Passenger traffic in Athens International Airport rose 14.7% in September to 1.8 million, from 1.6 million passengers compared with the same month last year.

The Athens airport recorded a new passenger traffic record in the January-September period with a total of around 14 million passengers.

Domestic passengers reached the number of 636,000 in September, up 15.2 % from last year, while international passengers totaled 1.2 million euros, up 14.45.

Foreign travelers grew 25% in September, while Greek travelers fell 5.0%.

According to data released by Athens International Airport, in the January-September period, passenger traffic totaled 14.1 million, achieving 21% increase compared with the same period last year.