Athens old International Airport - where obsolescence takes its toll... Photo Gallery by Sotiris Blatsis at pbase.com

Athens old International Airport - where obsolescence takes its toll...

Pictures of Athens old International Airport (East Terminal), taken on June 2, 2002, before the area is transformed into congress centres and venues for the 2004 Olympic Games. The airport has ceased its operation since March 28, 2001, but the memories are still there, following every single step of the observer...

Departures	Welcome to Athens International Airport! May I help you?	Where do I check in?...
Can I have your ticket and your luggage please?	Is my flight delayed?	A magazine for myself...
...and two souvenirs for my friends.	Honey, my flight is delayed...	Passport, boarding pass and hand luggage handy...
Time to shop till I drop!	Good Buys!	When daddy comes back, he 'll bring you a doll...
Last Call...	Second gate on the right...	Hometown, I bid you farewell...
EU citizens please queue on the left...	I hope my suitcase hasn't been lost...	The strap jammed in the conveyor. Is it considered an emergency?...
The dull customs officers ahead...	Nothing to declare, of course...	OK, Sir, open it if you wish!
My wife was supposed to be waiting for me around here...	A back-home coffee?	A cafeteria with a view...
Home again!	Endless waiting...

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Rodi		22-Oct-2010 06:10
The most innocent Greek flt memories..I miss this era when everything was more like a "life". I am blessed I found my Dimitris to recall this period holding hands.. @ Dear BIlly: grow up a little..

Dimitris		22-Oct-2010 06:00
Aksiepaini kai siginitiki douleia. Mas thimises polla...Efharisto. @Billy : Get a life..

demetra		08-Sep-2008 01:45
does anybody remember the fantastic spanakopita at the old airport? does anybody know where i can find them in athens today??

Mihalis		24-Jul-2008 22:08
To AERODROMIO ELLHNIKOY tha anoixei xana sto mellon. To pisteyo kai den to oneireyomai mono. O realismos kai oi anagkes tis xoras kai kyrios i ethniki asfalia kapia stigmi tha to energopoiisoyn, Isos ligo meta to 2010 ?

kostas n		24-Feb-2008 16:05
memories from my childhood. I paid tribute to Hellinikon by saying farewell the day it closed.

Panagiotis		02-Jul-2007 08:45
EAST AIRPORT IS AN HISTORICAL AIRPORT.I FEEL BAD BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE IT OPEN.

Anon		08-Mar-2006 18:36
I think Billy is the ugliest person in Europe!!!

Vassilis		05-Oct-2004 13:27
Posso me syginises na ixeres...Doulepsa stis arches tou 1990 sto Anatoliko aerodromio, kai ola mou thymizan ti lampsi tou 1960 an kai eimoun molis 21 eton...Tora doulevo stin Notio Anatoliki Asia kai mou leipei to "kainourgio" aerodromio opos to elege o pateras mou...ta Spata einai entelos aprosopa, den noiotho tipota otan prosgeionomai se afto to aerodromio pou moiazei achanes kai synechos adeio. FERTE MOU piso to Anatoliko... Na'ste kala Vassilis.

luisa		14-Oct-2003 13:05
.....Hours waiting for domestic flights in the park just in front of the old airport of which I remember every single corner...still miss it...

AG0304		21-May-2003 06:39
Excellent gallery!! from an artistic viewpoint, I love pictures of deserted public buildings, and your captions are funny. It's very interesting to see pictures of the old airport after having gotten used to the new one. These pictures brings flashbacks of the 1970s and 1980s with the architecture, interior decor, and funky fonts (on signs) of the late 1960s.

Pavlos		23-Dec-2002 20:27
These photos brought back some great memories . . . I will miss the old airport. Bravo sou megale! Great photos.

Billy		10-Nov-2002 16:49
I'M GLAD ATHENS HELLINIKON AIRPORT CLOSED. IT WAS THE WORST AIRPORT IN EUROPE.

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