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Officials from the Greek Financial Crimes Squad have seized 850,000 substandard face masks at Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, according to an announced made on Monday. Speaking at the airport, authorities said the masks not only did not meet the...

An international bidding procedure has been launched for the sale of a 30 percent stake in Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport SA (AIA), the largest airport in Greece. The country’s privatization agency, TAIPED, stated on Friday that the deadline for...

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...

A 24-hour strike has been announced for Friday, June 8 by train workers at Proastiakos in Athens and broader Attica. The Metro Blue Line 3 to and from Athens International Airport will be affected by the strike of the OSE...

Greek authorities and Athens International Airport signed a contract to extend a concession contract for Eleftherios Venizelos airport by 20 years (to June 11, 2046). The agreed price is 600 million euros, including VAT, while the net revenue for the...

The state-owned asset development fund of Greece, TAIPED, recently accepted AIA’s Canadian investors submission for the concession contract's extension by 20 years, which amounts to some 600 million euros in addition to 15 percent of annual operating profits. "AIA's improved...

A 49-year-old woman was arrested at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" accused of drug dealing. The drug squad said that the suspect was carrying 3.565 grams of cocaine in three knapsacks hidden inside her luggage. Greek Police said that the...

In order to raise awareness for the need to protect Greece's forestland, the exhibit Greek Forests, Green Destinations is on display at the Athens International Airport. The exhibition is taking place thanks to the Goulandris Natural History Museum and the...

Early on Wednesday morning police detained 10 suspected members of the Greek anarchist group Rouvikonas for disturbing the check-in area at Athens International Airport. The group allegedly shouted "No to the agents of Mossad" and "No tolerance to the bullying...

A virtual tour of the Athens International Airport is now available at Google Street View as well as indoor maps of the airport areas. Through Google indoor map, travelers can view and experience the interior of the airport terminals, locate...

Thirteen flights out of Athens International Airport were delayed by an average of 40 minutes on Sunday morning after authorities sounded the alarm for a female passenger flying to Madrid, who tested positive in a random screening for explosives....

Serbian and Croatian organized football supporters clashed outside the Athens International Airport on Thursday afternoon. Around 60 Serbian fans attacked 30 Dinamo Zagreb fans, upon the latter group's arrival at the airport, Kathimerini newspaper reports. Five people are being treated in the airport's...

Passenger traffic at the Athens International Airport grew 14.7% in September to 1.8 million, from 1.6 million passengers in the same month last year. The Athens airport recorded a new passenger traffic record in the January-September period with a total...

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%...

Passenger traffic at Athens' International Airport (AIA) "Eleftherios Venizelos" increased 27.95% in January compared to the same month last year, reaching 975,000 passengers. The number of domestic travelers jumped 43.9% to 375,994, versus 261,361 in January 2014, while international passengers...