At 3.3 billion euros is his contribution Athens International Airport(AIA) in the Greek economy, according to his research IOBEfor the economic and social impact of the Athens Airport.
According to AIA CEO Yiannis Paraschis, at yesterday’s special event (17.6.2025), the recovery of the airport has a significant impact on the country’s economy despite the challenges it has faced from time to time. “The study (IOBE) was based on the results of 2023, with a 10% increase in passenger traffic against 2019 and a further increase of 13.5% in 2024 compared to 2023, so the positive impacts are even higher,” he commented.
However, this positive course continues as estimates, the passenger traffic of the first half of 2025 will be at +8% above the corresponding period of 2024.
“We are now entering a phase where we will have further positive and multiplier impact on the Greek economy due to the new € 1.3 billion investment program, creating the infrastructure to welcome more than 40 million visitors a year,” commented AIA CEO Yiannis.
He added that the Athens International Airman “is not just a transport infrastructure, but has evolved into a living cell of the local community and the national economy”, expressing his satisfaction that the airport has recovered at such a strong pace despite the endless, economic and economic and economic and economic and economic and economic and economic and economic.
He, however, described as manageable, so far, the impact of the increasing crisis in the Middle East, as arrivals from Israel and the wider area had been acquired for 2025 over 1 million and had already visited Athens 500,000.
IOBE General Manager Nikos Vettas stressed that “Eleftherios Venizelos” presented in 2023 the fastest recovery compared to the rest of Europe’s other airports, many of which failed to hit last year’s 20 -year -olds. Airport in the rest of the economy and this is the first time this measurement has been made after the pandemic. The course of Athens Airport in recent years is one of the top in Europe, “said IOBE General Manager.
Based on the results of the study, it determined the impact of the total airport system on the Greek economy for 2023 at € 3.3 billion, or 1.5% of GDP. Of these, about 800 million relate to interconnection with airport suppliers and just over 800 million the caused effects on the economy.
In terms of jobs, the total contribution corresponds to 50,000 positions (1% of domestic employment) and of these 18,900 positions are the immediate 17,200 indirect and 13,500 those affected by the activities of the airport. Of the immediate positions, the 4,700 seats are from the Mediterranean region. “
The Greek State collects revenue of 1.2 billion euros and about half of them, 600 million euros is a direct contribution to public revenue and the rest of the activities related to the activities of the airport. The biggest impact on GDP from the airport ecosystem comes from airport. The largest impact concerns Attica and corresponds to EUR 2.8 billion or otherwise 2.7%
Finally, according to the study, tourism via the airport is estimated at € 5 billion in 2023, ie 2.2% of GDP. In total, the airport’s contribution along with tourism is 8.6 billion euros