Thessaloniki airport works set to be put off

A solution to the problem regarding work on the runway at Thessaloniki's Makedonia Airport will likely come from Infrastructure Minister Christos Spirtzis, who is expected to postpone the implementation of the terminal's upgrade until September 2017.

An announcement to that effect is likely to come very soon from the minister himself, with sources adding that he will invite the various authorities in northern Greece, as well as Fraport, the contractor that will undertake the airport's operation from 2017, to coordinate their efforts and avoid creating problems at the height of the tourism season.

This intervention is seen as essential, otherwise the existing runway, as well as the new 3.5-kilometer one under construction, will not be available for use up until halfway through the summer season in the case of the existing runway or the end of 2017 for the new one.