Athens International Airport

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Athens International Airport
"Eleftherios Venizelos"

Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών
«Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος»
Athens airport logo.svg
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος 2019-12-01 i.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAthens International Airport S.A.
ServesAthens, Greece
LocationSpata
Opened28 March 2001 (20 years ago) (2001-03-28)
Hub for
BuiltHochtief, GEK Terna
Elevation AMSL308 ft / 94 m
Coordinates37°56′11″N 23°56′50″E / 37.93639°N 23.94722°E / 37.93639; 23.94722Coordinates: 37°56′11″N 23°56′50″E / 37.93639°N 23.94722°E / 37.93639; 23.94722
Websitewww.aia.gr
Map
ATH is located in Greece
ATH
ATH
Location in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03R/21L 13,123 4,000 Asphalt
03L/21R 12,467 3,800 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers8,078,383
Passenger traffic changeDecrease 68.4%
Aircraft movements112,415
Aircraft movements changeDecrease 50.2%
Sources: AIA Statistics[1]

Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών «Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος», Diethnís Aeroliménas Athinón "Elefthérios Venizélos"), commonly initialised as AIA (IATA: ATH, ICAO: LGAV), is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica. It began operation on 28 March 2001 (in time for the 2004 Summer Olympics) and is the main base of Aegean Airlines, as well as other smaller Greek airlines. It replaced the old Ellinikon International Airport.[2] Athens International is currently a member of Group 1 of Airports Council International (over 25 million passengers)[3] as of 2020, it is the 19th-busiest airport in Europe.

History[]

Development and ownership[]

Terminal VOR/DME at Athens International Airport

AIA is located between the towns of Markopoulo, Koropi, Spata and Loutsa, about 20 km (12 mi) to the east of central Athens (30 km (19 mi) by road, due to intervening hills). The airport is named after Elefthérios Venizélos, the prominent Cretan political figure and Prime Minister of Greece, who made a significant contribution to the development of Greek aviation and the Hellenic Air Force in the 1930s.[citation needed] As to-date, the airport is operated by AIA S.A. and ownership is divided between the Hellenic Republic (Greek State) and Private Sector in a 55%-45% stake following a PPP scheme for the airport company.[4] Currently, private investors include the Copelouzos Group (5%)[5] and PSP Investments of Canada (40%), following purchase of Hochtief's shares.[6]

The airport was constructed to replace the now-closed Athens (Ellinikon) International Airport, as the latter had reached its saturation point with no physical space for further growth.[7] Studies for a new airport had been carried out from as early as the 1970s, with as many as 19 different locations being looked at before an area close to the town of Spata was chosen as suitable.[7] Athens Airport SA, a state-owned company, was established in 1978 to proceed with the plans. However, after delays and slow development, the project was revived in 1991 with the then government launching an international tender for the selection of a build-own-operate-transfer partner for the airport project, with Hochtief of Germany being selected.[7]

In 1996, Athens International Airport S.A. (AIA) was established as a Public–private partnership with a 30-year concession agreement.[1] That same year, the €2.1 billion development finally began with an estimated completion date of February 2001. The airport construction was completed five months before schedule, but was delayed opening a month due to surface connections to Attiki Odos not being completed.[7] The airport officially opened on 28 March 2001.[citation needed]

Athens International Airport under construction in June 2000

Its major features include two parallel runways being 4 km (2.5 mi) and 3.8 km (2.4 mi) long respectively. The airport has received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency[8] and the Federal Aviation Administration[8] for take-offs and landings of the biggest passenger jet worldwide, the A380.[8] The first ever A380 to visit 'Eleftherios Venizelos' Athens International Airport made an emergency landing on 13 April 2011 for emergency medical reasons. The first scheduled A380 flight took place on 26 October 2012 by Emirates.[9]

Greek government debt-crisis impact (2009–2013)[]

The Greek government-debt crisis reduced the overall passenger traffic of the airport for six consecutive years. Many long-haul airlines outright terminated service to the airport, while others chose to operate on a seasonal basis only, opting to terminate service during the winter months.[10] Moreover, these problems were further exacerbated by the closure of Olympic Airlines, which operated many long-haul flights to and from the airport. In 2013, the airport handled just above 12.5 million passengers, 3.2% fewer than in 2012 and lower by approximately 25% when compared to 2007's traffic, which was the all-time-high at that time.[1]

Recovery and new levels of passenger traffic (2014–2015)[]

2014 signaled a strong recovery for the airport's passenger traffic and all statistical figures. More than ten new airlines started new flights to and from Athens. Aegean Airlines strengthened its network by 30% (with many more destinations scheduled for 2015) while Ryanair established a new base in the Athens Airport and added eight destinations. The airport company recorded an increase in passenger traffic in excess of 21% during 2014, reaching 15.1 million passengers, resulted both by new destinations but also by increased capacity offered on established ones. Characteristically, Singapore and Gulf Air resumed flights[11][12] while Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways fly more frequently to/from Athens.[13][14][15] Delta Air Line resumed their weekly flights and American Airlines retained their seasonal schedules to/from USA with even more frequent connectivity. From 2017 onwards, year-round services to Singapore are going to resume after more than five years. Flights are going to be operated by Scoot.

According to AIA published statistics, total traffic for 2015 achieved an impressive performance reaching almost 18.1 million passengers, an all-time-record for the airport at that time, increased by 19% on year-over-year basis[16] and by 1.55 million (+9.4%) the previous best, which was the pre-crisis year 2007. In addition, over the same period, aircraft traffic exhibited a solid growth of 14% year-over-year.[17] Moreover, in 2015 a significant rise (+38%) was recorded by transfer passengers, with the international to international transfer traffic marking an impressive increase (+60%) demonstrating the significant enhancement of the Athens airport connectivity.

Exceeding twenty million passengers (2016–2018) and beyond[]

2016 was a landmark year for the Athens International Airport, both for domestic and international destinations. Annual results reflected a solid performance for a third year in a row fueled by double-digit growth, this time passing the twenty million mark, increased by 10.7% on year-over-year basis.[18] Healthy growth continued in 2017 with the airport showing traffic increase of 8.6% to a total of 21.7 million passengers, yet another all-time record for the Athens airport.[19] During 2018, the airport achieved yet another record high, reporting increased passenger traffic by 11% to more than 24.1 million passengers.[20] Equally, aircraft traffic achieved a new record with a reported annual growth of 10.8% to 217,094 movements.[21]

For the first three quarters of 2019, the airport traffic shows signs of further increase with passenger numbers up by 6.5%[22] to 19.97 million passengers and aircraft movements up by 3.2%.


Terminals[]

Check-in-area
Waiting-area

Overview[]

The airport currently has two terminals, the main terminal and the satellite terminal accessible by an underground link from the main terminal. It is designed to be extended in a modular approach over the ensuing years in order to accommodate increases in air travel. These extensions are planned in a six-phase framework. The first (and current) phase allowed the airport to accommodate 26 million passengers per year. When the airport originally opened, the current phase called for a capacity of only 16 million passengers per year; however, the capacity was able to increase without progressing to the next phase thanks to advanced IT logistics.[23] The sixth and final expansion phase will allow the airport to accommodate an annual traffic of 50 million passengers, with the current layout leaving enough space for five more terminals to be added.[7] As such, the parallel runway system currently in place has been designed to accommodate flight traffic with this high equivalent annual passenger load upon completion of the final expansion phase.[23]

Main Terminal[]

The main terminal building handles all intra-Schengen flights, as well as several non-Schengen flights. All of the airport's 144 check-in desks are located in the Main Terminal and it has three separate levels, one for arrivals, one for departures and a food court level complete with a view of the eastern runway. Finally, the terminal is equipped with fourteen jet bridges and eleven belt conveyors for luggage.

  • Hall A is used for flights to Non-schengen countries and Non-European countries.
  • Hall B handles flights to Intra-schengen countries as well as domestic services.

In March 2018, the Athens International Airport issued a tender for its first physical expansion, concerning the south wings of the main terminal.[24] The tender called for a building expansion with a total area of approximately 14,950 square meters over five levels (levels 0 to 4). The construction company to build the expansion has been awarded in summer 2018 and the project is scheduled to be completed by mid-2019. It will add 18 more counter check-in decks as well as additional space for arrivals, departures, security and automated control gates, it will also add expanded shopping area and new lounges by mid-2020.

Satellite Terminal[]

The satellite terminal has two levels, one for arrivals and the other for departures.[23] It is easily accessible through an underground link complete with moving walkways. The terminal is equipped with ten jet bridges and is capable of handling annual traffic of six million passengers.

In recent years its parking stands were utilized for long term storage of airliners, specifically two ex-Olympic Airways Airbus A340-300s (both aircraft were transferred to its new owner in February 2017)[25] and a Boeing 767-300ER of defunct Greek start-up carrier SkyGreece Airlines. However, as of June 2017, the parking space of the satellite terminal is in full use for both Schengen and non-Schengen area flights and to accommodate increased traffic. From June 2017 some low-cost carriers were using it. On 24 May 2018, the Satellite Terminal officially restarted full operations. The airlines using it are Ryanair, Easyjet, Vueling, Eurowings, Norwegian, Transavia and Transavia France, TUIfly Belgium, Brussels Airlines, Aer Lingus, Air Transat and Scoot.

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Alexandroupoli, Amman–Queen Alia, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Beirut, Belgrade, Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cairo, Chania, Copenhagen, Corfu, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Helsinki, Heraklion, Ioannina, Istanbul, İzmir, Jeddah, Kos, Larnaca, Lemnos, Lisbon, London–Heathrow, Luxembourg, Madrid, Malta, Manchester, Marseille, Milan–Malpensa, Moscow–Domodedovo, Munich, Mykonos, Mytilene, Nice, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Rhodes, Rome–Fiumicino, Santorini, Skopje, Sofia, Stockholm–Arlanda, Stuttgart, Tbilisi, Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki, Tirana, Venice, Vienna, Warsaw–Chopin, Yerevan, Zurich
Seasonal: Alexandria, Bordeaux, Catania, Chios, Dubrovnik, Hannover, Kraków, Lyon, Málaga, Nantes, Naples, Pisa, Porto, Riyadh, Skiathos, Strasbourg, Tallinn, Toulouse
Aer Lingus Seasonal: Dublin
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
airBaltic Riga
Air Canada Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Air China Beijing–Capital
Air Europa Madrid
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Marseille, Nice, Toulouse
Air Serbia Belgrade
Air Transat Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson (both resume 2 May 2022)[citation needed]
Alitalia Rome–Fiumicino
American Airlines Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, New York–JFK,[26] Philadelphia
Arkia Tel Aviv
Asiana Airlines Seasonal charter: Seoul–Incheon
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Blue Air Bacău, Bucharest
British Airways London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels
Bulgaria Air Sofia
Croatia Airlines Seasonal: Dubrovnik, Zagreb
Delta Air Lines Seasonal: Atlanta, New York–JFK
easyJet Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Bristol, London–Gatwick, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Naples
Seasonal: Edinburgh, Geneva, Paris–Orly
EgyptAir Cairo
El Al Tel Aviv
Emirates Dubai–International, Newark
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi
Eurowings Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Prague (begins 2 November 2021),[27] Stuttgart
Gulf Air Bahrain
Seasonal: Larnaca
Iberia Madrid
Israir Airlines Tel Aviv
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham (begins 14 April 2022),[28] London–Stansted (begins 28 April 2022),[28] Manchester (begins 14 April 2022)[28]
Seasonal: Kyiv–Zhuliany, Lviv
KLM Amsterdam
Korean Air Seasonal charter: Seoul–Incheon
LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal: Katowice, Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa Frankfurt, Munich
Middle East Airlines Beirut
Nordwind Airlines Krasnodar
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen, Helsinki (resumes 4 June 2022),[29] Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda
Olympic Air Alexandroupoli, Chios, Corfu, Ikaria, Ioannina, Karpathos, Kavala, Kephalonia, Kos, Kythira, Lemnos, Leros, Milos, Mykonos, Mytilene, Naxos, Paros, Samos, Sitia, Skiathos, Skyros, Zakynthos
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Qatar Airways Doha
Royal Jordanian Amman–Queen Alia
Ryanair Barcelona (resumes 2 November 2021), Bergamo, Berlin, Bologna, Budapest, Catania, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn (begins 1 November 2021),[30] Dublin, Eindhoven (begins 1 November 2021),[31] Frankfurt, Katowice, Kraków, Kyiv–Boryspil, London–Stansted, Malta, Palermo, Rome–Ciampino, Tel Aviv, Vienna, Warsaw–Modlin
Seasonal: Aqaba, Chania, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, London–Luton, Memmingen, Santorini, Vilnius, Wrocław
Saudia Jeddah
Seasonal: Riyadh
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen, Stockholm–Arlanda
Seasonal: Gothenburg (resumes 28 June 2022), Oslo
Scoot Berlin, Singapore
Sky Express Alexandroupoli, Astypalaia, Brussels, Chania, Chios, Corfu, Heraklion, Ikaria, Ioannina, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kefalonia, Kithira, Kos, Larnaca, Lemnos, London–Heathrow, Milos, Mykonos, Mytilene, Naxos, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paros, Rhodes, Rome–Fiumicino, Samos, Santorini, Skiathos, Syros, Thessaloniki, Zakynthos
Swiss International Air Lines Geneva, Zurich
TAROM Bucharest
Transavia Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Paris–Orly
Seasonal: Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Brussels, Lille
Seasonal charter: Metz/Nancy
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Ukraine International Airlines Kyiv–Boryspil
United Airlines Seasonal: Newark, Washington–Dulles
Volotea Heraklion, Rhodes, Santorini, Venice
Seasonal: Bari, Cagliari (begins 27 May 2022),[32] Dubrovnik, Genoa (resumes 27 May 2022), Lyon, Marseille, Mykonos, Split (resumes 24 April 2022), Strasbourg, Verona
Vueling Barcelona
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, Budapest, Dortmund (ends 23 October 2021), Kutaisi, Kyiv–Zhuliany, Larnaca, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Milan–Malpensa, Vienna
Seasonal: Katowice

Statistics[]

Athens International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Greece. By the end of 2019, it was the 26th busiest airport in Europe handling a total traffic of 25.57 million passengers.[1]

Annual statistics[]

Passenger, aircraft movement and cargo statistics at "El. Venizelos" airport: 2002–2020[1]
Year Passenger
traffic 		Passenger
% change 		Cargo
handled (kg.) 		Cargo
% change 		Aircraft
movements 		Aircraft
% change
2002 11,827,448 n/a Steady 106,813,249 n/a Steady 159,467 n/a Steady
2003 12,352,394 3.6 Increase 109,741,122 2.7 Increase 170,129 6.7 Increase
2004 13,662,332 11.5 Increase 118,999,247 8.4 Increase 191,048 12.3 Increase
2005 14,281,020 4.5 Increase 115,942,974 2.6 Decrease 180,936 5.3 Decrease
2006 15,079,708 5.6 Increase 120,174,745 3.6 Increase 190,872 5.6 Increase
2007 16,538,043 9.7 Increase 118,972,376 1.0 Decrease 205,295 7.6 Increase
2008 16,466,491 0.4 Decrease 122,195,965 2.7 Increase 199,418 2.9 Decrease
2009 16,225,589 1.5 Decrease 104,520,932 10.5 Decrease 210,147 5.4 Increase
2010 15,411,099 5.0 Decrease 96,676,103 7.5 Decrease 191,766 8.7 Decrease
2011 14,446,971 6.3 Decrease 85,831,845 11.2 Decrease 173,296 9.6 Decrease
2012 12,944,041 10.4 Decrease 76,424,557 11.0 Decrease 153,295 11.5 Decrease
2013 12,536,057 3.2 Decrease 74,874,633 2.0 Decrease 140,448 8.4 Decrease
2014 15,196,369 21.2 Increase 77,337,956 3.3 Increase 154,530 10.0 Increase
2015 18,087,377 19.0 Increase 80,475,761 4.0 Increase 176,156 14.0 Increase
2016 20,016,998 10.7 Increase 88,477,196 9.9 Increase 189,137 7.4 Increase
2017 21,737,787 8.6 Increase 90,176,471 1,9 Increase 195,951 3.6 Increase
2018 24,135,736 11.0 Increase 92,573,026 3.1 Increase 217,094 10.8 Increase
2019 25,574,030 6.0 Increase 93,997,875 1.5 Increase 225,628 3.9 Increase
2020 8,078,383 68.4 Decrease tbc tbc 112,415 50.2 Decrease
2021 (Aug) 6,630,710 10.6 Increase tbc tbc 95,648 23.3 Increase


See source Wikidata query and sources.


  Aircraft movements 2002–2020 (x10)
  Cargo handled 2002–2019 (tonnes)

Busiest passenger routes by country[]

The table below shows passenger totals at Athens International Airport by country destination during 2019. [33]

Passenger traffic per country destination (2019)
Rank Country destination Passengers Change %
GR Domestic 7,724,530 0.3 Increase
1 Germany 1,901,237 5.0 Increase
2 Italy 1,741,746 6.7 Increase
3 United Kingdom 1,608,842 11.0 Increase
4 France 1,207,375 12.4 Increase
5 Cyprus 1,107,143 1.9 Decrease
6 Turkey 913,823 13.3 Increase
7 Switzerland 756,726 4.6 Increase
8 Spain 732,088 24.0 Increase
9 Netherlands 616,951 13.7 Increase
10 United States 586,219 21.4 Increase

Airline market share[]

Top Airlines at Athens[33]
Rank Airline Market Share
1 Aegean Airlines 47.9%
Olympic Air
2 Ryanair 9.4%
3 Sky Express 3.9%
4 Lufthansa 2.8%
5 Turkish 2.0%
6 Emirates 2.0%
7 Swiss 1.8%
8 Volotea 1.8%
9 Alitalia 1.8%
10 easyJet 1.5%

Passengers 2019[]

Busiest European destinations from Athens Airport[33]
Rank Destination Airport(s) Passengers Top carriers
1 London LHR, LGW, STN 1,401,268 Aegean Airlines, British Airways, easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Sky Express, Wizz Air
2 Larnaca LCA 1,104,460 Aegean Airlines, Gulf Air, Sky Express, Wizz Air
3 Paris CDG, ORY 890,533 Aegean Airlines, Air France, easyJet, Sky Express, Transavia France
4 Istanbul IST, SAW 889,521 Aegean Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines
5 Rome FCO, CIA 822,416 Aegean Airlines, Alitalia, Ryanair
6 Frankfurt FRA 617,486 Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, Ryanair
7 Munich MUC 521,684 Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa
8 Amsterdam AMS 498,147 Aegean Airlines, KLM, Transavia
9 Zurich ZRH 497,055 Aegean Airlines, Swiss Air Lines
10 Milan MXP, BGY 479,417 Aegean Airlines, ASL Airlines France, easyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air
Busiest intercontinental destinations from Athens Airport[33]
Rank Destination Airport(s) Passengers Carriers
1 Tel Aviv TLV 508,220 Aegean Airlines, Alitalia, Bluebird Airways, El Al, Israir
2 New York City JFK, EWR 450,013 Delta Air Lines, Emirates, United Airlines
3 Doha DOH 337,786 Qatar Airways
4 Cairo CAI 288,362 Aegean Airlines, EgyptAir
5 Dubai DXB 286,698 Emirates
6 Beirut BEY 163,015 Aegean Airlines, Middle East Airlines
7 Toronto YYZ 158,299 Air Canada, Air Transat
8 Abu Dhabi AUH 152,182 Etihad Airways, Wizz Air
9 Montreal YUL 137,907 Air Canada, Air Transat
10 Singapore SIN 90,770 Scoot
Busiest domestic destinations from Athens Airport[33]
Rank Destination Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Thessaloniki SKG 1,347,638 Aegean Airlines, Sky Express
2 Santorini JTR 1,195,923 Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, Sky Express, Volotea
3 Heraklion HER 1,002,184 Aegean Airlines, Sky Express, Volotea
4 Rhodes RHO 616,455 Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, Sky Express, Volotea
5 Chania CHQ 558,019 Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, Sky Express
6 Mykonos JMK 488,516 Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Sky Express, Volotea
7 Corfu CFU 329,536 Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Sky Express
8 Mytilene MJT 281,079 Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Sky Express
9 Kos KGS 248,625 Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Sky Express
10 Alexandroupoli AXD 235,588 Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Sky Express

Ground transport[]

Railway and Metro[]

Main article: Athens Airport Station
Metro station
Station's platforms

A railway station is immediately adjacent to the airport terminal, accessible by an elevated walkway. Athens Metro line 3 and the suburban railway service Proastiakos run trains to and from this station.[34]

Road[]

The airport is accessible by the Attiki Odos toll highway from the centre and northern Athens, Varis-Koropiou Avenue from the western part, Laurio Ave. from the South, and Spata-Loutsa Avenue from the East. A variety of parking options are available on site at the airport in three different parking lots. Located at the arrivals level, opposite the airport terminal, the airport offers short-term parking for up to five hours with 1,357 parking spaces available in lots P1 and P2.[35] Long-term parking is located across the airport's main access road (Attiki Odos) with 5,802 parking spaces in lot P3.[36] A free shuttle bus is available to transport passengers, while the lots are also accessible by foot to the terminal. Premium valet service is also offered at the Departures level by Entrance 3.[37]

Taxi[]

Taxis are available at the designated Taxi waiting area located by exit 3 of the arrivals level.[38] Limousine service is also available upon request by the inner curbside of the arrivals level between exits 3 and 4.[38]

Bus[]

Four bus lines (X93, X95, X96, X97)[39] connect directly to the Athens greater area, X95 starts from Syntagma square, X93 connects the airport to intercity bus stations (KTEL Kifissos Bus Terminal and Liosion bus terminal), X96 to Athens main port Piraeus and X97 to Elliniko metro station the Southern terminal of Line 2.[40] Buses disembark passengers at the departures level and depart from the arrivals level between exits 4 and 5.[40] Regional bus services by KTEL Express operate to the airport, currently connecting the airport to Rafina, Markopoulo, Lavrio, Kalyvia and Keratea.[40]

Other facilities[]

Aerial view of the retail park
  • The Greek fast food company Goody's S.A. has its head office in Building 14B.[45]
  • Sofitel Hotel
  • Retail Park
  • Two robotic systems, named Hercules and Ulysses, are used by the airport for the handling of potentially dangerous materials. They were donated by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.[46]

Accidents and incidents[]

  • On 14 August 2005, Helios Airways Flight 522, a Boeing 737 was a scheduled passenger flight of Helios Airways that crashed into mountain north of Marathon and Varnavas 40 km from Athens. All 115 passengers and 6 crew on board the aircraft were killed. This is the deadliest aviation disaster in Greek history.[47]

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  39. ^ "Γραμμές Αεροδρoμίου". Oasa.gr. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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  41. ^ "Olympic Air officially welcomed with full honors the Hellenic Paralympic team." (Archive) Olympic Air. 2012. Retrieved on 6 April 2013. "The arrival ceremony in honor of our athletes was held at Olympic Air's headquarters (Building 57), Athens International Airport, with emotions of great pride and excitement."
  42. ^ "Travelair Club / Partners Terms and Conditions." (Archive) Olympic Air. Retrieved on 6 April 2013. Under "Delta Air Lines" tab: "It is clarified that, boarding pass as well as original ticket must be forwarded as evidence to the following mail address: Olympic Air, Travelair Club department, Athens International Airport, Building 57, 190 19, Spata, Greece." Greek (Archive): "Olympic Air, Τμήμα Travelair Club, Διεθνής αερολιμένας Αθηνών, Κτίριο 57, Τ.Κ. 190 19, Σπάτα"
  43. ^ "Quarterly Edition of Olympic Air January 2013." (Archive) Olympic Air. p. 4. "OLYMPIC ON AIR Periodic Publication for Olympic Air ADDRESS Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos", building 53Α, 19019 Spata-Artemida Attikis, T/ +30 210 3550500, F/ 210 3550632" – Greek: "OLYMPIC ON AIR Περιοδική έκδοση για την Olympic Air id∆ΙΕΥ-ΘΥΝΣΗ Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος", κτήριο 53Α, Τ.Κ. 19019 Σπάτα-Αρτέμιδα Αττικής, T/ 210 3550500, F/ 210 3550632"
  44. ^ "Contact Us." (Archive) Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board. Retrieved on 20 June 2011. "Address for Correspondence & Unit Address: AIR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND AVIATION SAFETY BOARD Ex American Base Building 221, Helliniko Athens 167 01 GREECE" and "Board Address: AIR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND AVIATION SAFETY BOARD Athens International Airport "El. Venizelos" Building 11, Office 1311 Spata 190 19 GREECE" – Addresses in Greek (Archive): "Διεύθυνση Αλληλογραφίας και Έδρα Μονάδας: ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ ΔΙΕΡΕΥΝΗΣΗΣ ΑΤΥΧΗΜΑΤΩΝ & ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣ ΠΤΗΣΕΩΝ Πρώην Αμερικάνικη Βάση, Κτίριο 221, Ελληνικό, 167 01 ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ" and "Έδρα Επιτροπής: ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ ΔΙΕΡΕΥΝΗΣΗΣ ΑΤΥΧΗΜΑΤΩΝ & ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣ ΠΤΗΣΕΩΝ Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών, Κτίριο 11, Γραφείο 1311 190 19 ΣΠΑΤΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ" – Also " Address for Correspondence & investigation Unit Address" (Elliniko) and "Board office at Athens Airport" (Spata) – Greek: "Μονάδα Διερευνήσεων Στο Ελληνικό" and "Γραφεία Επιτροπής στο ΔΑΑ (Σπάτα)", respectively
  45. ^ "Contact" (Archive). Vivartia. Retrieved on 6 June 2014. "GOODY’S S.A. – everest A.E. International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos Building 14B, 19019 – Spata – Attica" – Address in Greek (Archive): "GOODY’S A.E. - everest A.E. Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών "Ελ. Βενιζέλος" Κτίριο 14B, 19019 – Σπάτα Αττικής"
  46. ^ "Take-over / Hand-over of 2 robots for suspected devices at the Athens International Airport". Athens International Airport. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  47. ^ "Helios' Boeing 737-300 5B-DBY database". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

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