Athens airport in Greece
Athens Airport in Greece, or else " Eleftherios Venizelos
airport ", has been around since March 28th, 2001. It is a
replacement for the old and congested Athens airport. It is new,
spacious and modern. It has the first place on "Overall
Passenger Satisfaction" world charts for the last 4 years -in
its airport size category.
The Athens airport in Greece already employs 14,000 people. The
Athens airport in Greece covers a total of 17.5 square
kilometers and consists of 2 independent parallel runways, each
being 4 kilometers in length. Also, there are 89 aircraft
parking stands, 24 passenger boarding bridges, 48 gates, 114
check-in counters and 11 luggage claim conveyor belts with a
hourly capacity of some 7,000 items. AIA can hold up to 16
million passengers and 220 megatons (220,000 tons) of cargo
annually, 600 aircraft movements per day and 65 landings or
takeoffs per hour.
During 2004, it has handled some 191 thousand flights, carrying
119 megatons of cargo and transferring 13.6 million passengers.
Telephones, OTE (the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization)
offices and all public card phone booths are the cheapest way to
make local or international calls. To do so, just purchase a
phone card from any kiosk or periptero and make your call. There
are many card phones on the streets everywhere in Greece and the
islands so it shouldn't be difficult to locate one. OTE offices
are open from 08:00 to 14:00. Phone cards can be purchased from
kiosks and OTE offices.
Travel agencies providing, booking for hotels, air travel, boat
tickets, cruises, inclusive travel packages can be found at the
Athens airport. You can access the Athens airport in Greece
through the 6-lane freeway Attiki Odos coming from the south.
The means of transport you can use are various: by one of the 4
"express airport bus" lines (E93, E94, E95, E96), by 2 express
KTEL bus lines (one from/to Markopoulo, the other from/to
Rafina), by suburban railway or the metro system, by a taxi or
by your own vehicle.
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