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First Direct Flight of an American Airline from the US Lands in Athens
The first direct flight of an American airline from the USA this year landed at Athens International Airport on Tuesday, opening this year's tourist season earlier than ever before.
The flight took off from New York's John F. Kennedy International...
Greece
Athens Airport Bustling with Passengers Despite COVID-19
From the scene at Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport this afternoon, it appears to be almost a normal August this year, with summer in full swing -- or as close that as we are going to come to that,...
Economy
New Record-Breaking Month for Passenger Traffic at Athens International Airport
According to data released by Greece's largest airport, Athens International Airport (AIA), August 2018 was the month with the highest number of passenger traffic.
2,886,740 people passed through the airport, breaking yet another traffic record. The previous best performing month was...
Environment
Eleftherios Venizelos Becomes 25th European Airport Certified Carbon Neutral
Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos, was recently certified by the independent carbon management program Airport Carbon Accreditation as being certified carbon neutral. This makes the airport the 25th certified carbon neutral airport in Europe.
Niclas Svenningsen is the head of...
Greece
Passenger Traffic at Athens International Airport 'Took Off' in June
A 21.9% increase, compared to June 2014, was recorded in passenger traffic at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos," which welcomed 1.88 million passengers. According to AIA data, both domestic and international passengers in June 2015 increased to similar levels by 24.3% and 20.6%...
Greece
Athens International Airport Wins World Routes Award
Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" has been the recipient of another distinction from World Routes, a forum for airports and airline companies, which took place in Chicago from September 20 to 23.
Specifically, during the 20th Word Routes Development Forum which...
Greece
International Award for Athens Airport
With constant changes and flexible to prevailing circumstances, the Athens International Airport (AIA) "Eleftherios Venizelos" wins one award after another.
According to the Global Annual Benchmarking Report, an annual survey counting the efficiency of nearly 200 commercial airports in the world, Air...
Environment
Journey to Underwater Greece
Eleftherios Venizelos airport will host a photographic journey into the underwater world of Greece. The exhibition entitled, "Journey to Underwater Greece," is an initiative of Athens international airport and the NGO Ydronaftes (aquanauts).
The aim is to present to the...
Greece
Michalis Liapis' Adventure
Michalis Liapis, the former Minister of transport returned to Athens after his holidays in the exotic location of Malaysia. Liapis arrived on Friday afternoon, although his return was originally scheduled for January 9.
The authorities of Eleftherios Venizelos airport have...
Greece
Eleftherios Venizelos Airport Ranks 2nd Best in Europe
The biggest international meeting of airports and airports companies, 'Routes 2011' (from the 2nd to the 4th of October) in Berlin, rank Greece second amongst major European airports.
The position of Athens' International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos in the European arena...