A significant increase in passenger traffic is recorded by the data from “Eleftherios Venizelos” airport, according to which the total passenger traffic last April reached 2.14 million passengers, increased by 29.8% compared to April 2022.
The same data show that in the period January – April 2023, the international passenger traffic in “El. Venizelos” increased by 54.7% compared to 2022 and 3.4% compared to 2019.
Greek τourism: What foreigners prefer and where they spend their money
The Minister of Tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, expressed his satisfaction in a post on Twitter, stressing: “Greek tourism is even higher: “E. Venizelos”: 2.14 million passengers in April. Compared to April 2022, an increase of 29.8%. In the period January – April 2023, international passenger traffic increased by 54.7% vs. 2022 and 3.4% vs, 2019″.
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