.

Virtual Airline Departure Arrival Aircraft
@AegeanVirtualGroup TBA TBA TBA
@Aeroflot_Virtual UUEE 12:00 LGAV 16:10 Aeroflot B77W
@BrusselsVirtual EBBR 17:30 LGAV 20:30 Aegean A320
@BrusselsVirtual LGAV 20:45 LGIR 21:35 Aegean A320
@EgyptAirVirtualGroup LGIR 16:00 LGAV 16:50 Aegean A320
@EVAVirtual LSZH 12:00 LGAV 14:40 SWISS BCS3
@INDGO_AIR OTHH 14:00 LGAV 18:40 Qatar A320
@JuneyaoAirVG LIRF 12:00 LGAV 14:00 Aegean A320
@norwegianairvirtual EFHK 14:00 LGAV 17:40 Norwegian B38M
@QatariVirtual OTHH 16:00 LGAV 20:40 Qatar B77W
@RiyadhAirVirtual OERK 11:00 LGAV 15:05 Aegean A320
@RyanairVirtualGroup LGAV 18:00 LGSR 18:50 Ryanair B738
@RyanairVirtualGroup LGSR 19:05 LGAV 19:55 Ryanair B738
@SaudiaVirtual OEJN 14:00 LGAV 17:40 Saudia A333
@SuisseVirtual LSZH 16:00 LGAV 18:20 SWISS BCS3
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  • Please fly professionally. Whether you are airborne or on the ground, it is an essential act of courtesy to fellow pilots. Maintain an adequate standard of realism at all times and use common sense.
  • Always follow ATC instructions. Please refer to the User Guide for help communicating with ATC in the Expert Server. Aegean Virtual Group is not responsible for any violations issued during the event.
  • Please utilize the gates appropriately. For instance, no fighter jets and general aviation aircraft on passenger or cargo gates, and no commercial aircraft on GA aprons.
  • Respect all pilots. Do not overspeed, do not cut in line, do not taxi through others, buildings or grass, to save time. We understand your possible hurry, however this is not the way.

:airplane: Ready to begin your journey at Aegean Virtual? :airplane:

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:greece: Χρόνια Πολλά, Aegean Virtual Group! :ocean:


Disclaimer

Aegean Virtual Group is not affiliated with any real-world airline or aviation service, we do not claim ownership of any of the logos in the graphics utilized in this thread and are not intended for professional use.

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looks exciting

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Ensure you have marked this day on your calendar. Looking forward to seeing you in the event!

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Looking forward to it, can’t wait! :greece::light_blue_heart:

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I can’t believe it’s nearly already a year! Looking forward to this event!

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I’ll try to free up my schedule that day so I can attend the event. I can’t wait!

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We are printing out our first ticket to Greece! Less than two weeks remain until the event kicks off in our homeland, and we are looking forward to what this event has to offer us.

Let’s welcome @SuisseVirtual as our partners who will support this event, taking their SWISS narrowbodies from their hub, Zurich to Athens!

A slight…inaccuracy on the print, anyways, let’s move on to two more signup VAs who will be showing their support as we celebrate our first anniversary in the Infinite Flight skies.

Let’s welcome @BrusselsVirtual and @RyanairVirtualGroup who will both be hopping on two legs for this event. We have now printed the tickets to Greece!

We are excited to welcome more VAs onboard this special all-day long event in Greece!

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This event is gonna be lit :fire:

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We just received another confirmation, this time from @Aeroflot_Virtual who will be flying a popular historic route, tracing back to when direct operations were still available between the two countries. We thank our partners for supporting this event, here is the ticket!

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See you there!

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We are delighted to announce the support of our partners @JuneyaoAirVG towards our first anniversary event! Now we print the ticket and here it is.

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One more partner is coming along to celebrate with us on our anniversary, as @QatariVirtual is taking their long haul for a flight connecting our hubs. Thank you for supporting us! Let’s get more VAs/VOs flowing in!

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The final countdown begins: Two days before the event!

:greece: 1 Year Together, in the Skies! :greece:

Today is Aegean Virtual Group’s first anniversary!
August 30 marks the completion of our “First Rotation over the Archipelago”. One year full of experiences, moments, group flights, pilot reports, fostering a tight-knit community. And we greatly appreciate our pilots for contributing to this amazing milestone.

And we invite you to celebrate it, this Tuesday, together with other pilots and VAs inbound to our homeland. Let’s present them all here today.

First off, @EgyptAirVirtualGroup tracing our featured route.
Then we have @INDGO_AIR coming from Doha with Qatari.
Next up is @EVAVirtual flying SWISS from Zurich.
And afterwards there is @norwegianairvirtual from Helsinki.
One wild @RiyadhAirVirtual arriving from their hub Riyadh.
Finally we got @SaudiaVirtual coming over from their hub Jeddah.

Here are the tickets printed on each VA:

We look forward to welcoming more VAs and pilots to our anniversary event!

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See you guys very soon! :heart:

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We are excited for this event, see you soon!


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Those last minute confirmations, could be the most valuable additions to our supporters, just a single day prior to the kickoff of our annniversary event!

Let’s welcome @StarluxVirtual who are flying from Doha using the Qatari B772 to our primary hub, Athens! One more ticket, please.

How many more can we get before the window closes? The event is inbound, on final at ATHINAI airspace, over the Aegean Sea.

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Sadly I won’t be able to make it to this one due to having a competition later in the day. I don’t want to downgrade my performance by staring at a screen for 2hrs. Although I do hope that everyone else has fun!

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Weird how this event isn’t in the ATC schedule