When does new Athens airport open?
 

Hello travellers, <BR>do you know when does Athens'new airport open (Spata region)? <BR>Was supposed to be ready March 1. Please advise. Thanks !

Last I heard it was April 1st

New aiport to Athens and Pireaus. <BR> <BR>When anyone has been, I'd appreciate information on buses (trains?) from the new airport into the centre of Athens and down to Pireaus. <BR> <BR>Thanks

nice one Celeste! <BR> <BR>and you're right: end of march... <BR> <BR>LIZ: sorry, no trains yet. taxis + buses. <BR>

NO OFFICIAL DATE ANNOUNCED YET. <BR>A LOT OF "FOG" CONCERNING EXACT DATE <BR>DUE TO ROAD TO/FROM NOT BEING READY AS YET. <BR>ORIGINAL DATE AS FOR MARCH 1ST 2001. <BR> <BR>UNOFFICIAL DATE IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS <BR>IS FOR MARCH 28TH 2001. STAY TIUNED.... <BR>

From Airwise News www.airwise.com/index.html <BR> <BR>Greece Urged To Delay New Airport Opening <BR>Feb 10, 2001 <BR> <BR>"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged Greece yesterday to delay the opening of the new Athens airport, saying access roads and support facilities were unfinished. <BR>IATA officials recommended delaying the scheduled March opening after inspecting the new airport at Spata, 10 miles east of the capital. <BR>"Road access to the new airport is of major concern," IATA Director General Pierre Jeanniot, said in a statement. "Very important support facilities such as catering, cargo and aircraft maintenance are (also) still far from finished." <BR>In a country which relies heavily on its large tourism industry, the warning will come as an embarrassment for the government. <BR>More than 11 million tourists visited Greece last year, with about 2.5 million of them flying into Athens. <BR>The government has insisted there will be no delay in the airport's inauguration and that vital sections of the access roads will be ready in time. <BR>Athens International Airport is now located at the city's coastal suburb of Hellenikon". <BR> <BR>

It opened March 26--yesterday!

check out their website:<BR><BR>www.aia.gr