November 2012 Traffic

November stats were released, showing signs of stability for domestic traffic after a long time while the international arrivals mirror the lack of any service beyond the Tirana connection and some charters to Israel by Aegean.

Arrivals Summary

	2012	2011	+/- %
Domestic Arrivals	18.048	18.552	- 2.7%
International Arrivals	461	944	- 51.1%
Total	18.509	19.496	- 5%

International Arrivals by Country

Country	2012	2011	+/-%
Albania	247	222	+10
Israel	149	0	+
Germany	31	41	-24.4
Russia	19	0	+
England	15	76	-80.3

Ryanair deal announced

Later today the chamber of commerce will hold a press conference in order to confirm the successful completion of negotiations with Ryanair, presumably for both Rhodes and Kos. We keep you updated...

Update
First brief info regarding the deal:
- it includes 16 weekly flight to Rhodes as well as Kos (we re sure there gonna be more)
- flights will operate between 1 April 2013 and 31 October 2013, same for 2014
- there is a provision for adding flights in 2014 as well as extending service period by 2 months
- cost of the deal is 500.000 euros, 125.000 yearly for Rhodes and Kos respectively