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3 Market
Overview
The main drivers for the airport’s traffic development in the course of 2013 were the continuing
difficult situation of the Greek economy and the subsequent impact on the Greeks’ propensity to travel,
as well as the foreign carriers’ restructuring and network rationalisation, including the exit of Cyprus
Airways from the domestic market. On the other side, positive demand trends, i.e. the favourable
development in incoming tourism in Greece and the gradual resurgence of Athens as a popular tourism
destination, did counterbalance other negative influential factors. Another major development for the
Athens aviation market was the acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines, finalised in late October.
Within this challenging and changing aviation market, AIA’s traffic for the year 2013 amounted to 140
thousand flights and 12.54 million passengers, presenting a decline vs. the corresponding prior-year
levels of -8.4% and -3.2% respectively. Domestic passengers, at 4.30 million, presented a decline at
the level of 4.6%, whereas international passengers, at 8.24 million, illustrated only small overall losses
at the level of 2.4%. The fact that passenger demand achieved a limited reduction despite the sharp
drop of the offered airline services is worth noting and indicative of a more efficient aircraft utilisation, as
well as of recovery of the air travel demand. As a result, airline load factors increased significantly and
reached the overall impressive figure of 74%, a record-breaking figure for the airport.
Overall, in 2013, Athens was directly connected with scheduled services with 101 destinations (68
international) in 41 countries, operated by a total of 55 carriers.
Traffic Development of A/C Movements 2013-2012
2013 2012
Total International
-7.2%
75,569 81,390
140,448
-8.4%
Domestic
-9.8%
64,879 71,905
153,295
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Overview
The main drivers for the airport’s traffic development in the course of 2013 were the continuing
difficult situation of the Greek economy and the subsequent impact on the Greeks’ propensity to travel,
as well as the foreign carriers’ restructuring and network rationalisation, including the exit of Cyprus
Airways from the domestic market. On the other side, positive demand trends, i.e. the favourable
development in incoming tourism in Greece and the gradual resurgence of Athens as a popular tourism
destination, did counterbalance other negative influential factors. Another major development for the
Athens aviation market was the acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines, finalised in late October.
Within this challenging and changing aviation market, AIA’s traffic for the year 2013 amounted to 140
thousand flights and 12.54 million passengers, presenting a decline vs. the corresponding prior-year
levels of -8.4% and -3.2% respectively. Domestic passengers, at 4.30 million, presented a decline at
the level of 4.6%, whereas international passengers, at 8.24 million, illustrated only small overall losses
at the level of 2.4%. The fact that passenger demand achieved a limited reduction despite the sharp
drop of the offered airline services is worth noting and indicative of a more efficient aircraft utilisation, as
well as of recovery of the air travel demand. As a result, airline load factors increased significantly and
reached the overall impressive figure of 74%, a record-breaking figure for the airport.
Overall, in 2013, Athens was directly connected with scheduled services with 101 destinations (68
international) in 41 countries, operated by a total of 55 carriers.
Traffic Development of A/C Movements 2013-2012
2013 2012
Total International
-7.2%
75,569 81,390
140,448
-8.4%
Domestic
-9.8%
64,879 71,905
153,295
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