AIA

Growth and profit opportunities for the Athens International Airport (AIA) make its stock a very attractive proposition, according to analysts.

Investment bank Axia Ventures gives a buy recommendation on AIA stock, with a target price of €9.10 per share. It notes in its analysis that the recently listed stock is a high-value, low-risk recommendation.

The year 2023 was a record year for the Athens International Airport (AIA) in terms of passengers, though it also made a strong recovery in all economic indicators, its administration said on Wednesday.

The presentation of results was the first after the company's successful entry into the Athens Stock Exchange about a month ago.

Greece is gaining broader access to the American tourism market with the resumption of direct flights by Air Canada to Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport for the new tourism season, as there had been no direct flights from Canada to the Greek capital until recently.

Drawing on the direct air links between Athens, the capital of Greece, and Beijing and Shanghai in China, Athens International Airport (AIA) is counting on a return of the number of Chinese arrivals in Greece to pre-pandemic levels soon.

The two companies that manage Greece's main airports face a threat to their continued operations due to the absence of any passenger traffic.

Athens International Airport (AIA) presented a mobile app designed especially for Chinese travelers on Wednesday, aiming to make things easier for them when flying into and out of Athens as well as during their stay in the city.

The EU executive has authorized Greece to extend a concession granted to operate Athens International Airport (AIA) by 20 years for 1.1 billion euros ($1.25 billion), it said on Wednesday.

Athens International Airport (AIA) intends to tackle a spike in incoming traffic with the operation of a third terminal station by the end of this year. This is the terminal that until now operated only to cover the peak days of the summer season.

The Athens International Airport’s previous campaign that promoted Athens was such a success that more of the same is offered through a new campaign aimed at promoting Athens as an international destination in 2016. This time, the campaign is titled “Speak AΘenian. Be an AΘenian”.

Air Transport News, a world-famous web portal, dubbed the "Eleftherios Venizelos" Athens International Airport as "Airport of the Year" in the 10-30 million-passenger category. The distinction was announced in Geneva.