Aegean Airlines carries 6.5 million passengers in 2011

Aegean Airlines (Athens) despite the recent political violence in the country reported its 2011 international network passenger traffic exceeded domestic traffic for the first time in its history. More specifically, international network passengers rose by 15%, reaching 3.52 million out of total 6.5 million passengers carried in 2011.

According to the airline, “The main feature of 2011 performance was the significant increase in activity achieved not only out of Athens Airport – where Aegean traffic also rose despite the decline in total international arrivals in Athens – but mainly out of the country’s regional airports.”

Aegean operated a total of 102 international routes, flying out of six airports in Greece (Athens, Heraklion, Rhodes, Kos, Thessaloniki and Corfu). Markets like UK, Belgium, France, Israel and Russia registered particularly high growth rates according to the company.

As a result of the company’s strategic investment of operating direct international flights from/to regional airports, growth in international passengers reached 37% from/to Rhodes, 23% from/to Heraklion and 10% from/to Thessaloniki, reaching a total of 1.1 million international passengers.

Copyright Photo: Clement Alloing.

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