Aopa Hellas

AOPA Hellas president Mr Kyprianos Biris and the member of the AOPA board Dr Chris Leontopoulos met with Fraport Hellas's CEO, Mr Spyratos, the aviation safety manager, Mr Patrikakos, and the head of airport operations, Mr Daskalou.

The meeting was conducted in a pleasant atmosphere at the Fraport Hellas offices in Marousi, Athens. The issues that were discussed were the possibility of a fly-in in Santorini Island, the reduction of the landing fees to general aviation aircraft up to 2 tonnes and the reduction of fees in the PPR process. For the latter, it was acknowledged that this cost and corresponding fee is to be addressed to the handlers rather than Fraport itself. Mr Spyratos promised a reduction in the landing fees "soon", but again we could not get a specific date out from him. On the other hand, we got the green light to conduct a fly-in in Santorini island with a new possible venue timing, end of September 2024. A number of other airports and GA issues were also discussed of lesser significance. The AOPA representatives tried to explain the numerous problems associated with the negative image that Fraport Hellas maintains abroad in the GA community, also reflected in its Wikipedia link. The meeting lasted for one and a half hours, and it is hoped to be repeated next month.