New Athens airport now a bustling European hub
For many European Regions Airline Association (ERA) general assembly delegates, their arrival here in Athens will have been their first sight and experienc

For many European Regions Airline Association (ERA) general assembly delegates, their arrival here in Athens will have been their first sight and experience of the new Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, opened just six months ago at Spata. Already the new facility is running ahead of its business plan with more than a million passengers a month, and over 600 daily movements being handled in June.

ERA delegates will be encouraged to know that the new airport offers state-of-the-art security with as many as five levels of screening. “[It] is one of the few airports in Europe processing all baggage with the latest tomograph equipment,” according to airport officials. Manned computer workstations display images of any hold bags rejected by  explosive detection equipment.

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