The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) revealed that passenger traffic at all Greek airports reached record levels in January-November of 2023.
Comparing this period to the same time in 2022, there was a 23.5% increase, and compared to 2019, there was a 12.7% increase. In the entire year of 2022 (Jan.-Dec.), passenger traffic at all Greek airports rose by 9.6%.
Specifically, in Jan.-Nov. 2023, there were 69,771,387 passengers compared to 61,229,394 in the same period in 2022 and 61,665,799 in 2019. This represents a 14% increase compared to 2022 and a 13.1% increase compared to 2019.
In November alone, there was a 23.55% increase in traffic (2,925,746 passengers) compared to November 2022 (2,369,079 passengers) and a 12.7% increase (2,596,285 passengers) compared to 2019.
Regarding flight numbers, there were a total of 24,842 flights in November 2023, while there were 23,218 flights in November 2022 and 23,774 flights in November 2019. This represents a 7% increase in flights compared to November 2022 and a 4.5% increase compared to 2019.
In Jan.-Nov. 2023, a total of 537,172 flights took place, compared to 528,292 in 2022 and 502,646 in 2019. This represents a 1.7% increase compared to 2022 and a 6.9% increase compared to 2019.
