What is Helios Airways?
'''Helios Airways''' was a low-cost airline that operated various scheduled and charter flights between [[Cyprus]] and various European destinations. {{Infobox airline | image = Helios_737_olympia.jpg | caption = | airline = Helios Airways | logo = Helioslogo.jpg | logo_size = 225px | frequent_flyer = | fleet_size = 3 | destinations = [[Larnaca]] (HQ), [[Paphos]] (secondary base), [[Athens]], [[London-Luton]], [[Manchester]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Prague]], [[Sofia]], [[Bournemouth]], [[Cairo]], [[Paris-Charles de Gaulle]], [[Dublin]], [[Warsaw]], [[Glasgow]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], [[Teesside]] | IATA = ZU | ICAO = HCY | callsign = HELIOS | parent = Libra Holidays Group | founded = 1998 | ceased = 6 November 2006 | aoc = | headquarters = [[Larnaca International Airport]], [[Cyprus]] | key_people = Bryan Field ([[Managing Director|MD]]) | hubs = [[Larnaca International Airport]]<br />[[Paphos International Airport]] | focus_cities = | num_employees = | website = }} [[File:Helios 737 olympia.jpg|thumb|right|5B-DBY at [[London Luton Airport]] (2004). This aircraft crashed during [[Helios Airways Flight 522|Flight 522]] from Larnaca to Athens.]] The airline ceased its flights on November 6, 2006 due to the Cypriot government suspending the company's operations and freezing its bank accounts. ==Incidents and accidents== {{Main|Helios Airways Flight 522}} *On 14 August 2005, [[Helios Airways Flight 522]], a [[Boeing 737 Classic#737-300|Boeing 737-300]] flying from Larnaca to Prague via Athens crashed near [[Grammatiko, Greece]]. The flight crew had become incapacitated shortly after take-off from Larnaca owing to a loss of cabin pressure. The autopilot entered a [[holding pattern]] over Athens and the aircraft began to descend after the fuel was exhausted, crashing into hilly terrain about 40&nbsp;km north of [[Athens International Airport]]. The crash results t