Passengers making their way to a checkpoint upon their arrival at Athens International Airport. Photo source: European Union / Yorgos Karahalis For the year 2021, Athens International Airport’s (AIA) passenger count was over 12 million, reaching almost half the levels of 2019 as it continued to be affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. According to […]
National flag-carrier Cyprus Airways resumed flights from Athens to Larnaca on Wednesday, December 15. The Cyprus Airways aircraft, Airbus A319, landed at Athens International Airport (AIA) at around 4pm and departed for its return journey to Larnaca around 6pm. Αt the departure gate, Filos the Athenian, the airport’s mascot, and employees of AIA, welcomed the […]
Photo source: Shutterstock Athens International Airport (AIA) is seeing a gradual growth in passenger traffic although numbers are still lagging behind compared to 2019. According to data released on Thursday, passenger traffic numbers reached the 10 million mark at Athens Airport during the 10-month January-October 2021 period, exceeding the respective 2020 levels by 32.2
Athens International Airport CEO Yiannis Paraschis (R) receiving the ACI Europe award for the best airport in the “25-40 million passengers” category. Athens International Airport (AIA) is among the winners of the Best Airport Awards 2021 by ACI Europe, an annual event organized to recognise excellence and outstanding achievement across the entire portfolio of airport
Greek journalist Ilias Bellos, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias, Athens International Airport (AIA) CEO Yiannis Paraschis and TEMES SA Chairman Achilles Constantakopoulos. Greece is setting ambitious goals hoping to become a leader in sustainable tourism development, said Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias during the 1st Athens ESG & Climate Crisis Summit by
Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias and AIA CEO Yiannis Paraschis Ways to further promote Athens as a tourism destination, especially during the winter months, were recently discussed between Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias and Athens International Airport (AIA) CEO Yiannis Paraschis During a meeting that took place at AIA’s headquarters in Spata, coordination issues and
Photo source: Shutterstock Athens International Airport (AIA) on Tuesday said its passenger traffic during September continued to be substantially affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic crisis and its impact on air travel. According to AIA, last month’s passenger traffic was below the respective September 2019 levels by 34.1 percent. “The specific level of decline
Delta Air Lines at Athens International Airport (AIA). Delta Air Lines on Sunday announced that it will launch a new service from Boston in the United States to Athens, Greece, in the summer of 2022. Launching on May 27 next year, the new nonstop service to Athens will operate three times a week on the […]
Riccardo Lambiris Riccardo Lambiris has been appointed as the new chairman of Athens International Airport’s (AIA) Board of Directors. His appointment follows the passing of the airport’s previous chairman, George Aronis. Lambiris studied Electronic Engineering at the University of Sussex. He holds an Msc. in Project Management from the University of Birmingham and an MSc.
George Aronis, a renowned Greek banker and the chairman of the Board of Directors of Athens International Airport (AIA), passed away on Friday, September 10, at age 64. The management and employees of AIA expressed their sorrow for the loss of the airport’s chairman, through the following announcement: “George Aronis, after many years and a […]


















