Passenger traffic at the 24 airports managed by the CAA increased by +5.4%, according to provisional statistics for the eight months of January-August 2024. In particular, the total number of passengers handled (international and domestic passenger arrivals and departures) in the first eight months of the year reached 8,184,830 passengers, compared to 7,762,918 passengers in the corresponding period of 2023.

Heraklion State Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis" served 1,674,908 passengers in August this year, an increase of 4.6% compared to last year. At the same time, the most significant increases in passenger traffic at the CAA's airports in August 2024 compared to last year were recorded at Kasos Airport +60.4%, Milos Airport +36.3% and Sitia Airport +29.8%.

An increase of +9.1% compared to last year is also shown in passenger traffic for the eight months of 2024 for all the airports in the country that operate commercial flights (39 airports: 24 CAA, 14 FRAPORT GREECE, AIA). Specifically, the total number of passengers in the period January-August 2024 reached 54,769,867, compared to 50,191,061 passengers in the corresponding period of 2023.

For all 39 airports in the nation where the CAA primarily exercises air traffic control, there was an increase of +6.8% in the number of aircraft movements (arrivals and departures of domestic and international aircraft) in the first eight months of 2024 compared to the corresponding period of January-August 2023. In particular, 415,121 flights were made, compared to 388,579 flights in the eight months of 2023.