August was yet another month substantially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and its impact on air travel. As a result, the airport’s passenger traffic was below the respective 2019 levels by 60.4% and amounting to 1.2 million passengers, approximately. Both domestic and international passenger traffic were sharply reduced, by 47% and 66.2%, respectively. Overall, […]
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Aiming at identifying the ingredients of the “magic spell” of tomorrow’s changes and challenges in the aviation sector, the Athens International Airport hosted and celebrated its 20th Airline Marketing Workshop on February 27th. During this year’s anniversary gathering, more than 200 guests had the opportunity to follow a rich agenda of topics that composed an ideal […]
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The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) decided today, that nine investment parties are qualified to proceed to the Phase B (Binding Offers Phase) of the tender process for the acquisition of 30% in the share capital of the “Athens International Airport S.A.”. The prequalified investment parties to participate in […]
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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 […]
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The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) announces that ten (10) investment schemes expressed today their interest (Phase A) to acquire a 30% stake in Athens International Airport SA (AIA) owned by the HRADF. In particular, Expressions of Interest were submitted by (in alphabetical order): ADP GROUPE APG ASSET MANAGEMENT AVIALLIANCE GMBh Consortium of ARDIAN […]
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Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, flagged off its new daily route between Greece and Oman, with its first Athens-Muscat flight departing Athens International Airport on 2nd June 2019. With a flight time of approximately six hours, flight WY194 departed Athens at 00.20, arriving into the award-winning new passenger terminal at […]
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Focusing on the impressive “technological tomorrow” for the aviation sector, the 19th Airline Marketing Workshop was once again organized on March 14th by the Athens International Airport! Under the title “Do the mATH”, and with a thematic agenda focusing on AI, Big Data, and their impact on aviation and tourism sectors, 200 guests had the […]
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«Chūnjié kuàilè»! «Xīnnián kuàilè»! With the best of wishes and a series of activations, the Athens International Airport is welcoming Chinese visitors, during the festive period (February 5th – 20th) of the Chinese New Year! According to the Chinese calendar, this year is the “Year of the Pig”, symbolizing the emphasis on Family and Home. […]
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A very special and important distinction for Athens International Airport for Customer Satisfaction: In the framework of ACI World’s globally established ASQ Awards, recognizing best airports in the world for Customer Experience in terms of customer services’ quality, Athens International Airport was awarded top position in Europe in the category 15-25 million passengers. This is […]
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Qatar Airways is delighted to announce that it is the first airline to ever fly the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 to Greece. The airline temporarily upgraded its current triple-daily service to Athens to an ultra-modern A350 on Monday, with the arrival of the flight greeted by a water canon salute at Athens International Airport. Qatar Airways […]
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