Air Travel Athens Airport June Traffic Nears Pre-Covid Levels by GTP editing team 6 July 2022 written by GTP editing team 6 July 2022 1 comment Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 14 Athens International Airport (archive photo) Athens International Airport (AIA) nearly touched pre-pandemic passenger figures in June reaching 2.43 million in total, still down by 6.8 percent compared to the same month in 2019, it said. According to AIA data released this week, the number of domestic passengers also picked up pace fast approaching 2019 levels and down by only 0.6 percent against record year 2019. International air arrivals, meanwhile, were still down by 9.6 percent over 2019. In June, however, the number of domestic flights was up 3.3 percent over June 2019 with international flights still down by 8.5 percent compared to pre-pandemic 2019. Overall, in the first half of the year, AIA passenger traffic came to nearly 9 million, down by 20.3 percent on respective 2019 levels. Source: Athens International Airport The number of domestic passengers in the first six months of the year was down by 13.2 percent compared to the same period in 2019 while the number of international arrivals was also 23.5 percent short of 2019 levels. In the H1, AIA handled a total of 91,368 flights down by 9.5 percent over 2019. Data shows declines in both domestic and international flight figures compared to 2019. The number of domestic flights was down by 0.9 percent and international flights by 15.8 percent. Source: Athens International Airport Speaking during the recent “Aviation-Event 2022 ATH” conference, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias expressed his satisfaction with AIA performance, adding that he estimates tourists will be visiting Greece into December. “We are particularly pleased to see that tourist arrivals to Greece started very early this year and indicate that there will be a particular momentum until the end of November and the beginning of December,” he said, adding that the ministry had taken actions to increase the number of flights from the US and was now in similar negotiations with airlines in India, South Korea and in Latin American countries. Join the 15,000+ travel executives who read our newsletter Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post Greek Tourism Ministry Aims to Rebrand ‘Byzantine Lady’ Kastoria next post Aldemar Wins ‘Bravo’ Sustainability Award for Water Conservation Program You may also like Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 ELIME and HELMEPA Join Forces for Safer, More Sustainable Greek Ports 5 February 2025 1 comment Anthony Marsh 8 July 2022 - 13:23 I’m not sure this is good news. However, our experience of AIA at the end of June was pretty appalling. Travelling on Transavia to Paris, we left from the “annex” terminal. It took ages to get there (accessible only on foot), and the absence of shops, anything resembling a view, and decent eateries make this terminal an extremely dull and disappointing experience ! If it helps to improve AIA’s statistics, it doesn’t help to improve its image ! Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
