Hellenic Imperial Airways
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| Founded | May 2006 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2012 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Athens International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 (at time of closure) | ||||||
| Company slogan | Your direct flight around the globe! | ||||||
| Headquarters | Ellinikon, Greece | ||||||
| Key people | Talal Abu Reyal, CEO | ||||||
| Website | hellenicairways.com | ||||||
Hellenic Imperial Airways was an airline which had its head office in Ellinikon, South Athens, Greece. It operated charter and scheduled flights.
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 was in Elliniko, South Athens. The United Kingdom offices were at the Axis House in Harlington, London Borough of Hillingdon. The South Africa offices were the Holiday House in Randburg, Johannesburg.
The airline commenced scheduled operations on 30 May 2009 with services between Athens and Birmingham UK, Jeddah Saudi Arabia, and Casablanca Morocco.
Hellenic Imperial Airways launched its new website in April 2010 as a part of a promotional campaign for the company's new activities. The new website allowed customers to book services online and had live news feeds regarding flights and services.
In early May 2010, Hellenic Imperial announced it was to begin scheduled services to Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport on 8 June 2010. These flights filled the gap left by Olympic Airlines when it ceased services to the airport the previous September.
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.
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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