Athens International Airport

On Saturday, August 10, 2024, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Air Traffic Control handled 4,944 flights at the Athens F.I.R. (arrivals, departures and aircraft transits/overflights), an all-time record.

A further rise in the minimum invested amount required for foreigners to obtain a so-called Golden Visa has boosted house sales, especially in Piraeus, the capital Athens' port.

The average price of a hotel room in Athens topped €200 in June, 17.7% up from June 2023 and 33% higher than June 2022.

Strong demand is driving prices up as Athens is no longer a mere stopover for visitors headed for the islands. And competition from short-term stays in apartments appears to have had no effect.

The Board of Directors of TAIPED has proceeded with the pre-selection of the investment schemes that meet the criteria for participation in the second phase (submission of binding offers) of the tender for the development of the Lavrio Port Authority S.A., through the sale of a majority stake in the share capital of the Authority.

Passenger traffic at Athens' international airport posted a 9.3% increase in July 2024, compared to the same month of 2023, according to figures released by the airport.

Passenger traffic at Eleftherios Venizelos airport in July amounted to 3.61 million. Both domestic and international passenger traffic exceeded last year's figures by 5.9 percent and 10.8 percent.

Passenger traffic at Athens airport, “Eleftherios Venizelos”, took off in July this year.

Approximately 70,000 passengers are at Tel Aviv’s airport, many trying to catch the last flights out of Israel as more airlines suspend passenger and commercial flights to and from Tel Aviv due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to Israeli media.

Many fear further flight cancellations and that they won’t be able to return to their home countries.

Dozens of passengers on a EasyJet flight from Nice, France to Mykonos are suffering great inconvenience due to the inability of the aircraft to land at its destination because of strong winds. The aircraft operating the flight, which was already delayed for an hour and a half, failed to land at Mykonos airport, resulting in a return to Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos airport.

A suburban railway (Proastiakos) train bound for Eleftherios Venizelos airport broke down on Monday afternoon between Doukisis Plakentias and Pallini stations. 

The train broke down shortly before 2.p.m. and remained immobilized for one and a half hours, during which passengers were stuck inside without air-conditioning, with some ending up missing their flights. 

Greek islands as well as alternative European destinations or those that favor short road trips in the surrounding areas, such as Marseille, Majorca, Bordeaux and Istanbul, are in the preferences of Greek travelers for the long weekend of Pentecost.