Some 20.5 million passengers were recorded on international flights to and from Greece in the Jan-Oct 2019 period, an increase of roughly 687,000 passengers, or 3.5 percent, from the corresponding period of 2018.
According to figures released by INSETE, the summer months also witnessed single-digit increases in international arrivals and departures, with Athens posting an 11.6-percent hike in the Jan-Oct 2019 period.
INSETE is a NGO founded on the initiative of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), with the primary partners being SETE (the principal partner), the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (HHF), the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) and the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Rented Rooms and Apartments (SETKE).
