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Greek Airports Welcomed 235 International Flights Wednesday

2020-07-02 by Argophilia Travel News

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Yesterday in Greece, over 230 international flights landed at the country’s airports, including the destinations of Athens and Thessaloniki. Greece has accelerated every effort to recreate a safe and value-oriented touristic product to reboot the Summer 2020 vacation season. According to the news from ANA, 69 of those flights landed at Athens International Airport, 21 […]

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Athens Airport Traffic Nosedives in March Over COVID-19 Pandemic

2020-04-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"

Passenger traffic to Athens International Airport (AIA) fell by 61.3 percent in March 2020.

Tags: AIA, Athens airport, Athens flights, Athens visitors, Coronavirus, coronavirus impacts, Greece airlines, Greece visitors, Greek flights

Athens Airport “Ellinikon” Fast Tracked Privatization

2011-01-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Margi Boutique Hotel Athens

The Interministerial Committee for Asset Restructuring and Privatizations (ICARP) in conjunction with the Greek Ministry of Finance and other entities, will now “fast track” the privatization of the Ellinikon airport area for development. The addition of five star hotels and other accommodations will transform this area of Athens into a thriving component of Greece’s new tourism initiative.

Tags: Agios Kosmas, Athens airport, Athens tourism, Charis Pampoukis, Ellinikon, Glyfada, Greek asset management, Greek assets, Greek real estate, Greek tourism, ICARP, Margi Boutique Hotel, privatization

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