Thessaloniki Airport
[12] The first international flight to Thessaloniki landed at the Little Mikra air field, and government efforts at encouraging the growth of civil aviation saw the start of construction of a purpose-built civilian airport at the present location in 1938.[12] Works were temporarily abandoned due to the Second World War and the airport opened to civilian traffic in 1948.The accession of Greece to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation saw NATO-funded investments such as the expansion of the 10/28 runway to 2,440 metres (8,010 ft) and the inauguration of a new terminal building in 1965.[12] Modernisation works were undertaken in the late 1990s, as part of the celebrations for Thessaloniki being European Capital of Culture in 1997.[20] It includes an additional 28 check in counters (bringing the airport total to 44), and twelve departure gates (numbered 01-12) for international (intra-Schengen) and domestic flights.In both terminals, passengers can use the "Fraport-free" free Wi-Fi [21] and public mobile phone charging ports,[22] as well as luggage carrying trolleys, and receive information from two National Tourism Organization offices.There are also ATM machines, postal service [23] and car rental offices [24] in the departure sections of both terminals.Significant traffic increase took place during 2014, with the total number of passengers exceeding the five million mark for the first time.[94] This extension is not an immediate concern for the company, however, since the terminus of Line 2, Mikra, will be connected with the airport by a 10-minute shuttle bus.
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