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aia.gr Annual Report 2016

Low-cost carriers’ share in passenger traffic The presence of low-cost carriers has been further
strengthened in 2016 representing 24% of the
2016 2015 % MARKET SHARE overall passenger traffic at the airport, with an
almost equal share in the domestic and international
24.7 20.6 24.0 23.0 24.2 22.1 markets respectively. Successful evolution of the
25 domestic sector - where the largest increase in
the market share is observed - is mainly due to
20 Ryanair’s performance, also supported by the
increased presence of Volotea in the same market.
15 On international routes, on top of the successful
performance of Ryanair and Volotea, the positive
10 course of a number of other low-cost carriers, such
as Air Canada rouge, Brussels Airlines, Blue Air,
5 Iberia Express and Transavia France formulated the
increased market share.
0 DOMESTIC INTERNATIONAL TOTAL

Passenger Travelling Behaviour % *GROWTH 2016/2015
O&D & Transfer
Greeks & Foreigners

FOREIGN GR
BUSINESS BUSINESS

10.9% +15.0%* +15.0%* 15.7%

O&D TRANSFER FOREIGN GR
76.0% +10.0%* +12.0%* 24.0% LEISURE LEISURE

46.6% +7.0%* +14.0%* 26.8%

Strong passenger demand performance observed residents also grew impressively (+15%) in both
is attributed to both Greek and foreign residents leisure and business segments, largely supported by
output. More specifically, despite the generally competitive air ticket prices.
volatile market environment and the initial
unfavourable indications for incoming tourism, Transfer passengers also grew strong by 12%
foreign residents grew overall by 8%, with the and represented 24% of the airport’s total traffic
foreign business segment, although a small one, demonstrating the significant enhancement of
achieving a substantial increase of 15%. Greek Athens’s connectivity.

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