The Athens International Airport had more than a million travelers pass through its gates in March, a 24.5% increase in passenger traffic since 2010. The figure, released by airport authorities, shows that international flight passengers increased by 20% and domestic flight passengers by 33.2%.

Domestic passengers posted a significant increase in their use of the airport (21%) whereas numbers of Greek travelers on domestic flight rose by 36%. Foreign travelers choosing to come to Athens as a destination rather than just a transit point rose by 29%.

Passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2015 was 2.98 million passengers, up by 25.7%, mainly due to a large jump in domestic travel (36.9%) and hike in foreign travel (19.750.

Flights to and from the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport of Athens also rose by 17.1% in the first three months of 2015, compared to the same period for 2014.