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Chinese Tourists Visiting Greece Could Exceed 250,000 in Three Years

Only 50,000 Chinese tourists out of the 10 million that traveled in Europe came to Greece last year, according to the Greek statistics service and data of the Athens International Airport (AIA). "This is a very small number compared to...

Airport Passenger Traffic in Athens Increases by 8.9%

So far the 2016 tourist season in Greece has exceeded expectations as well as previous year's levels. Both domestic and international visitors have increased traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA). In May alone the traffic numbers reached 1.8 million passengers, a 8.9...

Privatization Agency Denies Reports on New Concession Deal for Athens Airport

The head of Greece’s privatization agency (HRADF) on Monday dismissed media reports claiming the agency has started negotiating a 20-year extension of the concession agreement with the managing company, Athens International Airport S.A. (AIA), which will be paid for...

Athens International Airport is 'Airport of the Year'

The Athens International Airport ("Eleftherios Venizelos") was named "Airport of the Year" in the 10-30 million-passenger category by internationally acclaimed web portal Air Transport News, at an event that took place in Geneva. Air Transport News is the only entity...

More than 15 Million Passengers Used Athens' Airport in 2014

The number of foreign citizens who visited Athens exclusively increased by a total of 31% in 2014, compared to the previous year, according to passenger traffic data released by the Athens International Airport (AIA) "Eleftherios Venizelos." A total of 15.2 million...

Athens International Airport Winner of Routes Airport Marketing Award

“Routes Europe 2013”, Europe’s biggest airline and airport networking route development forum, was concluded with one more award for the Athens International Airport, its 12th in 9 years. During the 8th Routes Europe Forum, which was held in Budapest...

Ryanair Wants Lower Greek Airport Taxes

Low cost airline Ryanair says it could attract 10 million tourists to Greece within the next three years if the taxes at Athens International Airport (AIA) are lowered from 12 euros to 5 euros per passenger and other reforms. Ryanair's...