Page 24 - Corporate Responsibility Report 2013
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03 Our Business
Aeronautical Business
Aviation Market Overview in incoming tourism in Greece, as well noting and indicative of an air travel
as the gradual resurgence of Athens demand recovery. As a result, airline
The continuing difficult situation of as a popular tourist destination per se, load factors significantly increased,
the Greek economy was for one both counterbalanced to some extent reaching the overall impressive figure
more year a key factor determining negative influential factors. of 74%, which is a record-breaking
air traffic at Athens International figure for the airport. At 4.3 million,
Airport. With the Greek GDP and Within this challenging and changing domestic passengers presented a
the private consumption index environment our traffic amounted to decline (-4.6%), whereas international
contracting, the Greeks’ propensity 140 thousand flights and 12.54 million passengers, at 8.24 million, illustrated
to travel was severely impacted. On passengers presenting a decline only small overall losses (-2.4%). This
top of the unfavourable economic compared to the corresponding result was formulated by the overall
environment in the country, the foreign prior-year levels (-8.4% and -3.2% reduced travelling demand by the
carriers’ restructuring and network respectively). The fact that passenger Greek residents (-9.1%) as compared
rationalisation were additional drivers demand achieved only a limited with the upward trend of the foreign
adversely affecting the aviation market. reduction despite the sharp drop of residents (+2.7%).
On the other hand, favourable trends the offered airline services is worth
Passenger Traffic (mio) 2013 2012
-3.2%
Variation calculated on the primary figures prior to conversion to mios.
12.5 12.9
-4.6% -2.4%
Total
15 4.5 8.2 8.4
12
International
9
6
3 4.3
0
Domestic
Aircraft Movements (thousands, take-offs and landings) 2013 2012
153.3
Variation calculated on the primary figures prior to conversion to thousands.
160,000 -8.4%
140,000 140.4
120,000
100,000 -9.8% -7.2% 81.4
80,000 64.9 75.6
60,000 71.9
40,000
20,000 Domestic International Total
0
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Aeronautical Business
Aviation Market Overview in incoming tourism in Greece, as well noting and indicative of an air travel
as the gradual resurgence of Athens demand recovery. As a result, airline
The continuing difficult situation of as a popular tourist destination per se, load factors significantly increased,
the Greek economy was for one both counterbalanced to some extent reaching the overall impressive figure
more year a key factor determining negative influential factors. of 74%, which is a record-breaking
air traffic at Athens International figure for the airport. At 4.3 million,
Airport. With the Greek GDP and Within this challenging and changing domestic passengers presented a
the private consumption index environment our traffic amounted to decline (-4.6%), whereas international
contracting, the Greeks’ propensity 140 thousand flights and 12.54 million passengers, at 8.24 million, illustrated
to travel was severely impacted. On passengers presenting a decline only small overall losses (-2.4%). This
top of the unfavourable economic compared to the corresponding result was formulated by the overall
environment in the country, the foreign prior-year levels (-8.4% and -3.2% reduced travelling demand by the
carriers’ restructuring and network respectively). The fact that passenger Greek residents (-9.1%) as compared
rationalisation were additional drivers demand achieved only a limited with the upward trend of the foreign
adversely affecting the aviation market. reduction despite the sharp drop of residents (+2.7%).
On the other hand, favourable trends the offered airline services is worth
Passenger Traffic (mio) 2013 2012
-3.2%
Variation calculated on the primary figures prior to conversion to mios.
12.5 12.9
-4.6% -2.4%
Total
15 4.5 8.2 8.4
12
International
9
6
3 4.3
0
Domestic
Aircraft Movements (thousands, take-offs and landings) 2013 2012
153.3
Variation calculated on the primary figures prior to conversion to thousands.
160,000 -8.4%
140,000 140.4
120,000
100,000 -9.8% -7.2% 81.4
80,000 64.9 75.6
60,000 71.9
40,000
20,000 Domestic International Total
0
24 / aia.gr
