Swiftair Hellas

Swiftair Hellas is a Greek cargo airline headquartered in Athens, with its main operating base at Athens International Airport. The airline was established as Mediterranean Air Freight and began operations in May 2000. It subsequently became part of the Swiftair Group of Companies, connecting it to a broader aviation group focused on specialized and freight air transport. The company’s documented business is cargo aviation rather than scheduled passenger service. Its fleet has centered on relatively small regional freighter aircraft, including Fairchild Metro III turboprops and Embraer 120 Brasilia aircraft. These aircraft are suited to short-haul freight work, including operations where lower capacity, regional access, and turboprop economics are more practical than the use of larger jet freighters. Available reference material identifies Athens International Airport as the airline’s principal base, but does not provide a detailed route network, customer list, cargo specialties, or current operating schedule. Fleet information reported for December 2023 listed three Fairchild Metro III aircraft. A later fleet reference from August 2025 listed five Embraer 120 Brasilia aircraft. The differing fleet descriptions may reflect changes in the operating fleet, differences in reporting dates, or differences in the aircraft included in the source’s count. No reliable information is provided here about ownership structure beyond the airline’s relationship with the Swiftair Group of Companies, nor about its financial performance, senior leadership, public listing, or official website. Swiftair Hellas should therefore be understood as a regional Greek air-freight operator within the Swiftair group, rather than as a consumer-facing passenger airline. Its brand proposition is primarily operational: providing cargo air transport from a Greek base using compact regional aircraft. Because publicly available reference material is limited, details such as destinations, service contracts, regulatory history, current fleet composition, and present corporate status require further verification.

Swiftair Hellas originated as Mediterranean Air Freight, which was established and commenced operations in May 2000. The business was created as a Greek cargo-airline operation based in Athens, serving the air-freight market with regional aircraft rather than operating as a conventional passenger carrier. Its main base is Athens International Airport. Following its establishment, Mediterranean Air Freight became part of the Swiftair Group of Companies. This affiliation placed the Greek operator within Swiftair’s wider group structure and led to the use of the Swiftair Hellas name. Public reference material does not set out a complete chronology of the rebranding, ownership arrangements, management changes, route development, or commercial contracts, so those aspects cannot be described with confidence. The airline’s fleet profile indicates a focus on compact regional cargo aircraft. A fleet listing dated December 2023 identified three Fairchild Metro III aircraft. The Metro III is a turboprop aircraft commonly associated with short-haul regional freight operations, where modest payload capacity and access to smaller airports can be commercially useful. A separate fleet reference dated August 2025 identified five Embraer 120 Brasilia aircraft. The two listings are not fully explained by the available material and may represent different reporting dates, fleet transitions, or different counting methodologies. They should not be treated as a single definitive fleet snapshot without additional sources. Swiftair Hellas is consequently best characterized as an Athens-based Greek cargo airline operating within the Swiftair group. The available sources do not establish a detailed network, specific cargo verticals, passenger operations, financial results, executive roster, or recent corporate transactions. No documented campaigns, scandals, lawsuits, recalls, major public pricing decisions, or other material strategic announcements are included in the supplied reference material.

• 2025

  Fleet reference lists Embraer 120 Brasilia aircraft

  [1]Swiftair Hellasen.wikipedia.org

  A later fleet reference dated August 2025 reported five Embraer 120 Brasilia aircraft.

• 2023

  Fleet reference lists Fairchild Metro III aircraft

  [1]Swiftair Hellasen.wikipedia.org

  A fleet listing dated December 2023 reported three Fairchild Metro III aircraft in the Swiftair Hellas fleet.

• 2000

  Mediterranean Air Freight begins operations

  [1]Swiftair Hellasen.wikipedia.org

  Mediterranean Air Freight was established and started operating in May 2000 as a Greek cargo airline.

• Integration into the Swiftair group

  [1]Swiftair Hellasen.wikipedia.org

  Mediterranean Air Freight became part of the Swiftair Group of Companies and operated under the Swiftair Hellas identity.

• Air-freight services · 2000

  Cargo air transport

  Swiftair Hellas provides air-cargo transportation as its documented core activity. The available material identifies it as a cargo airline based in Athens, but does not specify its complete destination network, shipment types, service levels, or customer contracts.

• Regional aviation

  Regional freighter operations

  The airline’s reported use of Fairchild Metro III and Embraer 120 Brasilia aircraft indicates a focus on relatively small regional freight aircraft. Such equipment supports short-haul cargo operations and access to airports where larger freighters may be less suitable. The exact operating pattern is not documented in the supplied sources.

1. 1Swiftair Hellasen.wikipedia.org