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Athens International Airport’s route network in We also welcomed 2 foreign low-cost carriers
2011 comprised 113 destinations in 49 countries. operating through Athens airport for the first
A total of 72 carriers, operating direct scheduled time. Jetairfly, which began operations in April
services, connected Athens with these 33 domestic out of Brussels Charleroi airport, was the third
and 80 international destinations. Amid the carrier to link Athens with Brussels, and Transavia
unfavourable macroeconomic climate and a during the same month introduced a daily, midday
challenging period for the Greek aviation market, service to Amsterdam, aiming to fill the time gap
the airport’s international route network was between KLM flights and capitalize on existing
enhanced in 2011, with 9 new cities added to the traffic to/from the Dutch capital. Moreover, a
list of directly served destinations and 5 new airline newly established Greek carrier, Skywings, started
partners launching operations to/from Athens. operations from Athens in June, linking the Greek
capital with Kiev and Lviv.
5L^(PYSPULZ
In addition to the developments linked to new
Air Canada airline partners, established carriers in the Athens
Jetairfly network also introduced new services offering
Skywings passengers new direct services to a number of new
TAP Portugal destinations. During the summer period, Athens
Transavia was directly connected to Bologna by Aegean
Airlines, to Dubrovnik by Croatia Airlines - as an
5L^+LZ[PUH[PVUZ intermediate stop to Zagreb - to Oslo by Nowegian
and to Pisa by Air One. During the 2011/2012
Beijing winter period, Air France launched direct services
Bologna linking Marseille with Athens and easyJet began
Dubrovnik operating the Athens - Edinburgh route.
Edinburgh
Lisbon Moving on to cargo operations, a total of 10
Lviv airlines offered scheduled cargo services via
Marseille Athens International Airport during 2011. The four
Oslo integrators (DHL-European Air Transport, FedEx
Pisa Express, TNT and UPS), together with Air Urga,
Lufthansa Cargo and Royal Jordanian shared the
In June, TAP Portugal, after a 15-year break from international network of full-freighter services,
the Greek market, re-introduced a direct link whereas domestic cargo flights were operated by
between Athens and Lisbon, a long-awaited Aeroland, Swiftair Hellas and Epsilon Aviation.
development since Lisbon was one of the main
unserved destinations in Europe. Another come
back, following a shorter break, was that of Air
China, which after a year’s suspension reinstated
the Athens -Beijing link via Munich this time,
strengthening the airport’s Far East network.
Athens International Airport’s route network in We also welcomed 2 foreign low-cost carriers
2011 comprised 113 destinations in 49 countries. operating through Athens airport for the first
A total of 72 carriers, operating direct scheduled time. Jetairfly, which began operations in April
services, connected Athens with these 33 domestic out of Brussels Charleroi airport, was the third
and 80 international destinations. Amid the carrier to link Athens with Brussels, and Transavia
unfavourable macroeconomic climate and a during the same month introduced a daily, midday
challenging period for the Greek aviation market, service to Amsterdam, aiming to fill the time gap
the airport’s international route network was between KLM flights and capitalize on existing
enhanced in 2011, with 9 new cities added to the traffic to/from the Dutch capital. Moreover, a
list of directly served destinations and 5 new airline newly established Greek carrier, Skywings, started
partners launching operations to/from Athens. operations from Athens in June, linking the Greek
capital with Kiev and Lviv.
5L^(PYSPULZ
In addition to the developments linked to new
Air Canada airline partners, established carriers in the Athens
Jetairfly network also introduced new services offering
Skywings passengers new direct services to a number of new
TAP Portugal destinations. During the summer period, Athens
Transavia was directly connected to Bologna by Aegean
Airlines, to Dubrovnik by Croatia Airlines - as an
5L^+LZ[PUH[PVUZ intermediate stop to Zagreb - to Oslo by Nowegian
and to Pisa by Air One. During the 2011/2012
Beijing winter period, Air France launched direct services
Bologna linking Marseille with Athens and easyJet began
Dubrovnik operating the Athens - Edinburgh route.
Edinburgh
Lisbon Moving on to cargo operations, a total of 10
Lviv airlines offered scheduled cargo services via
Marseille Athens International Airport during 2011. The four
Oslo integrators (DHL-European Air Transport, FedEx
Pisa Express, TNT and UPS), together with Air Urga,
Lufthansa Cargo and Royal Jordanian shared the
In June, TAP Portugal, after a 15-year break from international network of full-freighter services,
the Greek market, re-introduced a direct link whereas domestic cargo flights were operated by
between Athens and Lisbon, a long-awaited Aeroland, Swiftair Hellas and Epsilon Aviation.
development since Lisbon was one of the main
unserved destinations in Europe. Another come
back, following a shorter break, was that of Air
China, which after a year’s suspension reinstated
the Athens -Beijing link via Munich this time,
strengthening the airport’s Far East network.
