Flight delays in Greek airports are far fewer in comparison with the chaotic conditions prevailing in other European airports, Infrastructure and Transport ministry sources said on Wednesday, adding that problems prevailing in large European airports accounted for at least 80% for any small flight delays occurring in some Greek airports, while offering assurances that Greek aviation traffic was not responsible.
According to available figures, 53% of flights in the Athens international airport land on time, while of the remaining 47%, 80% of delay is attributed to delays from European airports and 20% to commercial flights outside slots – mostly in the Heraklion airport, Crete – or private flights to Greek islands. The ministry sources said around 600-1,000 passenger luggages from previous days’ flights were delivered to the Athens international airport on a daily basis and that the airport has created a temporary logistics system to deal with the situation.
SOURCE; ANA-MPA
