{"id":13,"date":"2020-12-15T14:13:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T14:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.athens-airport.com\/news\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-09-18T20:46:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:46:05","slug":"athens-airport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.athens-airport.com\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"athens airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"wikitable\" style=\"font-size: 85%;\" width=\"align=\">\n<caption>\u00a0<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Rank<\/th>\n<th>Destination<\/th>\n<th>Airport(s)<\/th>\n<th>Passengers<\/th>\n<th>Top carriers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>London<\/td>\n<td>LHR, LGW, STN<\/td>\n<td>1,401,268<\/td>\n<td>Aegean Airlines, British Airways, easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Wizz Air<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Larnaca<\/td>\n<td>LCA<\/td>\n<td>1,104,460<\/td>\n<td>Aegean Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Sky Express, Wizz Air<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Paris<\/td>\n<td>CDG, ORY<\/td>\n<td>890,533<\/td>\n<td>Aegean Airlines, Air France, ASL Airlines France, easyJet, Transavia France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Istanbul<\/td>\n<td>IST, SAW<\/td>\n<td>889,521<\/td>\n<td>Aegean Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Rome airport FCO<\/td>\n<td>FCO, CIA<\/td>\n<td>822,416<\/td>\n<td>Aegean Airlines, Alitalia, Ryanair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Frankfurt<\/td>\n<td>FRA<\/td>\n<td>617,486<\/td>\n<td>Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, Ryanair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Munich<\/td>\n<td>MUC<\/td>\n<td>521,684<\/td>\n<td>Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Amsterdam<\/td>\n<td>AMS<\/td>\n<td>498,147<\/td>\n<td>Aegean Airlines, KLM, Transavia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>alicante airport alc<\/td>\n<td>ZRH<\/td>\n<td>497,055<\/td>\n<td>Aegean Airlines, Swiss Air Lines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Milan MXP Airport<\/td>\n<td>MXP, BGY<\/td>\n<td>479,417<\/td>\n<td>Aegean Airlines, ASL Airlines France, easyJet, Ryanair, Wizz Air<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>welcome to athens airport<\/p>\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n<caption>Busiest intercontinental destinations from Athens Airport<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Rank \">Rank<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Destination \">Destination<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Airport(s) \">Airport(s)<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Passengers \">Passengers<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Carriers \">Carriers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">1<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Tel Aviv<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport(s) \">TLV<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">508,220<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Alitalia, Bluebird Airways, El Al, Israir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">2<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">New York City<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport(s) \">JFK, EWR<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">450,013<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Delta Air Lines, Emirates, United Airlines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">3<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Doha<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport(s) \">DOH<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">337,786<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Qatar Airways<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">4<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Cairo<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport(s) \">CAI<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">288,362<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, EgyptAir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">5<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Dubai Airport DXB<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport(s) \">DXB<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">286,698<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Emirates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">6<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Beirut<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport(s) \">BEY<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">163,015<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Middle East Airlines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">7<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Toronto airport YYZ<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport(s) \">YYZ<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">158,299<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">8<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Abu Dhabi<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport(s) \">AUH<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">152,182<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Etihad Airways, Wizz Air<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">9<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Montreal<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport(s) \">YUL<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">137,907<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">10<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Singapore<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport(s) \">SIN<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">90,770<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Scoot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"dcf-table dcf-table-responsive dcf-table-bordered dcf-table-striped dcf-w-100%\">\n<caption>Busiest domestic destinations from Athens Airport<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Rank \">Rank<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Destination \">Destination<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Airport \">Airport<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Passengers \">Passengers<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" data-label=\"Carriers \">Carriers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">1<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Thessaloniki<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport \">SKG<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">1,347,638<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Ellinair, Sky Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">2<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Santorini Airport<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport \">JTR<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">1,195,923<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Ellinair, Ryanair, Sky Express, Volotea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">3<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Heraklion airport HER<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport \">HER<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">1,002,184<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Ellinair, Sky Express, Volotea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">4<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Rhodes airport<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport \">RHO<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">616,455<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, Volotea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">5<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Chania airport CHQ<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport \">CHQ<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">558,019<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Ryanair, Sky Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">6<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Mykonos<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport \">JMK<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">488,516<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Ellinair, Olympic Air, Ryanair, Sky Express, Volotea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">7<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Corfu<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport \">CFU<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">329,536<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Ryanair, Sky Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">8<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Mytilene<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport \">MJT<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">281,079<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Sky Express, Volotea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">9<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Kos<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport \">KGS<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">248,625<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Sky Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Rank \">10<\/th>\n<td data-label=\"Destination \">Alexandroupoli<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Airport \">AXD<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Passengers \">235,588<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Carriers \">Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, Sky Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Rank Destination Airport(s) Passengers Top carriers 1 London LHR, LGW, STN 1,401,268 Aegean Airlines, British Airways, easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Wizz Air 2 Larnaca LCA 1,104,460 Aegean Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Sky Express, Wizz Air 3 Paris CDG, ORY 890,533 Aegean Airlines, Air France, ASL Airlines France, easyJet, Transavia France 4 Istanbul IST, SAW 889,521 Aegean &#8230; <a title=\"athens airport\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athens-airport.com\/news\/\" aria-label=\"More on athens airport\">Read 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