Photo source: EC – Audiovisual Service / Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis Greece’s airports saw activity gather momentum in 2021 with 12-month passenger traffic up by 80.9 percent compared to the same period in 2020, according to tentative data released recently by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). Despite the increase over 2020, Greek airport traffic is […]
Rhodes airport (archive photo) Three Greek airports in popular holiday destinations – Corfu, Rhodes and Chania – in October managed to exceed pre-pandemic performance, according to data recently released by the Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe). The council’s October air traffic report showed that passenger traffic at Corfu airport increased by 12.9
The 14 Greek regional airports operated and managed by Fraport Greece will see an annual 45 percent drop in passenger traffic in 2021 compared to 2019, according to Executive Director, Commercial & Business Development George Vilos. Speaking during a conference held in Athens on Wednesday, Vilos said Fraport Greece handled 70 percent less passenger traffic […]
Athens-based software company Hotelwize has been honored at the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards 2021 for the high quality of the websites it has developed for its partners in the hospitality industry. The company received the silver award in the Online Travel Services – Overall-Technology Solutions category. Hotelwize develops websites for all types of accommodation
Athens International Airport (AIA) ranks fifth on the list of the “Best Airports in Southern Europe for 2021” that was recently released by Skytrax. Istanbul Airport tops the list, followed by Madrid Barajas Airport in second place, Rome Fiumicino in third and Barcelona Airport in the fourth position. Source: Skytrax Athens Airport also ranked 47th […]
Photo © GTP Incoming passenger traffic through Greece’s airports picked up in May marking a 673.4 percent increase compared to the same month in 2020, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) said on Wednesday. According to HCAA data, the number of international arrivals to Greece rose by 2.58 percent, which the HCAA attributes to a relaxation […]
The ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the global travel restrictions and Greece’s nationwide measures continue to affect passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA). According to an announcement by AIA, passenger traffic in March 2021 dropped by 62.4 percent compared to the same month in 2020. Compared to March 2019, passenger traffic at AIA was down
INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research body, recently released data which reveal the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on Greece’s tourism industry in 2020. The data focuses on air, road and cruise travel, as well as coastal shipping. More specifically, citing data of the Bank of Greece, INSETE said that the country’s travel […]
Photo source: routesonline.com An exclusive partnership designed to help airports recover from the most challenging period the aviation industry has ever faced, was recently signed between Routes, the organiser of the world’s leading route development forums, and Airports Council International (ACI) World, the association that advances the interests and acts as the
Photo source: @ACI Europe Passenger traffic at European airports has decreased by 81 percent as a result of quarantine-based travel restrictions in many areas, ACI Europe said. The organization’s overall figures reflect data up to and including November across the European airport networks, with the stark lost passenger threshold of 1.5 billion so far this year […]