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Today’s annual Airline Marketing Workshop, organised for the ninth consecutive year by Athens International Airport (AIA), was highlighted by the airport’s awards presented to the airlines that recorded the highest passenger development in 2008.

As every year, the 9th Airline Marketing Workshop was a unique communication opportunity for the Airport Company and the airlines. This year’s event attracted 180 airline representatives and dealt with issues such as the 2008 market overview, the current situation of the global economy and its impact on the aviation industry, viral marketing, and Athens as a tourist destination.

On this occasion, Athens International Airport presented special awards to the fastest growing airlines for 2008, in the categories of geographical region, thin route, best performing newcomer, best seasonal and best of the top-10 airlines.

The airline awards as per respective category were the following:

A. Best Performing New Airline Award

• Vueling was awarded for recording in 2008 the highest passenger traffic numbers, among all newcomers that launched scheduled operations in 2007.

Β.Best of the TOP-10 Airlines Award

• easyJet was awarded as the overall fastest growing airline operating at AIA in 2008, among the 10 airlines that recorded the highest passenger traffic volumes.

C.Fastest Growing Airline in a Thin Route Award

• Air Malta received the award for achieving the highest percentage annual passenger growth in 2008.

D.Fastest Growing Airline / Seasonal Routes Award

• Air Lingus received the award for achieving the highest percentage passenger growth in the summer period of 2008.

E. Fastest Growing Airline Award per geographical region (Highest percentage passenger growth, 2007 - 2008)

• Air One was awarded as the fastest growing airline for Western Europe.

• Aegean Airlines was awarded as the fastest growing airline for Eastern Europe.


• Gulf Air was awarded as the fastest growing airline for the Middle East.


• Delta Airlines was awarded as the fastest growing airline for America.


• Aegean Airlines was awarded as the fastest growing airline for the domestic region.


• Egypt Air was awarded as the fastest growing airline for Africa.

• Aegean Airlines was also awarded for presenting the highest passenger volumes increase at Athens International Airport in 2008

AIA’s 9th Airline Marketing Workshop, was held at the Athens “Little Palace Theatre”. This year’s guest speakers were Messrs Olivier Jankovec, Director General ACI-Europe, Panos Tagios, Managing Director Adstream Hellas and Panagiotis Arkoumaneas, Managing Director, Athens Tourism & Economic Development Company.

The airlines' representatives with their AIA Award