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Greece
An Additional 80 Tons of Protective Medical Equipment Arrive in Greece
Eighty tons of anti-coronavirus protective equipment ordered by the Greek state for the National Health Service's hospital staff arrived on Wednesday afternoon at Athens International Airport.
Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias was there to oversee the operation of the unloading...
Economy
Greece Signs Loan Agreement With European Investment Bank for New Heraklion Airport
Greece on Thursday signed two loan agreements with the European Investment Bank (EIB) worth 330 million euros.
The EIB loans, one for the construction of a new international airport in Heraklion, Crete, and the other for priority investments in Greece,...
Greece
Second Day of Thick Fog Causes Disruption at Thessaloniki's Macedonia International Airport
Friday was the second consecutive day with significant delays and disruptions at Thessaloniki's Makedonia International Airport due to the heavy fog with which the city was blanketed.
The visibility at Thessaloniki's main airport hub was constantly changing on Friday morning, due...
Greece
Athens International Airport Smashes Another Passenger Traffic Record for 2019
2019 was yet another record-breaking year for the Greek capital's international airport in regard to the increase in passenger traffic numbers over the previous year.
According to official data released recently by the airport's authorities, passenger traffic through Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport represented...
Animals
Dog Lost at Athens Airport Desperately Seeks Owner
The story of a dog which was lost at Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in October has moved animal rights organizations who are desperately seeking to find her owner.
Airport officials had apparently refused entry to the dog, which had...
Greece
Passenger Traffic in Greek Airports Rises Even Further in 2019
Passenger traffic in Greek airports grew by 5.1 percent in the period from January - October this year, totaling 60,262,301 passengers, the Greek Civil Aviation Authority said in a report on Thursday.
This figure is an increase from the 57,350,192...
Economy
Greek Government Decides to Sell 30% Stake in Athens' International Airport
The sale of a 30 percent stake in Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport was decided at a meeting of the Greece's Government Council on Economic Policy, held at the Finance Ministry on Wednesday.
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras noted that "it is our...
Greece
Record-High August Passenger Traffic at Athens' International Airport
The month of August saw the highest passenger traffic ever in the history of Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, according to the latest figures released on Tuesday.
More specifically, between August 1 and August 31, the international airport serving the Greek...
Greece
34 Individuals Arrested in Heraklion Airport for Fake Travel Documents
It was made public on Monday that the Greek authorities managed to arrest a total of 34 individuals at Heraklion airport in Crete during the last week of August for fake travel documents.
More specifically, 20 men and 14 women...
Greece
Greek Airports See 5.3% Increase in Passengers So Far in 2019
Passenger traffic in Greek airports grew by 5.3 per cent during the first half of 2019 (period between January and June), it was made public on Wednesday.
A total number of 25,531,312 passengers was recorded in the first half of...