March 30, 2023
Society, Very Mix
Part of the roof of a bus on the Athens-Athens Airport route collapsed on passengers. It’s the second time in two weeks that the roof of a public bus collapses on passengers. No official plans to plans for replacement of old buses, despite the fact that the tourist season is …
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March 9, 2023
Society, Very Mix
A 57-year-old Spanish national was arrested at Athens international airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” on charges of helping four Cuban nationals leave Greece using stolen travel documents. The four Cubans were also arrested. The Spanish man was charged with possessing the travel documents of a third party, the attempt and the act …
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January 25, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Police officers have arrested a Russian national in northern Greece for having sent threatening e-mails to Athens International Airport and six public hospitals in the Greek capital a day earlier. The 42-year-old Russian man was arrested in Thessaloniki in the early hours of this Wednesday by officers of the Sub-Directorate …
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November 10, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
The Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”will limit free parking at Arrivals and Departures and will charge a fee for …long Welcome and Goodbye hugs, kisses and tears. The managing company AIA said in a statement that the measure aims to bring order in the relevant areas. Bars will be installed …
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October 10, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism
Three new stations on the extension of Metro Line 3 -blue line- to Piraeus start their operation at 2 o’ clock Monday afternoon, October 10, 2022. The new stations directly link the port of Piraeus with the Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” in a rail route that lasts just 55 …
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July 30, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
The Athens International Airport (AIA) has announced that it will offer coronavirus (Covid-19) testing, upon request, to the arriving or departing travellers and Athens airport staff as of Wednesday, August 5, 2020. The initiative will be carried out in cooperation with the Athens Medical Center and with the aim to deal effectively …
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February 22, 2019
Economy
Athens International Airport (AIA) SA paid the full amount agreed for the extension of the Athens “Eleftherios Venizelos” airport concession by 20 years. The payment of €1.403 billion, including VAT, concludes the process for extending the concession contract. According to estimates, the total amount that the Greek state stands to …
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November 7, 2018
Tourism
Athens Metro Line 3 will resume direct connection to/from Athens International Airport in the next few days following an outrage by commuters and travelers who had to change platforms with their luggage at <Doukissis Plakentias> station. Worth noting that the new decision is taken just seven days after the halting …
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September 27, 2018
Economy
Greece’s Privatization Fund will proceed with a tender to sell a 30 percent stake in the Athens International Airport (AIA) early next year, its head said on Wednesday. The privatisation agency holds a 30 percent stake in the airport, with the government owning another 25 percent. The rest is held …
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May 9, 2018
Strikes
Trains and Proastiakos workers have announced a 4-hour work stoppage for Thursday, May 10th 2018. The work stoppage affects also Metro schedules to/from Athens Airport, as the Metro will operate up to/from <Doukissis Plakentias> station. The work stoppage is scheduled to start at 11:00 am and last until o3:00 p.m. …
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April 29, 2018
Strikes
Workers at Athens public transport means as well as at trains TRAINOSE and Proastiakos will hold 24-hour strikes and work stoppages on May 1st 2018. Below the schedule: Trains & Proastiakos: 24-hour strike. The strike starts at 00:01 May 1st and end 23:59 on the same day Blue Buses: will …
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April 19, 2018
Strikes
Workers at Greek trains and Proastiakos have announced a work stoppage scheduled on Thursday, April 26th 2018. The work stoppage will take place between 11:00 a.m.and 03:00p.m. The strike will affect operation of Athens Metro from and to Athens Airport, as the Metro Line operates under Proastiakos management from station …
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April 3, 2018
Tourism, Travel
The Athens International Airport (AIA) has been awarded the best airport in southern Europe, as part of the Skytrax World Airport Awards. The award comes a few weeks after AIA was labelled as the best airport in Europe for customer experience by ACI World. The Skytrax awards are based on …
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March 1, 2018
Strikes
There will changes and cancellations on all railway services in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras, as well as the trains to Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, on Monday and Tuesday due to work stoppages held by railway employees. According to the Panhellenic Railway Employees Federation, three-hour work stoppages will be held …
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February 1, 2018
Tourism, Travel
The direct transport from the port of Piraeus to Athens airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” is a fact. The first Proastiakos train left the Piraeus terminal on Thursday morning, February 1st 2018. The transport lasts 63 minutes. The ticket price is at 10 euros for one way journey. The direct line is …
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May 27, 2017
Strikes
TRAINOSE decided to cancel all Train and Proastiakos (suburban trains) operation due to work stoppages and a 24-hour strike announced the staff of the Greek Railway company. No trains will be running May 30 – June 1 2017. Consequently, there will be no Metro from and to Athens Airport Eleftherios …
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October 1, 2014
Economy
An Athens court confirmed Greek government’s tax claims from the giant German constructor Hochtief. According to the court, the Greek government has every right to claim approximately €600million from the company that runs Athens airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”. The company has not paid any Value Added Tax since 2001, that is …
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June 19, 2014
Society
This is the latest joke about payment of labor craft in Greece: Athens Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” seeks to hire 70 young labor craft aged 19-29 years old for the period of six months. The salary the lucky ones will get is the price of transportation ticket to commute between their …
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April 25, 2013
Tourism
Low cost airline Ryanair promised to bring 10 million tourists to Greece within the next three years, should Athens airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” reduce taxes and fees. The intentions and promises were table on Tuesday by deputy CEO and director of Ryanair business operation manager Michael Cawley during a press conference. Ryanair asked …
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February 21, 2013
Economy
“Hochtief AG, Germany’s largest builder, is reviving the sale of six of its airport-operating business and has invited potential buyers to submit offers, according to three people familiar with the matter, ” Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The German company plans to sell its stakes in the airports of Athens, Hamburg, …
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