The arrivals of tourists to the islands of the South Aegean exceeded one million

The arrivals of tourists to its islands exceeded one million euros South Aegean, according to the data announced by the South Aegean Tourism Initiative, which consists of local authorities and the productive classes of the region.

According to what was announced, the demand for the destinations of the South Aegean is maintained in very high percentages from March 27, when the tourist season opened, until June 12, based on the official data from its international airports. Rhodesτης Kosτης Karpathosτης Mykonos and her Santorini.

This is at least demonstrated by both the number of flights and the number of passengers visiting the islands since have already exceeded 1 million before the middle of the first summer month as well as the occupancy rates of the flights, which are moving at very high levels for the season.

Specifically, 1,118,797 passengers through 7,008 flights landed in the South Aegean, of which about half (583,042) in Rhodes, 260,660 in Kos, 167,110 in Santorini, 94,800 in Mykonos and 13,185 in Karpathos.

This May proved to be better by 4.5% compared to May 2019, overall for the South Aegean with its islands Santorini and Rhodes to record the largest increases (35% and 4.6% respectively), while the valuation so far of the first months of the tourist season, until May 31, shows an increase of 6.6% compared to the record year of 2019

The airports of the islands of the South Aegean are reminiscent of the 15th of August since the first ten days of June.

Suffice it to say that Rhodes Airport received 118 arrival flights on Sunday, June 12, carrying 18,513 passengers from abroad, adding to the 169,411 in total who visited the island in the first twelve days of the month. However, the flow is increased on all five islands with international airports, bringing the total number of passengers from abroad to 340,679 through 2,135 flights in just 12 days.

Great Britain and Germany remain the top markets for Kos and Rhodes, and in May. Especially in Rhodes, the Swedes and the Dutch increased. The Cycladic islands of Mykonos and Santorini mostly preferred by the English and the Italians to a higher extent followed by the Germans and the French.