Aegean Airlines reports record year

Aegean Airlines' passenger traffic figures in the second quarter and the first half point to a record year.

During the second quarter of the year, the airline carried 4.4 million passengers, up by 8% on a year-on-year basis. In the first half of the year, which includes the traditionally weak first quarter, Aegean increased passenger traffic by 9%, to 7.3 million people, compared to the corresponding period of 2023.

In the second quarter of the year, the airline offered 9% more seats, the total number of which was 5.4 million, making for a total of more than 19.8 million seats this year - i.e. 9% more than in 2023. An increase of 11%, to 9.5 million, was recorded during the first half of the year in the available seat kilometers, which reflect passenger capacity per kilometer.

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