Greece

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...

2019 was yet another record-breaking year for the Greek capital's international airport in regard to the increase in passenger traffic numbers over the previous year. According to official data released recently by the airport's authorities, passenger traffic through Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport represented...

The sale of a 30 percent stake in Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport was decided at a meeting of the Greece's Government Council on Economic Policy, held at the Finance Ministry on Wednesday. Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras noted that "it is our...

The month of August saw the highest passenger traffic ever in the history of Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, according to the latest figures released on Tuesday. More specifically, between August 1 and August 31, the international airport serving the Greek...

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...

The Greek Parliament will vote next week for a twenty-year extension of the ownership agreement of the International Airport of Athens, for the period between 2016 and 2046. The new contract will include further investments for the airport, up to...

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...

Athens International Airport (AIA) is undergoing a small expansion. The small expansion will help ease passenger flow and allow AIA to better accommodate the rising amount of travelers - as many as 21.7 million people annually. The 8-million-euro project (without VAT)...

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...

Arrivals at Athens International Airport rose by 6.5 percent in January 2018, compared to the same month in 2017, airport authorities said on Monday. Despite a drop in the number of domestic passengers (3.2 percent) due to a reduced number...

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...

Greek authorities on Wednesday arrested a 35-year-old Iranian national and a 42-year-old from Kazakhstan, on the basis of international warrants issued against them. The Iranian was arrested in Athens by Attica Security Police organized crime officers, on the basis of...