Athens International Airport

An El Al flight bound for Israel from New York made an emergency landing at Athens International Airport early Thursday morning after the smoke alarm sounded on the plane. The aircraft landed safely and no injuries were reported. Flight LY004,...

On June 19 at the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, the new aircraft of Lufthansa airlines made its first touch-down in a special ceremony, in the presence of the Minister of Development and Infrastructure Kostis Hatzidakis and of the...

In a review, the Economist magazine says the 12-year-old Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos, is in "poor condition," and suffering a big drop in traffic, although it has received generally good reviews from other analysts. The airport, which was designed...

Almost 600 illegal immigrants returned to their home countries in May, while since last August a total of 10,118 people of different nationalities have returned to their countries. According to the Hellenic Police data, reimbursement decisions were based on the...

“Routes Europe 2013”, Europe’s biggest airline and airport networking route development forum, was concluded with one more award for the Athens International Airport, its 12th in 9 years. During the 8th Routes Europe Forum, which was held in Budapest...

Doctors Without Borders and the Athens International Airport invite visitors to a different photographic voyage to the margin of contemporary cities. The exhibit, Urban Survivors,  will run from May 13 to August 30, and will present the works of...

Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos is once again in the short list of the Routes Airport Marketing Awards Europe 2013, voted for and judged by the airline network planning community. Athens International Airport has been chosen to be included in...

A German national, 31, who was arrested on April 11, at the Athens International Airport  in his effort to smuggle nearly 7kg of small gold bars and 425kg of small silver tablets out of Greece, was to face a...

Athens International Airport (AIA), which has the highest landing fees in Europe, will lower them in a bid to get more airlines to use the facility and will host more flights by the country’s biggest carrier, Aegean Airlines, as...

The unique exhibition, The Antikythera Shipwreck: the Ship, the Treasures, the Mechanism, which had been running at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens since April has moved to the Athens International Airport to give travelers a chance to admire...