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CHAPTER 7
FUTURE
PROSPECTS
Following a successful 2016, the however their capacity in the • The Airport Company is expected
prospects for the year 2017 are domestic market. Nevertheless,
promising, nevertheless with the their load factors are expected to maintain its profitable path with
presence of a number of challenges: to be maintained at high levels. revenues growing in line with traffic.
Furthermore, we also anticipate a Cost efficiency continues to be one
• During the period 2014-16 passenger healthy capacity increase from our of the best among European airports
visiting carriers. while AIA maintains its value for
traffic grew at a cumulative 60% o The Greek economy is expected money attribute across all services
which is an astounding growth for a to show modest growth but the and business functions and with
metropolitan airport, given also the overall environment continues excellent records on all aspects of
developments in the macroeconomic to be fragile, affecting the Greek corporate responsibility.
environment. For 2017 we expect a residents’ propensity to travel.
moderate growth rate. There are a o On the other hand, the geopolitical • Further to airport’s traffic growth
number of factors corroborating this situation favours Greek tourism,
expectation: therefore international demand for and the establishment of the
o The announced plans of home the leisure markets could prove to increased terminal facilities’ capacity,
be strong. the Airport Company continues
carriers which plan to increase their to undertake investments which
international network, reducing will maintain and improve its value
proposition to passengers and users,
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FUTURE
PROSPECTS
Following a successful 2016, the however their capacity in the • The Airport Company is expected
prospects for the year 2017 are domestic market. Nevertheless,
promising, nevertheless with the their load factors are expected to maintain its profitable path with
presence of a number of challenges: to be maintained at high levels. revenues growing in line with traffic.
Furthermore, we also anticipate a Cost efficiency continues to be one
• During the period 2014-16 passenger healthy capacity increase from our of the best among European airports
visiting carriers. while AIA maintains its value for
traffic grew at a cumulative 60% o The Greek economy is expected money attribute across all services
which is an astounding growth for a to show modest growth but the and business functions and with
metropolitan airport, given also the overall environment continues excellent records on all aspects of
developments in the macroeconomic to be fragile, affecting the Greek corporate responsibility.
environment. For 2017 we expect a residents’ propensity to travel.
moderate growth rate. There are a o On the other hand, the geopolitical • Further to airport’s traffic growth
number of factors corroborating this situation favours Greek tourism,
expectation: therefore international demand for and the establishment of the
o The announced plans of home the leisure markets could prove to increased terminal facilities’ capacity,
be strong. the Airport Company continues
carriers which plan to increase their to undertake investments which
international network, reducing will maintain and improve its value
proposition to passengers and users,
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