Passenger Traffic at Greek Airports Hits Record High in 2024

Passenger Traffic at Greek Airports Hits Record High in 2024

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Passenger traffic at Greek airports has reached unprecedented levels in the first 11 months of 2024, setting a new annual record before year-end, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), CE Report quotes Athens-Macedonian

Data shows a 9.3% rise in passenger numbers compared to the same period in 2023, with 76.25 million passengers recorded so far in 2024, up from 69.77 million last year. The total for 2023 was already surpassed by the end of October.

Flight activity also grew, with a 7.5% increase in arrivals and departures across the country’s 39 airports, totaling 577,118 flights compared to 536,679 in 2023.

The 24 airports managed by the CAA saw an 8.1% boost in passenger traffic, with the most significant growth observed at Heraklion’s "Nikos Kazantzakis" Airport on Crete.

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