Passenger Traffic Development - April 2016

 The airport’s passenger traffic during April reached record levels, amounting to 1.47 million, exceeding the respective 2015 levels by 1.2%, despite: a. the fact that April’s traffic evolution was affected by the 24-h strike on April 7th and b. the comparison with April's 2015 extremely strong passenger numbers due to the positive and combined impact of both the Catholic and the Orthodox Easters. Domestic passengers grew by 4.3%, breaking the April 2015 record, whereas international travellers saw a minor decline of 0.5%.Greek travellers continued their positive development, but at a lower rate than in the previous months, increasing by 5.7%, whereas foreign visitors were marginally below the April 2015 traffic (-1.8%), mainly due to the high 2015 Easter levels.

Overall, during the first four months of the year, the airport’s passenger traffic reached the record levels of 4.92 million, equalling an increase of 11%. Domestic as well as international passengers reached record levels for the period January through April, with 1.92 and 3 million, respectively. Both Greek and foreign travellers enjoyed a robust rise at the level of 12% and 10%, respectively.