Passenger traffic in Greek airports soars 10.7% in January – February

Passenger traffic in Greek airports grew 10.7 pct in the first two months of 2019, totaling 4,237,786, from 3,828,882 in the corresponding period last year, the Civil Aviation Authority announced in a report released on Thursday, according to ANA.

The total number of flights in Greek airports was 42,972 in the January-February period (of which 25,274 domestic and 17,698 international), up 11.3 pct compared with the same period in 2018

In February, passenger traffic rose 11.8 pct to 2,075,663, while the number of flights totaled 20,330, up 11.3 pct compared with February 2018. International passenger arrivals in Greek airports totaled 549,411 in February, up 12.9 pct from last year.

The airports of Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Chania and Rhodes recorded the biggest passenger traffic in February. The Cephallonia airport showed the biggest percentage increase in the January-February period, up 61.7 pct to total 6,062 passengers, followed by Milos (59.7 pct or 3,971 passengers) and Mykonos (58 pct or 13,370 passengers).

Source: tornosnews.gr/en/