AEGEAN carried 1.9 million passengers in the first two months of 2025, a 9% increase

AEGEAN recorded a dynamic start in passenger traffic during the first two months of 2025, with an increase of 9% in total passenger traffic in the winter months of January and February.

The airline has carried approximately 1.9 million passengers on both its international and domestic network while offered more than 2.4 million seats (+8% more). AEGEAN, during these traditionally weakest two months of the year, recorded a 13% increase in international passenger traffic and 3% increase in domestic passenger traffic, with load factors remaining at the level as last year.

In 2024, AEGEAN carried 16.3 million passengers, recording an annual growth of 6% in 2024 compared to 2023, offering more than 19.7 million seats, increased by 1.1 million despite operational and geopolitical challenges, and reached yet another record year in passenger traffic.

For 2025, AEGEAN, while continuing its growth strategy, will offer approximately 21.5 million available seats, i.e. 1.8 million seats more than in 2024. It will offer approximately 13 million available seats in the international network, exceeding 1.4 more seats compared to 2024, and 8.5 million available seats in the domestic network, recording an 6% increase.

Regarding its international network, AEGEAN continues to significantly strengthen its activity in the Turkish market by adding new direct flights from Heraklion, Mykonos, Rhodes and Santorini to Istanbul, and is launching new direct connections to Erbil (Iraq) and Baku (Azerbaijan) from Athens and to Rome from Larnaca during the summer season of 2025. At the same time, the company is further strengthening its activities in the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkans (Albania, Bulgaria), Egypt as well as Italy (Rome, Bologna) and Switzerland (Zurich), while it is also continuing its significant investment in routes to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco.

In the domestic network, a significant effort is being made to add new direct connections to more destinations within Greece with seven (7) new connections being added. In particular four new routes (4) to/from the Heraklion airport which as of this summer will be directly connected with Rhodes, Naxos, Corfu and Kos. Two (2) additional connections from Rhodes airport to/from Chania and Santorini. While Thessaloniki will be directly connected to Syros.

Passenger Traffic January – February 2025