During December 2019, the Athens International Airport’s passenger traffic recorded an increase of 5.3% and reached 1.64 million.
International passengers demonstrated a strong growth at the level of 10.9%, while domestic air travellers presented a decrease of 6.7%, attributed to the offered domestic services’ reduction compared to the previous year’s respective winter period.
Overall, in the year 2019, the Athens International Airport recorded an all-time high performance with 25.57 million passengers, surpassing previous year’s traffic by 1.4 million (+6%).
This outcome was solely driven by the robust growth of the international market (+1.4 million or +8.6%), while the domestic market retained prior-year levels (+0.3%).