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The year 2012 ended with Athens International AIA’s international traffic heavily relies on the
Airport’s traffic amounting to 12.94 million European market. This is clearly portrayed in the fact
passengers, presenting a decline of 10.4% vs. that the top 10 European destinations represent
the corresponding prior-year levels. This is mainly almost 60% of the total airport’s international
attributed to the country’s overall critical political passengers. London, Larnaca, Paris and Rome
and financial situation and the respective negative are steadily in the top four positions, despite the
impact on travelling demand. More specifically, passenger traffic reduction they experienced in 2012.
domestic passengers were reduced by 7.9%, mainly Istanbul, being the only major destination in Europe
reflecting the Greeks’ low propensity to travel, that achieved traffic increase, climbed up from
whereas international passenger traffic suffered the 7th to the 5th place, followed by the German
more severe traffic losses, at the level of 11.7%; airports of Munich and Frankfurt; Zurich, Milan and
these losses - on top of the reduced numbers of Brussels complete the top 10. Passengers travelling
Greek travellers - reflect the decline of foreign beyond the European borders represent the 13%
visitors as a result of the tarnished image of Athens of the airport’s international traffic, with Doha,
and Greece abroad, combined with the slow-down Tel Aviv and Dubai being the three most popular
in European economies. Passengers in transit have intercontinental destinations, followed by New York.
a marginal contribution to the airport’s traffic,
representing a 0.5% of the airport’s total passenger With respect to AIA’s main airline partners, the two
base, amounting to 65 thousands in 2012. Greek carriers, Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air
continue to hold the top 2 places and represent
Examining the passenger traffic evolution on a more than half of the airport’s passengers. The top
monthly basis, the period January to August saw 10 is completed with European carriers, including
double–digit levels of decline, with the exception low-cost carrier easyjet. In total, 12 low-cost carriers
of April, when passenger traffic was assisted by the operated at the airport and connected Athens to 22
Easter travelling. May was the month suffering the international destinations during 2012, accounting
steeper downturn, signifying the severe effect of the for almost 12% of AIA’s international scheduled
volatility of the political situation in the country at passenger traffic.
the time. However, starting in June a trend towards
a gradual limitation of the traffic reduction levels For the 9th consecutive year, AIA presented its annual
was observed and sustained until the end of the awards to the airlines that demonstrated the fastest
year, with passenger traffic losses evolving from development and succeeded in recording the highest
-15.8% in May to -8.2% in December. increases in passenger volumes in their scheduled
services during 2012, during AIA’s 13th Airline
Passengers flying to/from an international Marketing Workshop, the major airline networking
destination account for 65% of the airport’s traffic, event hosted by Athens International Airport.
while there is a substantial 35% of domestic air
travelling. Additionally, 98% of the passengers The busiest days of the year in terms of passenger
travelled on scheduled operations. The charter traffic are mostly Mondays, with Monday 23
segment continues to shrink every year, amounting July being the peak day with 54,724 passengers,
in 2012 for 194 thousand passengers, which coinciding with the total arrivals peak. The
corresponds to a slim 1.5% of the airport’s passenger international travellers’ peak was Monday 6 August,
traffic; the specific segment relies mostly on traffic while the busiest day for domestic passengers was
flows from Spain and France. Friday 29 June.
The year 2012 ended with Athens International AIA’s international traffic heavily relies on the
Airport’s traffic amounting to 12.94 million European market. This is clearly portrayed in the fact
passengers, presenting a decline of 10.4% vs. that the top 10 European destinations represent
the corresponding prior-year levels. This is mainly almost 60% of the total airport’s international
attributed to the country’s overall critical political passengers. London, Larnaca, Paris and Rome
and financial situation and the respective negative are steadily in the top four positions, despite the
impact on travelling demand. More specifically, passenger traffic reduction they experienced in 2012.
domestic passengers were reduced by 7.9%, mainly Istanbul, being the only major destination in Europe
reflecting the Greeks’ low propensity to travel, that achieved traffic increase, climbed up from
whereas international passenger traffic suffered the 7th to the 5th place, followed by the German
more severe traffic losses, at the level of 11.7%; airports of Munich and Frankfurt; Zurich, Milan and
these losses - on top of the reduced numbers of Brussels complete the top 10. Passengers travelling
Greek travellers - reflect the decline of foreign beyond the European borders represent the 13%
visitors as a result of the tarnished image of Athens of the airport’s international traffic, with Doha,
and Greece abroad, combined with the slow-down Tel Aviv and Dubai being the three most popular
in European economies. Passengers in transit have intercontinental destinations, followed by New York.
a marginal contribution to the airport’s traffic,
representing a 0.5% of the airport’s total passenger With respect to AIA’s main airline partners, the two
base, amounting to 65 thousands in 2012. Greek carriers, Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air
continue to hold the top 2 places and represent
Examining the passenger traffic evolution on a more than half of the airport’s passengers. The top
monthly basis, the period January to August saw 10 is completed with European carriers, including
double–digit levels of decline, with the exception low-cost carrier easyjet. In total, 12 low-cost carriers
of April, when passenger traffic was assisted by the operated at the airport and connected Athens to 22
Easter travelling. May was the month suffering the international destinations during 2012, accounting
steeper downturn, signifying the severe effect of the for almost 12% of AIA’s international scheduled
volatility of the political situation in the country at passenger traffic.
the time. However, starting in June a trend towards
a gradual limitation of the traffic reduction levels For the 9th consecutive year, AIA presented its annual
was observed and sustained until the end of the awards to the airlines that demonstrated the fastest
year, with passenger traffic losses evolving from development and succeeded in recording the highest
-15.8% in May to -8.2% in December. increases in passenger volumes in their scheduled
services during 2012, during AIA’s 13th Airline
Passengers flying to/from an international Marketing Workshop, the major airline networking
destination account for 65% of the airport’s traffic, event hosted by Athens International Airport.
while there is a substantial 35% of domestic air
travelling. Additionally, 98% of the passengers The busiest days of the year in terms of passenger
travelled on scheduled operations. The charter traffic are mostly Mondays, with Monday 23
segment continues to shrink every year, amounting July being the peak day with 54,724 passengers,
in 2012 for 194 thousand passengers, which coinciding with the total arrivals peak. The
corresponds to a slim 1.5% of the airport’s passenger international travellers’ peak was Monday 6 August,
traffic; the specific segment relies mostly on traffic while the busiest day for domestic passengers was
flows from Spain and France. Friday 29 June.
