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Passenger Traffic at Athens International Airport Jumps 28% in January

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...

'Norman Atlantic' Greek Victims Bodies Finally Arrive in Athens [Video]

Scenes bringing in mind ancient Greek tragedy were unfolded in Athens International Airport (AIA) "Eleftherios Venizelos" earlier today upon the arrival of the "Norman Atlantic" naval tragedy Greek victims’ bodies. The C-27J of the Hellenic Air Force carrying the...

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...

On This Day: Charilaos Trikoupis Declares Greece Bankrupt

“Regretfully, we are bankrupt” is one of the most famous phrases in modern Greek history and was uttered by Prime Minister Charilaos Trikoupis at the Parliament on December 10, 1893, referring to the state's economic situation and its inability to repay its...

Delta Air Lines Increases Frequency of Athens-New York Flights

Delta Air Lines is increasing its scheduled flights from New York JFK International Airport to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport for the 2015 summer season, it was announced earlier today by the American company. Delta will resume operations with a...

Academy of Athens Library Presents Its Treasures

A book stabbed by Emmanuel Rhoides in a fit of anger, letters of Eleftherios Venizelos and Dionysios Solomos, the first edition of the “Hymn to Liberty” and a notice of the Greek Revolution handwritten by Alexander Ypsilantis: these are...

Mass Tourist Influx to Greece in August

Recently published data on tourist arrivals to Greek airports is extremely encouraging. In August alone, approximately 8 million visitors entered Greece via airplanes. According to research on Greek tourism conducted by the Anna Euro Foundation, there has been a particularly large...

Τhe Greek Covers of Time Magazine

TIME is the most read magazine in the world, focusing on issues related to significant people who offered aid or excelled with their actions. A variety of pictures and photos are the main field in the magazine's publication, which makes it even...

German Company is Top Tax Evader in Greece

A German company was found to be the biggest tax evader in Greece. A court in Athens found that Hochtief, the German company that was running the "Eleftherios Venizelos" Athens International airport was not paying VAT for 20 years....

Rising Tourism in Athens, El. Venizelos Filled with Travelers

Travelers in the International Airport of Athens increased by 28% this April compared with the same month of 2013. The fact that Catholic and Orthodox Easter were celebrated at the same time this year, in combination with the large increase...