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Aiming at providing high levels of service to all passengers and ensuring their seamless facilitation during the OG period, Athens International Airport has adopted a number of measures, focusing mainly on the peak days and hours.

During the departures peak between the 29th and 31st of August, the airport’s traffic is expected to break all records (30th August - 878 scheduled aircraft movements) due to the mass departure wave that follows the closing of Olympic Games. Within this context, and in order to avoid any irregularities observed during the departure process in past Olympiads, Athens International Airport, in close cooperation with the airlines and other relevant authorities, would like to inform the public on the following:

Measures to avoid congestion in the Departures Level of the Main Terminal Building

• In order to ensure a seamless passenger flow, entrance to the Departures level of the Main Terminal Building will only be allowed to ticket holders.
• Entrance to the Departures Level of the terminal will not be allowed earlier than 3 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• It is recommended that passenger escorts avoid visits to the airport during this period.

Flght Information

For flight information to/from Athens International Airport, passengers should be contacting directly their airlines. For flight arrivals or departures information for the next 24 hours, the Airport’s call centre at +30 210 3530000 is also at the disposal of the travelling public, while real time information is always available in the Airport’s web site www.aia.gr .

All passengers are kindly requested to assist in the effective implementation of the above measures, aiming to ensure the best possible accommodation of the Olympic Family and the general travelling public during the peak departure period. It is worth-noting that the special procedures implemented since the beginning of the OG period, contributed considerably to the efficient and smooth handling of the arrivals peak. The Athens airport community pledges to maintain the high level of services provided to all our passengers, while contributing to the success of the Olympic Games Athens 2004.

Note for Media Representatives

The contribution of the Press in this communication is of key importance. We would also like to inform you that Athens International Airport has already communicated the above information to Athens 2004, sponsors, travel agents, bus companies, cruise lines and hotels.