AIA's Passenger Traffic Development 2015

During December, the airport’s passengers reached 1.18 million, corresponding to an increase of 11.8% compared to prior-year levels. Domestic travellers enjoyed a 15.3% rise, while international passengers also grew strong at 9.7%. Foreign visitors enjoyed a robust rise of 22% and Greek travellers also presented growth at the level of 6%.

 Overall, in 2015, the Athens International Airport recorded an all-time high performance, with 18.1 million passengers, surpassing previous year traffic by 2.9 million (+19%) and by 1.55 million (+9.4%) the previous best, which was the pre-crisis year 2007. Both domestic and international passengers achieved record levels, reaching 6.4 million and 11.7 million, demonstrating strong growth levels of 22.1% and 17.4%, respectively. This growth was driven by both the foreign visitors’ dynamic growth of 26%, as well as the Greek travellers’ robust rise of 11%. During the year 2015, 9 new airlines and 10 new routes were added to the Athens International Airport’s network, with an equally important increase (+29%) of destinations served by LCCs. These positive developments resulted in an increase of 19% in weekly frequencies.Moreover, in 2015, a significant (+38%) rise was recorded by transfer passengers, with the international to international transfer traffic marking an impressive (+60%) increase, demonstrating the significant enhancement of Athens’s connectivity.