OLD ATHENS AIRPORT IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
December 1st, 2011
BY MICHAEL KOSMIDES
THE GREEK government has launched an international multibillion Euro tender regenerating the old Athens airport area at Hellinikon. The 620 hectare site is more than twice the size of Hyde Park in London. It includes facilities used for the Athens 2004 Olympics and listed buildings such as the former 'Athens East Terminal', designed by the architect Eero Saarinen.
Various uses are being considered, although sources at the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) that launched the tender told Jane's Airport Review that reverting part ...
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