The runway construction works undertaken by Fraport Greece for the airports of Zakynthos (ZTH), Kavala (KBA), Kefalonia (EFL), Corfu (CFU), Mykonos (JMK), Santorini (JTR), Samos (SMI), Rhodes (RHO) and Mytilene (MJT) are entering their third phase. As part of the further upgrade of the regional airports and having already completed the second phase of restructuring […]
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Greek airports are among the list of European airports that performed the best this August, contributing to the “recovery” of European airports, compared to both the same month last year and the pre-pandemic August, according to the European airports trade body ACI Europe in its report on air traffic in August 2024. In August, a […]
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Istanbul Airport has been named the world’s “most connected airport”, with 309 destinations offered from the Turkish hub – most of which are served by Turkish Airlines – according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. The survey, which compared how many airports each hub serves in the first half of 2024, found that Frankfurt Airport (296 […]
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Changes to the EU’s Aviation Security Regulation are being imposed by the Commission, from 1 September, effectively banning the use of next-generation scanners at airports in the EU, as well as in Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. The modifications specifically target C3 scanners, a cutting-edge technology that maintains best-in-class detection standards, which until now have […]
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The International Air Transport Association expects 7.8 billion air travel trips annually by 2040. Airports are the top sector of the travel industry with plans to increase their tech investments 17% this year, as outlined by Skift’s 2024 State of Travel report. Overall, 91% of travel companies have planned “moderate to aggressive” tech investments this […]
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Holidaymakers flying to and from Portugal this weekend are expected to face delays and flight cancellations due to a strike announced by ground handling workers. According to a warning issued by the Transport Workers’ Union of Portugal (Sttamp), a strike is planned at all national airports in the country from midnight on 31 August to […]
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AEGEAN and Olympic Air would like to inform all passengers that due to upgrade works carried out at specific regional airports during the coming winter (between November 2024 and March 2025) cancellations and amendments on selected flights to and from Samos, Corfu, Mytilene, Kefalonia, Rhodes, Santorini, Kavala, Mykonos and Zakynthos are to take place. In […]
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“European airports fully recovered from the pandemic in the first half of 2024, with Athens International Airport having a share in this development, with a positive sign of 24.5% in passenger traffic, according to the latest data of the European airport trade body ACI Europe. Passenger volumes were 0.4% higher in the first six months […]
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ACI World has released its latest Global Airport Traffic Data System, revealing the world’s 20 busiest airports for 2023. The latest figures highlight that total global passenger numbers in 2023 approached 8.7 billion, thanks to a strong recovery in international travel. This growth was largely impacted by the reopening of markets in Asia and continued […]
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The concessionaire of Kalamata airport is expected to be decided by the end of 2024, Growthfund CEO Grigoris Dimitriadis announced during a recent press conference, on the basis that the Greek state will retain 10% of the airport through the fund. The Development Fund is preparing to open the bidding process for another 22 regional […]
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