Maria Lazarou

Athens International Airport

Athens International Airport S.A. (AIA) is the company in charge of the construction, development and operation of Eleftherios Venizelos airport of Athens. AIA is a privately managed Company, with the Greek State holding 55% of shares, while the private shareholders collectively hold 45%. Since March 2001, Athens International Airport keeps offering high-level services, having earned the trust of airlines, passengers, partners and stakeholders. Having welcomed more than 350 million passengers and over 3.9 million flights, the airport keeps creating significant benefits for tourism, the national economy, and Athens as a destination. Having since March 2020 experienced the unprecedented impact of the pandemic on travel and tourism, AIA is working closely with all industry and social partners, towards a coordinated relaunch of air-travel and a gradual traffic recovery. Following the uplift of travel restrictions, the year 2022 ended with Athens International Airport's traffic amounting to 22.73 million passengers, exceeding the respective 2021 levels by 84.1% and behind the 2019 levels by 11.1%. Key contributors to this positive outlook remain AIA's renowned developmental strategy, with one of the most comprehensive and innovative airline incentive schemes internationally and a strategic focus on the promotion of "Destination Athens" through initiatives and synergies. Having repeatedly been awarded by the ACI World as Best Airport in Europe in terms of service quality and passenger satisfaction, AIA continues, during 2023, its investment programme of aesthetic, functional and operational enhancements at its premises. AIA is the 1st Carbon Neutral Airport in Greece and, as of 2019, through its initiative "Route 2025", the Airport Company has announced its official commitment to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2025, prior to the target of 2050 set by ACI Europe.