Athens Airport CEO Joins ACI EUROPE Board

Giorgos Kallimasiotis, CEO of Athens International Airport (AIA), has joined the Board of Directors of ACI EUROPE, the European airport association. His election marks an increased Greek presence in the industry's top European bodies.

ACI EUROPE announced the re-election of Fraport AG CEO Stefan Schulte as its president for a second term during its 36th annual conference and General Assembly in Prague. The association represents over 600 airports across Europe and serves as the primary voice for the European airport sector on policy, sustainability, investment, and connectivity.

Schulte expressed gratitude for the renewed trust, highlighting the financial sustainability and investment challenges facing European airports amid rising passenger traffic. The General Assembly also welcomed new board members, including Eleni Kalogirou from Cyprus, Nazareno Ventola from Italy, Arnaud Feist from Belgium, Remi Maumon de Longevialle from France, Pieter van Oord from the Netherlands, Andrew Bell from the United Kingdom, and Mats Johannesson from Sweden.

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European airports are facing the challenge of ensuring their financial sustainability and investment capabilities, regardless of the increase in passenger traffic.