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On June 24, 2011, Hellenic Imperial Airways inaugurated its first direct flight HT0411 from Athens to New York JFK operated by Boeing 747-200B as opposed to the planned [[Airbus A340-300]]. [[Pakistan International Airlines]] had leased two Boeing 747-200 during the Hajj 2011 for domestic operations within Pakistan. |
On June 24, 2011, Hellenic Imperial Airways inaugurated its first direct flight HT0411 from Athens to New York JFK operated by Boeing 747-200B as opposed to the planned [[Airbus A340-300]]. [[Pakistan International Airlines]] had leased two Boeing 747-200 during the Hajj 2011 for domestic operations within Pakistan. |
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At the end of 2011, Hellenic Imperial Airways stopped all of its scheduled flights. It operated very few charter flights in 2012, since then, the airline has suspended operations. Both of its aircraft are stored at [[Athens International Airport]].<ref name="storage"/> |
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| Founded | May 2006 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2012 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Athens International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 1 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Ellinikon, Greece | ||||||
| Key people | Talal Abu Reyal (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | hellenicairways.com | ||||||
Hellenic Imperial Airways was an airline with its head office in Ellinikon, South Athens, Greece. It operated charter and scheduled flights.[3]
History
The airline was incorporated in May 2006 by a team of industry veterans, and operated charter flights and aircraft leasing on an ACMI basis. The airline's head office is in Elliniko, South Athens. The United Kingdom offices are in the Axis House in Harlington, London Borough of Hillingdon. The South Africa offices are in the Holiday House in Randburg, Johannesburg.[4]
The airline also commenced scheduled operations on 30 May 2009 with the route Birmingham-Athens-Jeddah. The route has since been suspended until further notice, though the airline is looking for more suited aircraft for the route.
Hellenic Imperial Airways launched its new website in April 2010 as a part of their new promotional campaign for the company's new activities. The new website allows customers to book services online, and has live news feeds regarding flights and services.[5]
In early May 2010 Hellenic Imperial announced it is to begin scheduled services to Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport beginning on the 8th of June 2010. These flights will fill the gap left by Olympic Airlines when they ceased services to the airport last September.[6]
During the 2011 Libyan civil war Hellenic Imperial Airways operated charter services from Tripoli to Heraklion and from Heraklion directly to Bangkok, Shanghai, Beijing and Hanoi. In total the carrier evacuated 3,000 Chinese citizens from Libya via Greece.[7]
On June 24, 2011, Hellenic Imperial Airways inaugurated its first direct flight HT0411 from Athens to New York JFK operated by Boeing 747-200B as opposed to the planned Airbus A340-300. Pakistan International Airlines had leased two Boeing 747-200 during the Hajj 2011 for domestic operations within Pakistan.
At the end of 2011, Hellenic Imperial Airways stopped all of its scheduled flights. It operated very few charter flights in 2012, since then, the airline has suspended operations. Both of its aircraft are stored at Athens International Airport.[8]
Destinations
Scheduled operations
Hellenic Imperial Airways served the following scheduled destinations (at October 2011)[9] which since all ceased.
- Greece - Athens Base
- Morocco - Casablanca
- Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
- South Africa - Johannesburg
- United Kingdom - Birmingham, London
- United States - New York-JFK
Charter operations
Hellenic Imperial Airways served many charter destinations through Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas during peak season and on demand via leases or wet leases to various carriers. Such destinations included limited services and flights to Cyprus and Turkey during summer periods out of Athens and Thessaloniki.
Fleet
The Hellenic Imperial Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at 9 March 2013):
| Aircraft | In Service | On Order | Passengers[10] (First/Business/Economy) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 747-200B | 2[11] | 0 | 458 (8/0/450) 456 (0/18/438) |
both stored[8] |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Hellenic Imperial Airways homepage". www.hellenicairways.com. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "About Us". www.hellenicairways.com. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ Hellenic Airways services retrieved 18 December 2008
- ^ "Contact Us." Hellenic Imperial Airways. Retrieved on 10 May 2011. "Athens / Greece Hellenic Imperial Airways (Head Offices) 22, Vouliagmenis Ave. 16777 Hellinikon Athens - Greece" and "London / United Kingdom Hellenic Imperial Airways Axis House 242 Bath Road Harlington UB3 5AY" and "Johannesburg / South Africa Hellenic Imperial Airways Holiday House 156 Bram Fischer Drive Randburg 2125 Johannesburg"
- ^ Hellenic Imperial Airways | Press Releases
- ^ Hellenic Imperial Airways | Special Offers
- ^ Hellenic Imperial Airways | Press Releases
- ^ a b http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/aircraft/quick?phrase=Hellenic+Imperial+Airways
- ^ Hellenic Imperial Schedule
- ^ Hellenic Imperial Airways Seat Configuration
- ^ http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Hellenic-Imperial-Airways
External links
Media related to Hellenic Imperial Airways at Wikimedia Commons