Athens International Airport

The head of Greece’s privatization agency (HRADF) on Monday dismissed media reports claiming the agency has started negotiating a 20-year extension of the concession agreement with the managing company, Athens International Airport S.A. (AIA), which will be paid for...

Tourist arrivals in Greece grew by 8.6% in the January-September period this year, Hellenic Statistical Authority said in a report on Monday. The statistics service, in a report based on a survey conducted by the Bank of Greece, said that...

Thirteen flights out of Athens International Airport were delayed by an average of 40 minutes on Sunday morning after authorities sounded the alarm for a female passenger flying to Madrid, who tested positive in a random screening for explosives....

Serbian and Croatian organized football supporters clashed outside the Athens International Airport on Thursday afternoon. Around 60 Serbian fans attacked 30 Dinamo Zagreb fans, upon the latter group's arrival at the airport, Kathimerini newspaper reports. Five people are being treated in the airport's...

A ceremony for the relocation of 30 refugees who flew to Luxembourg took place at the Athens International Airport on Wednesday morning with the participation of top European Union officials. Six refugee families, two Iraqi families and four from Syria,...

It is said that a tourist’s last memory of the place he visited is leaving the airport. If the saying is true, then thousands of people may have been frustrated when leaving from Greece this summer. The fact that...

Athens International Airport CEO Yannis Paraschis was named Airport Chief Executive of the Year, a few days ago in Helsinki, for his pioneering work in the airport of Athens and his contribution to the international airport industry. As part of...

The municipalities of Rafina - Pikermi, Markopoulo-Spata and Artemida appealed to the Council of State asking for the international airport Eleftherios Venizelos to pay retroactively from 2008 municipal fees and taxes. They argue that the tax exemption provided essentially by...

Greeks will be leaving their cities for vacation over the weekend, on the occasion of the Dormition of Virgin Mary on August 15. They are expected to travel via boat, train, bus and airplane, with occupancy levels reaching 80% to 100%. From Friday...

A 21.9% increase, compared to June 2014, was recorded in passenger traffic at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos," which welcomed 1.88 million passengers. According to AIA data, both domestic and international passengers in June 2015 increased to similar levels by 24.3% and 20.6%...