Despite the pandemic, the total passenger traffic (+) shows a vertical increase (+) 118.1% in all airports of the country compared to October 2020, with arrivals from abroad recording an increase (+) 126.9% in October 2021, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Also, the total statistics for the ten months 2021 record an increase (+) 69% compared to the corresponding season last year, while compared to the corresponding 10 months January-October 2019, when no bans and restrictions on flights due to the pandemic, the drop reaches (-) 45.7%.
Statistics January-October 2021
In particular, the statistics of the CAA for the passenger traffic of the airports in the 10 months of January-October 2021 show the following:
The total number of passengers handled reached 32,057,627, showing an increase of 69% compared to the corresponding period of 2020, when 18,967,841 passengers were handled. Regarding the number of flights at the country’s airports, we also had a positive sign, as they amounted to 339,187 of which 138,344 were domestic and 200,843 international, showing an increase of 45.9% compared to the corresponding period of 2020, when they took place in total 232,442 flights.
Comparing the statistics with the 10 months (January-October) of 2019 when the flights were 478,872, this year there is a drop of 29.2% in aircraft traffic. In the total passenger traffic, which was 59,069,514 in 2019, now for the same 10 months there is a drop of 45.7%.
October 2021-Large increase in international passenger arrivals + 126.9% and in flights increase + 74.6%
The picture of passenger traffic in October 2021 is positive, as the statistics record a large increase. Specifically, in terms of international passenger arrivals in October this year came 1,683,723 travelers, while in October 2020 741,932 passengers had arrived, an increase of 126.9%. The total number of flights (domestic and international) this year amounted to 45,771, also recording an increase of 74.6% compared to the corresponding month of 2020, when 26,208 flights were operated. The total number of passengers (arrivals / departures) in October this year reached 4,994,121 passengers, showing an increase of 118.1% compared to the passenger traffic in October ’20 which was 2,290,132 passengers.
Comparing the aviation data for October 2021 with the statistics of October 2019, when there was no Covid-19 disease and flight restrictions, the arrivals of international passengers this year show a decrease of 10.1% (in October 2019 were 1,873,245 international passengers) and the total passenger traffic at Greek airports decreased by 11.6% (in October 2019 it was 5,650,541 passengers).
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