Athens International Airport has received two new significant international distinctions for its performance, even amid the adverse economic conditions in Greece:
“European Airport of the Year 2011”
In its airport assessment in the highly challenging environment of the air-transport sector, the Institute of Transport Management named Athens International Airport the title of “European Airport of the Year 2011” acknowledging AIA’s high quality customer services and superior design, its awarded marketing programmes, strong entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility, even amid the present difficult times for the Greek economy.
The ITM (www.itmworld.com), the foremost institute for transport management setting standards through benchmarking, especially distinguished AIA for its continuous and dynamic support towards its airline partners, through marketing programmes, developmental incentives, and the freeze of airport charges for a third year in a row. Special mention was made to AIA’s dynamics as a development and employment engine, with a significant contribution to the local and national economy.
Commenting on the Award to Athens, Patrick Sheedy, Media & PR Director for the Institute said: “AIA truly is a full service airport that goes above and beyond the call of duty for all of its customers and stakeholders. It is also highly successful at what it does. Despite the unfavourable macroeconomic situation in Greece and abroad, it recorded high profits in 2009 and expects to do so again for 2010. Its innovative marketing strategies and commitment to continual innovation makes it an airport with an eye on the future. Congratulations to the entire AIA team. The award of ‘European Airport of the Year 2011’ is richly deserved.”
Routes Europe: Airlines honour AIA with one more distinction
AIA received one more distinction from its airline partners, for continuously supporting their development through its marketing programmes and developmental incentives: in the framework of the 6th Routes Europe forum held in Cagliari / Italy, with the participation of 700 aviation professionals, Athens International Airport was highly commended in the Mediterranean and Southern Europe category, in recognition of “the attitude of the airport’s marketing team, which worked hard to develop the facility through creative route development activities, during a difficult year due to the economic problems in Greece”.