Greek Aegean Airlines H1 traffic rises 19 pct to 2.3 mln passengers

Greek Aegean Airlines said that passenger traffic in the first half of the year rose 19 pct year on year to 2.3 mln passengers, up from 1.9 mln passengers over the same period in 2006. The airline attributed the increase to healthy travel demand, the company's strengthening brand awareness, and its international network expansion. Flights in the first half of the year also rose 16 pct year on year to 25,628 flights, resulting in an average of 91 passengers per flight in the first half of 2007 against 89 in the same period of 2006.