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Future Prospects
In the aftermath of a year that was airport’s operation and of course its attractive air ticket prices from the air
abundant with developments within our business performance. In this respect carriers. As a very significant positive
business environment, we look upon we are in close cooperation with the aspect on the traffic potential, we can
2016 and the challenges that lay ahead: involved authorities and ACI Europe. hardly emphasise the importance of the
presence in Athens of two healthy and
• In particular, 2016 is characterised • With regards to passenger expanding home carriers.
by critical challenges, i.e. the traffic, the already announced
exacerbation of the refugee crisis, developmental plans of the two home • In line with our continuous
terrorism and the continuing geo- carriers but also of other visiting carriers efforts to provide value-for-money
political issues in Middle East. Although show an increase in seat capacity services to airlines, business partners
these are mostly pan-European and and additional flights. Indeed, on one and passengers, we materialise an annual
universal issues with the decision- hand demand for travelling to Athens investment programme which includes
making and potential consequences far and Greece in general continues a multitude of expenditures in most
beyond our control, we are monitoring to be strong while on the other the areas of airport business and operations.
the evolution of events for any pricing and targeted incentive policy In 2016 the most prominent of these
potential decisions on new regulations of AIA contributes to the creation of a investments is the operational, aesthetic
or developments that may affect the competitive environment and results in and commercial upgrade of the Intra-
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Future Prospects
In the aftermath of a year that was airport’s operation and of course its attractive air ticket prices from the air
abundant with developments within our business performance. In this respect carriers. As a very significant positive
business environment, we look upon we are in close cooperation with the aspect on the traffic potential, we can
2016 and the challenges that lay ahead: involved authorities and ACI Europe. hardly emphasise the importance of the
presence in Athens of two healthy and
• In particular, 2016 is characterised • With regards to passenger expanding home carriers.
by critical challenges, i.e. the traffic, the already announced
exacerbation of the refugee crisis, developmental plans of the two home • In line with our continuous
terrorism and the continuing geo- carriers but also of other visiting carriers efforts to provide value-for-money
political issues in Middle East. Although show an increase in seat capacity services to airlines, business partners
these are mostly pan-European and and additional flights. Indeed, on one and passengers, we materialise an annual
universal issues with the decision- hand demand for travelling to Athens investment programme which includes
making and potential consequences far and Greece in general continues a multitude of expenditures in most
beyond our control, we are monitoring to be strong while on the other the areas of airport business and operations.
the evolution of events for any pricing and targeted incentive policy In 2016 the most prominent of these
potential decisions on new regulations of AIA contributes to the creation of a investments is the operational, aesthetic
or developments that may affect the competitive environment and results in and commercial upgrade of the Intra-
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