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Athens ranks middle among European airport taxi fares
The cost of a taxi ride from Athens International Airport (AIA) to the city center is around the European average, according to travel website AirMundo which compared the rates at the 50 busiest airports in Europe for its annual summer report.
International traffic at Athens airport hits all-time high of 2.06 mln in July
A record 2.06 million international passengers passed through Athens International Airport in July.
It is the first time since the airport started operating in 2001 that international passengers have exceeded 2 million. The previous record of 1.96 million had been set in August 2018.
Total passengers in July were 2.98 million, compared to 2.85 million in July 2018.
Greece launches process to sell 30 percent stake in Athens airport
Greece's privatization agency TAIPED has invited expressions of interest for a 30 percent stake in Athens International Airport SA (AIA), operator of the country's biggest airport.
Piraeus Bank, NBG underwrite loan to extend Athens airport concession
Greece's two largest lenders Piraeus Bank and National Bank said on Thursday they will be the exclusive joint underwriters for a bond loan facility to Athens International Airport (AIA) of up to 665.6 million euros ($742 million).
Proceeds of the loan facility will partly finance a 20-year extension to manage and operate the airport until 2046.
Passenger traffic in Greek airports up 9 pct in first quarter
Greek airports handled 6.8 million passengers in the first three months of the year, a rise by 9 percent compared to the same period in 2018 which saw 6.2 million passengers traveling through the country's airports, according to data by the country's Civil Aviation Authority.
Destinations | Athens | To July 14
The exhibition "Destinations," currently on display at Athens International Airport, offers viewers a sense of the magic of theater through precious items used in memorable productions by the National Theater of Greece. Costumes and rare photographic material from the NTG's archives shed light on significant moments in the history of this great cultural institution.
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Passenger traffic in Greek airports up 10.7 pct in Jan-Feb
Passenger traffic in Greek airports grew 10.7 pct in the first two months of 2019, totaling 4,237,786 passengers, from 3,828,882 in the corresponding period last year, the Civil Aviation Authority said in a report released on Thursday.
Passenger numbers soar at Athens Airport
Athens International Airport continued to break new records in passenger traffic in the first couple of months of this year, adding 9.8 percent to the total during the same period of 2018 to reach 2.7 million passengers.
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Unidentified body found in Artemida house fire
Rescuers arriving at the scene of a house fire at the seaside resort town of Artemida in east Attica on Thursday found a burnt body, the fire service said in a press release.
The statement said it was not yet clear whether the victim was a man or a woman.
Fifteen firemen with six vehicles were sent at the corner of Pindou and Athens streets to put out the blaze.
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Police launch manhunt for Spata burglars
Police on Friday were seeking three armed men who forced their way into a house in Spata, eastern Attica, on Thursday night and threatened an elderly couple and their housekeeper.
The robbers, who had their faces covered, rang the doorbell at around 9.30 p.m. and when the door was opened, barged in and threatened the three victims at gunpoint.
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