Passenger traffic in Greek airports soared 383% to reach 8.1 million in the January-April period this year, compared with the corresponding period in 2021 when only 1.7 million passengers were recorded due to coronavirus restrictions, Civil Aviation Authority said on Monday, according to ANA.
The authority announced that scheduled flights in Greek airports totaled 89,690 in the four-month period, of which 50,059 were domestic and 39,631 international (up 103% from 2021). In comparison with the same period in 2019, the number of flights was down 9.6% and passenger traffic was down 22.5%.
In April, passenger traffic soared 555.2% to 3,591,241 passengers compared with the same month last year, while scheduled flights totaled 33,367, up 153% during the same period.
International passenger arrivals skyrocketed 1,179.8% or 1,299,571 passengers, compared with April 2021, while in comparison with April 2019, passenger traffic was down 1.1%.
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