Athens International Airport has become a major success story for Greece over the past 20 years. It has grown passenger numbers significantly each year, now serving over 20 million passengers annually and becoming the fifth most popular airport in Southern Europe. The airport contributes over 2% to the Greek economy and has helped drive the country's recovery from its economic crisis. It aims to operate efficiently while balancing the needs of its many stakeholders and focuses on environmental sustainability.

1. Athens
International
Airport:
CARRYING THE
TORCH FOR THE
OLYMPIC CITY

2. Greece is renowned the world over for its
shipping industry, being home to some of the
world’s largest companies in that industry.
Thanks to Athens International Airport, the
country now has a recognized name in the
airline industry as well. In just over 20 years
since it was first founded, the airport has
become one of the real success stories of
Greece and is now leading its revival after the
economic crisis.
2017 looks like setting another record year
for passengers using the airport, eclipsing the
2016 record of 20 million people. In each of the
past 4 years, passenger numbers have grown
in double digits, and increasingly coming from
more and more diverse regions. By its 2016
figures, the airport is the fifth most popular
in Southern Europe and growing faster than
any others in the top five. Hiring over 13,000
people, it also contributes over 2% to the Greek
economy - meaning its success is inextricably
tied to that of its country.

3. Beginnings
Athens International Airport S.A. was
established in 1986 as a public-partnership,
with the Greek state holding 55% of shares
and the private sector holding 45%. It was the
first major global greenfield airport with the
participation of the private sector - with finance
composed of bank loans, private shareholders
equity and EU and Greek State grants.
The low-fare flight revolution still hadn’t gained
much traction when Athens International
Airport was given the green light, so its
planners showed remarkable prescience in
bringing the project to reality. Furthermore, it
has weathered economic storms by creating
a diverse set of revenue streams everywhere
from a real estate portfolio to commercial and
marketing operations in its terminals.
Setting benchmarks
in aviation
One of the benefits of being a relatively new
airport is the ability to look at what has worked
and what hasn’t in airports across the globe.
Primary among these are the highest standards
in safety and security, efficient transfers for
passengers, minimal delays on the ground or
in the air and state-of-the-art technology and
equipment.
Athens International Airport is also Greece’s
first 24-hour airport operation, with operations
on two independent runways and terminal
capacity. While these have all proven attractive
to international aviation companies in the
past 20 years, they can also avail of attractive
incentive schemes, which makes AIA more
attractive relative to its competitors.

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Abalancedstakeholder-
focusedapproach
The corporate policy of Athens International
Airport is based on responsible and efficient
collaboration with all of its stakeholder, right
from its business clients and air travellers to
its employees, shareholders and members of
the local community. Because there is such a
large government holding in the business, it
needs to be reflected in a strong commitment
to public service.
The policy applies to other areas of the Athens
International Airport’s dealings as well, with
the company looking to surpass expectations
in the realm of corporate social responsibility
wherever possible. The reality is that Athens
International Airport serves as a first point of
Materna ips has been a leading
player in the aviation industry for
over three decades with a one-
stop-shop portfolio consisting of
check-in, baggage drop-off and
access solutions for passenger
handling. Our long-term track
record is your guarantee for field-
proven, reliable, secure and cost-
efficient solutions that simplify
your passenger’s journey.

5. contact for many tourists and business people
entering Greece, and what comes across is
that it takes its role as national ambassador
very seriously indeed.
Looking to
the environment
As the nexus of a community of stakeholders,
Athens International Airport is not alone in
wanting to care for the environment. Since the
airport’s inception, it has been a priority and
AIA and its partners are committed to both
protecting the environment and preventing
or lessening impacts wherever possible,
as reflected in the company’s Corporate
Environmental Policy and procedures.
Environmental conditions are closely
monitored at the airport and its vicinity, and it
has implemented a number of initiatives based
on international best practice for improving its
environmental performance. The company is
also in continuous engagement with its own
employees, the airport community and

8. local community to raise awareness about
environmental issues.
Primary among the environmental initiatives
in which the airport actively participates is
that led by Airports Council International
(ACI) Europe, which is aimed at managing
greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) with the
cooperation of airport operators. Under their
terms, Athens International Airport has been
upgraded to level 3+ Neutrality of the Airport
Carbon Accreditation Programme. 676
Last but not least, by investing strongly in
the area of energy efficient infrastructure
and operations since its foundation - and
increasingly so over the past 10 years - the
company has managed to significantly reduce
its carbon footprint to the extent that it became
the first carbon neutral airport in Greece in 2015
- a credit to the Environmental Management
System which it has developed over the course
of several years.

9. Partnerships
As the previous sections alluded to, Athens
International Airport is just the nexus of a large
number of stakeholders. Primary among these
are the suppliers which allow it to maintain a
world-class service to its passengers. Among
them are Greek firms like Simon Technologies,
OFC Aviation Fuel Services and Generali Hellas
Insurance, who look after technology, fuel and
finance respectively.
Among the international partners are the
German Materna Gmbh, Sweden’s ABB
Aviation and Qatar’s Aktor Facility Management
- providing services in technology, ancillary
aviation services and facilities respectively.
Many of these companies also bring expertise
gleamed from other engagements which AIA
can leverage at its base.

11. AnAncient City looks
forward
The growth figures that Athens International
Airport has experienced over the past few years
tell their own story; one of the world’s historical
focal points has an airport befitting such a
title. Although the city around it is ancient, in
just over 20 short years, AIA has become an
integral part of the city’s infrastructure and its
future growth. As Greece pulls further away
from the recession which held it back for
several years, Athens International Airport will
play an important role in its burgeoning capital
city.

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ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
“EL. VENIZELOS” SA, SPATA 19019
Call Centre: (+30) 2103530000 (Available on 24hr basis)
Fax: (+30) 2103530001
Email: airport_info@aia.gr
https:// www.aia.gr