Scenario of its lengthening tourist season disclose the figures of the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (eurocontrol) over the next six weeks. In particular, starting from the current week and until October 16, the number of flights in Hellas it is estimated to exceed 2019 levels, making the goal of extending the tourist season in autumn possible, as well as a new record in tourism.

For example, approximately 4,940 flights are scheduled for the week of October 3-9, with Athens airport collect the lion’s share.

On a pan-European level, flight volume is recording a strong recovery, while Friday flights are expected to be in line with 88% of 2019 levels in September. According to Eurocontrol, the recovery trend is expected to be slightly higher. in October, so the pan-European number of flights will be 31,000 on peak days (mostly Fridays and Saturdays).

Starting this week and ending October 16, the flight project in Greece is estimated to exceed 2019 levels.

The flight project is one of the indicators showing the good performance of tourism. This is also the result of passenger traffic at Athens International Airport (AIA) and 14 regional airports reaching 2019 levels. In AIA, passenger traffic in July was 2.83 million, down 5.1% from the same month. in 2019. Domestic passenger traffic showed a drop of only 0.3%, which was higher and amounted to 7.2% for international passenger traffic. In just the first seven months of the year, the airport’s passenger traffic reached 11.8 million, remaining down 17.1% compared to 2019.

At 14 regional airports, passenger traffic in July this year was 11% higher compared to the corresponding month of 2019. According to aviation factors, inflationary pressures, which directly affect the purchasing power of airlines, will play a decisive role in the coming months. , consumers, but also oil prices.

The price of jet fuel more than tripled year-on-year through the end of August to $379 per gallon from $103, according to Eurocontrol.