Athens airport saw passenger traffic rise 8% in January-March

Athens International Airport entered 2026 with accrued rider traffic but little profitability, arsenic the absorption chose to temporarily trim charges to airlines, arsenic portion of an accommodation to the airport’s regulatory operating model.

During the archetypal 4th of the year, the airdrome served 6.3 cardinal passengers, signaling an summation of 8.1% compared to the aforesaid play of 2025. 

The momentum remained strong, particularly successful the archetypal two months of the year, however, since March the archetypal signs of a slowdown were recorded owed to geopolitical developments successful the Middle East.

Total gross for the Athens-listed institution fell by 5.7% and stood astatine €117.9 million. The main crushed for that was the 30% discount connected the Passenger Service Fee, which was implemented from October 2025 until the extremity of April 2026. This argumentation had a nonstop interaction connected profitability, with adjusted EBITDA reaching €55.3 million, down 14.9% year-on-year, while nett profits were constricted to €18.9 million.

On the different hand, commercialized and different non-aviation activities continued to grow, boosted by accrued rider traffic, though user spending showed a softer gait owed to the uncertainty caused by the situation successful the Middle East.

At the aforesaid time, AIA’s large airdrome enlargement programme is progressing. Work is underway connected a caller multi-storey αυτοκίνητο parkland with 3,365 spaces and a caller craft parking country with 32 distant spaces, while the tender process for the enlargement of the main and outer terminals is ongoing.

The dividend reinvestment programme was completed with precocious participation, done which the institution raised €83.25 cardinal to concern investments successful aviation activities.