Passenger traffic at the 24 airports operated by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) grew by 5.4%, according to preliminary data for January-August 2024 published on Monday, September 16.
A total of 8,184,830 passenger arrivals and departures were recorded on both foreign and domestic flights, compared to 7,762,918 in the same period of 2023. The largest increases in traffic in August 2024, compared to the previous year, occurred at the airports of Kasos (60.4%), Milos (36.3%) and Sitia (29.8%).
Statistics for January-August 2024 for all 39 airports in the country (24 airports operated by CAA and 14 operated by FRAPORT GREECE) showed a 9.1% increase in passenger traffic, which rose to 54,769,867 arriving and departing passengers from 50,191,061 for the same period in 2023.
The number of aircraft arrivals and departures over the same period at all 39 airports where the CAA is primarily responsible for air traffic control increased by 6.8% over the eight-month period compared to the previous year. A total of 415,121 flights were operated in January-August 2024, compared to 388,579 in January-August 2023.
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