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Greece Plans Athens International Airport IPO in February

Greece plans an initial public offering (IPO) of Athens International Airport, the country's biggest, on the Athens Stock Exchange in February, Reuters reports, citing two unnamed sources. Draft legislation tabled in Parliament at the beginning of January paves the way...

Greek Airport Traffic to Reach Record High in 2023

Greek airport traffic reached a record high in 2023, despite the devastating fires and deadly floods in the past two months

Emirates Flights at Athens Airport Disrupted After CIA Terror Alert

Two Emirates flights from Athens airport were disrupted on Thursday evening after a CIA alert received by Greek authorities. A U.S.-bound Emirates plane made an emergency landing at Athens International Airport "El. Venizelos". Another flight was grounded. The CIA's information referred...

American Airlines to Resume Flights to Athens on August 5

American Airlines has announced it will resume direct flights to Athens, Greece on August 5. No flights from the United States are allowed to land in the country currently due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The first direct flights to Athens...

International Bidding Opens for 30 Percent Stake in Athens International Airport

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...

Greece Could See Record Year for Tourism

Visitor arrival figures for 2018 so far indicate that this will be a record year for tourism in Greece. Official data from the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, Fraport and Athens International Airport for the January-July period points to a major upsurge...

Greece Signs 20-Year Extension Contract for Athens International Airport Concession

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...

Greece Accepts AIA's Improved 600 Million Euro Bid for Athens International Airport

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...

49-Year-Old Woman Arrested at Athens International Airport With 3.5 kg of Cocaine

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...

Emirates Airlines Adds 2nd Daily Athens-Dubai Flight to Connect With U.S.

As of May 1, Emirates Airlines added a second daily flight from Athens to Dubai in order to give its customers more flexibility in connecting with the U.S.. The flight would also give some passengers the opportunity to circumvent the...