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CEO’s note

MOVING ON:
“2018 marks
the beginning of
construction works
for five brand-new
terminals, as well as
major revamp works at
all other airports”.
ΠΡΟΧΩΡΑΜΕ
ΜΠΡΟΣΤΑ:
«Το 2018 σηματοδοτεί
την έναρξη των
έργων για πέντε
ολοκαίνουργιους
τερματικούς σταθμούς,
καθώς και τις
σημαντικές εργασίες
αναδιαμόρφωσης
σε όλα τα υπόλοιπα
αεροδρόμια».

brand-new terminals in Thessaloniki, Corfu,
Kefalonia, Kos, and Mytilini - as well as major
revamp works at all other airports. Airports
A Constructive Year at Aktion, Skiathos, Mykonos, Samos and
Santorini will be expanded and refurbished,
while the Kavala, Zakynthos, Rhodes and
2018 is a year of immense change for Greece’s 14 Chania airports will be internally remodelled
regional airports. We’ve taken on an enormous challenge, becoming more user friendly and efficient. At
that is no less than to fully revamp the 14 airports that the same time we upgrade and refurbish all
Fraport Greece manages. We set the bar high. We want 15 runways in order to be ready for the new
to radically enhance the overall passenger experience tourism season. This initial phase will last for
at the gateways of some of the most popular holiday about three years and is expected to be gradually
destinations worldwide in the islands of Crete (Chania), completed by 2021.
Corfu, Kefalonia, Kos, Lesvos (Mytilini), Mykonos, At a time when Greek tourism has taken a
Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Skiathos and Zakynthos particularly dynamic course, with our airports
as well as in mainland Greece in Aktion, Kavala and marking a 10,5% increase in passengers to
Thessaloniki. more than 27 million passengers, terminal area
As we begin major overhaul works on the airports’ in our airports will increase by 50% (100,000
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infrastructure, we know from the start that our bet m ) to a total of 300.000 m . The new terminals
is a big one. We have committed to an investment of cater to passenger needs as well as airport
approximately €415 million in order to cater for the employees. They will offer the amenities that
needs of all 14 airports – to build new, upgrade, expand demanding travellers expect. More check-in
and modernise them. This is on top of the more than stations, more security lanes, state of the art
€1.2 billion already paid to the Greek State as upfront baggage handling systems, comfortable lounges,
payment on concession start. fast wifi download speeds and comprehensive
2018 marks the beginning of construction works for five family services. We have taken all precautions

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