Fraport Greece: 3.2% increase in passenger traffic in April despite the impact of the Middle East

A 3.2% summation successful rider postulation was recorded astatine the 14 determination airports managed by Fraport Greece successful April 2026, with a full of 1.8 cardinal passengers handled — astir 56,000 much than successful the aforesaid period of 2025.

Despite the wide affirmative performance, aerial postulation was importantly affected by the warfare successful the Middle East, as formation cancellations to and from Israel led to a crisp diminution successful related rider traffic.

Flights to Israel resumed successful mid-April, chiefly done the Israeli airlines EL AL and Israir, with constricted enactment astatine the airports of Rhodes and Thessaloniki.

Compared with April 2025, rider postulation to and from Israel fell by 92.5%, representing a diminution of astir 45,000 passengers. The largest losses were recorded successful Rhodes and Thessaloniki, with decreases of 25,000 and 18,000 passengers respectively, chiefly owed to a important simplification successful flights operated by Middle Eastern carriers.

The Easter vacation period, which coincided with the opening of April, had a affirmative interaction connected traffic, importantly boosting rider volumes during the archetypal portion of the month, though this momentum began to weaken toward the extremity of the month.