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EasyJet Cancels all 'Macedonia Airport' Flights for 48 Hours

Budget airline easyJet has cancelled all flights to and from Macedonia Airport in Thessaloniki for the next 48 hours at least, because of runway works, a Kathimerini newspaper report says. In addition to the bad weather conditions of the last...

Fraport to Demand Compensation from Greece over Regional Airports

Germany’s Fraport is to demand compensation of around 70 million euros from the Greek government, for the deficient maintenance of some of the regional airports, Der Spiegel says. The company has concluded a survey of the airports and it has...

Greek Transport Minister Slams German Company for Poor Running of Regional Airports

Greece's Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Spirtzis on Tuesday launched an attack against German company Fraport for not sufficiently running the 14 regional airports that were privatized last year. Speaking on the radio station of the Athens Macedonia News...

Passenger Arrivals Rocket in Fraport-run Greek Regional Airports

International passenger traffic in the 14 regional airports managed by a Fraport-led consortium posted a 14.1% jump in the first seven months of the year compared with the same period of 2016, the company said on Wednesday. According to the...

Fraport Greece Presents Plans for Corfu Airport

Fraport Greece presented its plans for the development and upgrade of Corfu airport, during a special event organized at the Chamber of Corfu. "The condition in several of the 14 airports is very problematic, so our first goal in the...

Higher Departing Passenger Charges for 14 Regional Airports Operated by Fraport Greece

In accordance with the provisions of the ratification law of the Greek state concession contract on departing passenger charges and with immediate effect as of April 11, 2017, departing passengers from the airports of Aktion, Zakynthos, Thessaloniki, Kavala, Kerkyra...

Fraport Greece Officially Takes Over Control of 14 Regional Airports

Fraport Greece officially took over the management of 14 regional airports after the payment of 1.23 billion euros to Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) on Tuesday, as envisaged in a concession contract signed with Greek authorities. The first flight,...

Fraport Greece Signs €1-Billion Loan Agreement for 14 Greek Regional Airports

€A consortium of financial institutions signed a long-term agreement worth approximately 1 billion euros with Fraport Greece to finance the 40-year concession contract of the 14 Greek regional airports, according to a Black Sea Trade and Development Bank announcement...

Fraport Deal Moving Forward With the Concession of 14 Regional Airports

The deal has been in the making for months and now the last obstacle standing in the way for the concession of 14 regional airports to Fraport Greece has been cleared. Sources have announced that on Monday the state finally...

Fraport Pressuring Government to Suspend Work at Makedonia Airport

Work on a second runway at Makedonia Airport may be postponed in order to save the deal struck by Fraport in the privatization of 14 regional airports in Greece. The Fraport/Slentel consortium recently threatened to abandon the operation of the 14 airports...