Passenger traffic in Greek airports grew 10.7 pct in the first two months of 2019, totaling 4,237,786, from 3,828,882 in the corresponding period last year, the Civil Aviation Authority announced in a report released on Thursday, according to ANA.
In February, passenger traffic rose 11.8 pct to 2,075,663, while the number of flights totaled 20,330, up 11.3 pct compared with February 2018. International passenger arrivals in Greek airports totaled 549,411 in February, up 12.9 pct from last year.
The airports of Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Chania and Rhodes recorded the biggest passenger traffic in February. The Cephallonia airport showed the biggest percentage increase in the January-February period, up 61.7 pct to total 6,062 passengers, followed by Milos (59.7 pct or 3,971 passengers) and Mykonos (58 pct or 13,370 passengers).
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