Editing Athens International Airport (section)

=== Greek government debt-crisis impact (2009–2013) ===
The [[Greek government-debt crisis]] reduced the overall passenger traffic of the airport for six consecutive years. Many long-haul airlines outright terminated service to the airport, while others chose to operate on a seasonal basis only, opting to terminate service during the winter months.<ref>{{Cite news|title=A Greek island|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/gulliver/2013/06/10/a-greek-island?fsrc=scn%252Ffb%252Fwl%252Fbl%252Fgreekisland|access-date=2022-12-27|issn=0013-0613}}</ref> Moreover, these problems were further exacerbated by the closure of [[Olympic Airlines]], which operated many long-haul flights to and from the airport. In 2013, the airport handled just above 12.5 million passengers, 3.2% fewer than in 2012 and lower by approximately 25% when compared to 2007's traffic, which was the all-time-high at that time.<ref name=AIA/>