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Regional Greek Airports Modernized After €440 Million Investment

Fourteen Greek airports have been redeveloped by Fraport Greece in the last few months providing new services, greater comfort, and more amenities to Greek and international travelers. Fraport Greece launched the airport development program in April 2017, in tandem with...

Mykonos Airport Dazzles After €25 Million Renovation

The €25 million renovation of Mykonos airport carried out by Fraport Greece was inspired by traditional Aegean architecture

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...

Guardian: 71,000 Greek Islands, Historic Sites and Hotels for Sale

  The Greek government is putting up for sale 71,000 properties such as airports, hotels, spas, beaches, marinas, golf courses, and Olympic properties in order to boost its ailing economy, a Guardian report says. Stergios Pitsiorlas, head of the newly established...

Fraport Promises 20,000 Jobs in Greece's Regional Airports

The Fraport-Copelouzos consortium that took over 14 regional airports in Greece promised 20,000 jobs at the presentation of Fraport Greece on Monday. The German-Greek investment deal was signed in December as part of a series of privatizations carried out by...

Greece Will Not Go Down on Price of Regional Airports

Greece will not go down on the price agreed on for the sale of 14 regional airports to German company Fraport, said HRADF head Stergios Pitsiorlas. The deal for the sale of state-owned airports of major cities and top tourist...

Greece to Miss the 2015 Privatization Revenues Target

The privatization program is not likely to reach its revenues target for 2015, said head of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED), Stergios Pitsiorlas. Pitsiorlas talked to Reuters saying that the privatization deals are progressing despite the pre-election period,...

Greece to Sell 14 Regional Airports to German Fraport

The Greek government has decided to sell 14 regional airports to German company Fraport and the decision is published in the government gazette. The selling of the airports is part of a series of privatizations the Greek government has agreed...