Over 50% of flights to Middle East disrupted

More than fractional of flights to the Middle East are still not operating astatine Athens International Airport, while the remainder are operating arsenic normal. This means that the Gulf markets person not been wholly mislaid for this year, though they stay under pressure, fixed that under mean circumstances they correspond to astir 7.5% of the airport’s total traffic successful 2025 terms.

“So far, there is nary total loss, provided that the struggle remains astatine this standard and with the anticipation that it will de-escalate soon,” said the CEO of Athens International Airport, Giorgos Kallimasias, during Wednesday’s yearly wide gathering of shareholders.

Responding to a question astir the hazard of aviation substance supply, the caput of AIA underlined that there are strategic reserves successful the tanks. “In addition, successful Greece, the two large refineries person crude lipid into kerosene, which is not the lawsuit successful each countries,” helium noted. However, helium clarified that successful the lawsuit of a wider, pan-European shortage, Greece would not stay unaffected.

Athens airdrome has the highest needs for aviation fuel, arsenic it besides receives the largest volume of regular flights successful Greece.