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Βy Dimitris

                                                              Gerogiannis


                                                              CEO,  AEGEAN








        Dear partners,                                        Looking ahead, the prospects for the travel indus-
        It brings me immense pleasure                         try worldwide appear rather positive.  Yet in our
                                                              pursuit of positive results and continues growth, we
        to extend a heartfelt welcome                         must also acknowledge the challenges that lie ahead.
        to each one of you. Reflecting                        The ever-evolving landscape of the travel industry de-
                                                              mands agility, innovation, and a collaborative spirit.
        upon the previous season, I’m                         Likewise, we, at AEGEAN,  continue to offer our

        filled with gratitude and pride as                    passengers new options and travel experiences, invest-

        thanks to our combined efforts,                       ing in expanding our network with new destinations,
                                                              not only during the summer season but also during the
        the travel industry witnessed                         winter. We recently announced AEGEAN’s new win-
                                                              ter schedule with the aim to mitigate seasonality in the
        positive results that surpassed                       region.

        expectations.                                         In the wake of our third decade, we are committed

                                                              to continue investing and working towards gaining our
        2023 is the first “normal” year for Greek tourism     passengers’ trust, operating responsibly, protecting the
        after three extremely difficult years and has shown the   environment as well as offering growth opportunities
        sector’s unique ability to recover. The industry was hit   for our employees. We will continue to enhance con-
        hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic, yet today tourism   nectivity and drive economic growth in exciting desti-
        activity has returned to pre-pandemic levels, and we   nations, while upholding our commitment to provide a
        are achieving development goals.                      unique travel experience in across our extensive net-
                                                              work.
        We, at AEGEAN, have had a very successful
        growth in the last months. We carried more than       Thank you for being an integral part of our
        11.9 million passengers between January and Septem-   success.
        ber 2023, an increase of 30% compared to the corre-
        sponding period last year and have flown successfully
        our biggest network ever. A network of 165 destina-
        tions and 272 direct routes, in 46 countries, with a fleet   Dimitris Gerogiannis,
        of 76 aircraft.                                       CEO, AEGEAN
















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