Greek carrier Aegean's passenger traffic jumps 70% in July-August

Greece’s largest carrier Aegean Airlines said on Thursday its passenger numbers rose 70% in July and August compared to the same period in 2020 as tourism rebounded after last year’s slump. Aegean, a member of the Star Alliance airline group, said the rise in passengers improved its load factor to 71.7% but it remained lower than the 82.7% level it reached in 2019, a record year for tourism in Greece, before the outbreak of the pandemic. The airline said it flew more than 2.3m passengers in the July-August period, meaning the number topped the entire passenger traffic of the previous six months. Passenger traffic on flights abroad jumped 108% compared to the same months last year, reaching 1.2m passengers.<br/>