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Passenger traffic at Greek airports has jumped 8.9% in the first 10 months of 2024, in comparison with the same period the previous year, according to figures released on Friday by the Civil Aviation Authority.

The data concern the 39 civilian airports, including the 24 operated by the CAA, 14 operated by Fraport Greece, and Athens International Airport.

Passenger traffic in Greek airports are heading for a new record, with the numbers in the first ten months of the year already surpassing the annual total for 2023, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) chief Giorgos Saounatsos has said.

Passenger traffic totaled 72.8 million from January to October, an 8.9% increase on the 66.8 million in the same period last year.

Passenger traffic at 24 Greek airports rose 6.1% in January-September 2024 compared with the same period last year, the Civil Aviation Authority (CΑA) said in a report on Friday.

Passenger traffic totaled 9,984,655 in January-September, from 9,413,077 in January-September last year.

In July and August, 98.9% and 97.8% of passengers, respectively, have been served at security checks in less than 10 minutes at Larnaca Airport, while at the passport control points at departures, for EU/EEA/UK/Swiss citizens, the figures were 87.6% and 90.8% for the respective months, Cyprus' Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works has said.

Significant delays in arrivals and departures were caused by a sudden slowdown called by air traffic controllers at Athens airport on Friday.

Controllers reduced the speed at which they handled aircraft movements in response to the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) alleged intention to increase their working week to 40 hours.

Flight delays of up to two hours have been reported at Athens International Airport, where air traffic controllers are continuing a go-slow action for a second day.

Kathimerini found that most flights are being delayed by a quarter of an hour and up to two hours in cases.

Air traffic controllers have given no indication on how long their work-to-rule action will continue.

Flight disruptions have affected Athens International Airport after air traffic controllers initiated a go-slow action following disagreements between their union and Greece's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday evening. This action has also impacted several regional airports across the country.

Passenger traffic at the 24 airports managed by Greece's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) increased 5.4% according to provisional figures for January-August 2024 released on Monday.

Passenger traffic at the 24 airports managed by the Civil Aviation Authority rose 5.4%, according to provisional statistics for the eight months January-August 2024.