According to provisional data from Athens International Airport “El. Venizelos”, the airport’s passenger traffic throughout May amounted to 2.05 million, down by 10.2% compared to May 2019. Compared to 2021, May passenger traffic is up 254%.

As we move into the peak months of the summer season, traffic is gradually recovering from the effects of the pandemic, with domestic passenger traffic showing a 4.3% decrease and international passenger traffic a 12.8% decrease, compared to 2019.

Domestic passengers remained below 2019 levels by 16.9% and international passengers by 27.8%.

Overall, in the first five months of the year, the airport’s passenger traffic totalled 6.5 million and remained down 24.4% compared to 2019.

With information from moneyreview.gr.