2025 – Skiathos Landings https://www.skiathoslandings.com Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:15:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://www.skiathoslandings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/faviconx16.jpg 2025 – Skiathos Landings https://www.skiathoslandings.com 32 32 Discover Airlines: The Only Container‑Loaded Flight in Skiathos for Summer 2025 https://www.skiathoslandings.com/discover-airlines-the-only-container-loaded-flight-in-skiathos-for-summer-2025/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:34:52 +0000 https://www.skiathoslandings.com/?p=10254 ✈ A320 Family & Containerized Loading
The A319, A320, and A321 are among the very few narrow‑body aircraft certified for containerized lower‑deck operations.
They accept LD3‑45 / AKH containers, which are shorter and narrower than the standard LD3 units used on wide‑body aircraft.

According to ANA Cargo’s A320/321 specifications, the Airbus A320 can load:
Forward hold — 3 containers
Aft hold — 4 containers
Total capacity: 7 containers per A320.

This capability is why airlines such as Discover Airlines (Lufthansa Group) can operate full containerized baggage loading on their A320s — even at smaller airports like Skiathos.

🧩 Why Most Airlines Don’t Use Containers on A320s
Even though the aircraft supports ULDs, most carriers still choose bulk loading because:

Specialized equipment is required
Many small airports (including Skiathos) are not optimized for container operations
Bulk loading is cheaper and simpler for short‑haul flights

This makes Discover Airlines’ operation at Skiathos truly unique for Summer 2025, as they are the only airline using containerized loading on the island.

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]]> Skiathos Airport traffic 2025: annual report https://www.skiathoslandings.com/skiathos-airport-traffic-2025-annual-report/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:46:55 +0000 https://www.skiathoslandings.com/skiathos-airport-traffic-2025-annual-report/

In 2025 Skiathos Airport (JSI) handled 639,242 passengers on 5,485 flights (landings and take-offs), up 6.4% on 2024. It was the busiest year since records began in 1986. August was the busiest month with 164,072 passengers, and 98.4% of the year’s passengers travelled between May and October. The United Kingdom was again the biggest market abroad with 41.3% of all passengers, ahead of Italy.

Passengers and flights from Fraport Greece.

Passengers
639,242
+6.4% vs 2024
Flights (landings + take-offs)
5,485
+6.5% vs 2024
Passengers per flight
117
117 in 2024
International passengers
89.8%
573,741 international, 65,501 domestic

Highlights

  • The busiest year on record (records since 1986).
  • Busiest month: August with 164,072 passengers on 1,294 flights. Quietest: February (1,113).
  • 98.4% of all passengers travelled between May and October.
  • Strongest growth: July, +10.2% on July 2024.
  • Biggest fall: May, −7.3% on May 2024.
  • Biggest foreign market: United Kingdom with 264,229 passengers (41.3%), then Italy (105,729) and Austria (29,959).
  • New markets with more than 1,000 passengers: Slovakia (11,966).
  • Fastest growing big market: Bulgaria, +91.6% (5,526 → 10,590).
  • Domestic passengers (flights to and from other Greek airports): 65,501 (10.2%).
  • Aircraft were emptier than in 2024: 117 passengers per flight against 117.

Passengers per month, 2025 against 2024

20242025
50K
100K
150K
200K
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Show the numbers
MonthPassengers 2024Passengers 2025ChangeFlights 2025DomesticInternational
January1,2801,191−7.0%401,1910
February1,3111,113−15.1%311,1130
March1,7691,656−6.4%381,6560
April4,8373,460−28.5%863,267193
May53,63549,719−7.3%4334,50245,217
June112,914120,623+6.8%1,00810,373110,250
July147,526162,542+10.2%1,29412,683149,859
August149,683164,072+9.6%1,29412,654151,418
September107,484114,046+6.1%95811,237102,809
October17,54917,883+1.9%2314,07413,809
November1,5791,673+6.0%381,487186
December1,2191,264+3.7%341,2640
Total600,786639,242+6.4%5,48565,501573,741

Every year since 1986

Passengers per year, 2025 in blue. No figures for 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993. 2020 and 2021: COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Other years2025
200K
400K
600K
800K
’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25
Show the numbers
YearPassengersFlightsChange
2026 (Jan–Sep)694,9175,710–
2025639,2425,485+6.4%
2024600,7865,149+8.7%
2023552,8445,159+8.1%
2022511,6114,843+148.3%
2021206,0072,972+131.7%
202088,9161,600−80.1%
2019446,2194,178+1.9%
2018437,9164,158+3.3%
2017424,1064,266+4.9%
2016404,2273,830+14.5%
2015353,0833,290+11.9%
2014315,3972,994+18.7%
2013265,7732,368+4.3%
2012254,9052,466+3.3%
2011246,6582,372+7.0%
2010230,4892,472−1.9%
2009235,0712,532−4.1%
2008245,1062,410−4.1%
2007255,6642,526+2.8%
2006248,6612,344+0.9%
2005246,4872,286−3.0%
2004254,0652,440−15.9%
2003301,9642,809−6.2%
2002322,0271,745+0.9%
2001319,2712,664+16.1%
2000274,9712,497+6.5%
1999258,2302,414+5.8%
1998244,1252,650+15.2%
1997211,8802,592+3.2%
1996205,2912,601−16.1%
1995244,6672,885−6.8%
1994262,4613,259–
1992239,4553,661–
1990194,5603,063–
1988177,8743,042–
1986140,9412,816–

Where the passengers flew from and to

Passengers by country of the other airport (Greece = domestic flights), 2025. “Other countries” = countries with fewer than 1,000 passengers each.

United Kingdom
264,229 41.3%
Italy
105,729 16.5%
Greece
65,501 10.2%
Austria
29,959 4.7%
Sweden
21,267 3.3%
Romania
20,579 3.2%
Germany
18,217 2.8%
Denmark
14,852 2.3%
Norway
13,836 2.2%
Serbia
12,310 1.9%
Slovakia
11,966 1.9%
Czech Republic
11,866 1.9%
Hungary
10,923 1.7%
Bulgaria
10,590 1.7%
Switzerland
10,584 1.7%
Netherlands
5,969 0.9%
Cyprus
5,448 0.9%
France
5,241 0.8%
Other countries
176 0.0%
Show the numbers
CountryFlightsPassengersSharePer flightvs 2024
United Kingdom1,832264,22941.3%144+8.7%
Italy680105,72916.5%155+6.3%
Greece1,40665,50110.2%47+12.2%
Austria26029,9594.7%115−2.5%
Sweden12621,2673.3%169−22.9%
Romania15320,5793.2%135−3.3%
Germany15018,2172.8%121−30.8%
Denmark8814,8522.3%169+2.5%
Norway8113,8362.2%171+2.3%
Serbia10912,3101.9%113+15.4%
Slovakia7811,9661.9%153new
Czech Republic7511,8661.9%158−10.4%
Hungary7010,9231.7%156−1.8%
Bulgaria7010,5901.7%151+91.6%
Switzerland9110,5841.7%116+189.7%
Netherlands465,9690.9%130−6.8%
Cyprus425,4480.9%130−13.7%
France575,2410.8%92−40.4%
Other countries711760.0%2–

Monthly reports 2025

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Source: Skiathos Airport (Fraport Greece) air traffic statistics. Flights = landings and take-offs. Charts and analysis: Skiathos Landings.

From our blog in 2025

2025 on the traffic statistics page  ·  All years  ·  All annual reports

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