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Athens Airport sets new traffic record during 2019

Traffic rises as Greece attracts more tourists every year

Newsroom January 13 10:44

 

Passenger traffic in Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” grew 5,3 percent in December, totaling 1.64 million passengers, the airport said in a report on Friday, ANA reports.

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In 2019 passenger traffic rose to a new record totaling 25,57 million passengers compared with 24,13 million passengers in 2018 due to an 8,6 percent increase in international passengers.

The number of flights in 2019 was 225,628, up by 3,9 pct from 2018.

Source: tornos

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