Eleftherios Venizelos International (ATH, ICAO LGAV) serves Athens, Greece and is a destination reached by travellers flying from across Africa. Our catalogue links 0 direct destinations out of ATH and 1 African origin into it, served by 1 carrier.
At a glance
1 catalogued corridor touch Athens (ATH / LGAV) in Greece: 0 outbound and 1 inbound, flown by 1 carrier. 1 of those corridors carry a cached USD quote in our weekly fare cache; the rest are catalogued on schedule evidence alone. The mix runs 1 sector under four hours, 0 of four to seven and 0 beyond seven.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA / ICAO | ATH / LGAV |
| City | Athens |
| Country | Greece |
| Direct destinations (catalogued) | 0 |
| Reached from (African origins) | 1 |
| Coordinates | 37.936, 23.945 |
The route mix at ATH splits into 1 short sector under four hours, 0 medium sectors of four to seven hours and 0 long-haul sectors beyond seven — a profile that tells you what the terminal is actually built around. 0 of the corridors here are flagged in our data as labour-migration or diaspora routes, where checked-baggage terms drive booking decisions more than schedule does.
Two codes, two uses. ATH is the IATA code you will see on a ticket, a baggage tag and a departure board, while LGAV is the ICAO code used in flight plans, NOTAMs and air-traffic filing. They are not interchangeable: IATA codes are reused across the world’s smaller fields and are the ones that cause mis-booking, which is why every corridor on this site is keyed on the pair of codes rather than a city name.
Airlines serving ATH
1 carrier appears on the ATH corridors covered here; for the 1 we hold details on, checked-baggage baselines are 23 kg, and 1 of them belong to a global alliance (Star Alliance 1). That list is built from the 1 corridors this site catalogues through ATH, so it is our coverage rather than the airport’s full published schedule.
These carriers operate the ATH corridors catalogued on this site.
| Airline | Alliance | Checked baggage | Hajj/Umrah charter |
|---|---|---|---|
| EgyptAir (MS) | Star Alliance | 23 kg | Yes |
Alliance spread decides how easily a disruption at ATH gets fixed. With 1 Star Alliance carrier on these corridors, a passenger stuck here can sometimes be reflowed onto a partner without a new ticket — but only within the same alliance, and only when the original ticket permits it. Between alliances, re-accommodation is a commercial favour rather than an entitlement.
Diaspora and migrant-worker baggage uplift recorded against carriers here: EgyptAir +18 kg. These are carrier promotions attached to nominated corridors and fare families — they do not follow you onto a partner’s codeshare segment, and the cheapest fare buckets are usually excluded. Confirm against your own booking class rather than the table.
Top routes into ATH
Cairo to Athens (CAI–ATH) heads the ATH list below, at about 5 flights a week on MS.
The USD market-low column is the cheapest fare our weekly cache recorded on the corridor across all carriers.
| Route | Carriers | Freq/wk | Block (h) | Market low (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo (CAI) → Athens (ATH) | MS | ~5 | ~2.0 | $185 |
Three corridors carry roughly 100% of the 5 weekly departures our catalogue records at ATH, which makes the airport two different places depending on which flight you hold. Dense routes absorb disruption within the day. Thin ones do not, and rebooking onto another airline needs an interline agreement rather than goodwill.
Block times across these corridors run from about 2.0 h to 2.0 h. That range is the practical reason a single connecting-time rule does not work at ATH: a short regional inbound and a long-haul outbound have very different delay profiles, and a tight self-built connection between them is where most missed onward flights on this site’s corridors happen. On separate tickets there is no protection at all.
Passenger compensation rights at ATH
3 compensation bands apply at ATH under EU261 — €250, €400 and €600 by great-circle distance — on any departure from Athens, whoever operates it. Arrivals from Africa are covered only when the operating carrier is EU/EEA-licensed. Compensation, where any is due, is payable only when the disruption sits inside the airline’s control — weather, air-traffic control and security events are excluded; duty of care is owed regardless of cause.
Flights departing Athens (ATH) are covered by EU261 for any airline — useful on the return leg to Africa — while arrivals into ATH from Africa are covered only when the operating carrier is EU/EEA-licensed. Eligibility follows the departure airport and operating carrier, not your passport.
| Regime | When it applies | Remedy for a long delay / cancellation |
|---|---|---|
| EU261 | Any flight departing ATH (e.g. your return to Africa), any airline; arrivals into ATH only when the operating carrier is EU/EEA-licensed. | €250 (≤1,500 km), €400 (1,500–3,500 km) or €600 (>3,500 km) for a 3 h+ arrival delay or a cancellation within the airline’s control, plus care. |
| Montreal Convention 1999 | Any international itinerary — baggage and delay losses. | Compensation for lost, damaged or delayed baggage (up to 1,519 SDR per passenger) and for provable losses caused by delay (up to 6,303 SDR), limits in force since 28 December 2024. |
Corridors and typical fares from ATH
1 of the 1 ATH corridors carry a cached USD quote, the lowest at $185. Fares are quoted in USD across the whole site so corridors from different African markets stay comparable. Sector length drives the shape: 1 run under four hours, 0 four to seven and 0 beyond seven.
Most ATH corridors here serve intra-Africa and Gulf-hub business travellers. The mix is 1 short intra-Africa hop (under 4 h). As rough planning ranges (editorial estimates, not observed fares): intra-Africa $400–900, Gulf hubs $500–1,200, long-haul $800–2,200; each per-route guide below shows the cached fare with the date it was found.
| Corridor | Cached low (USD) | Cheapest month seen |
|---|---|---|
| CAI-ATH | $185 | $73 in Jul 2026 |
The shape of the fare curve follows the sector length. The 1 short corridor under four hours from ATH price like regional traffic and move mostly with the day of the week; the 0 long-haul corridors beyond seven hours move with season and school holidays, and can double between the cheapest and dearest month in our own cache. Mixing the two on one average would be meaningless, which is why every corridor page carries its own floor.
Direct flights to ATH — 1 route
1 catalogued route is listed below for ATH, reaching 1 country, led by Egypt. Our catalogue records 0 departure and 1 arrival corridor at ATH, each linking to a corridor guide with carriers, frequency, block time and any cached fare. The list is this site’s catalogue, not the airport’s timetable.
Each link opens a corridor guide rather than a booking form: carriers, an estimated weekly frequency, scheduled block time, the great-circle distance used that sets an EU261 or UK261 band where either applies, and whatever the fare cache holds. That is deliberate — the useful decision on a corridor is usually which routing and which carrier, and only then which price.
The list covers this site’s catalogue, not the airport’s timetable. We add corridors where there is a real audience among African travellers — diaspora, pilgrim, intra-Africa and business traffic — so a seasonal charter or a thin regional service out of Athens may be missing even though it operates. A blank fare means no cached quote rather than no service.
FAQ
How is ATH airport connected? ATH (Athens) is reachable on 1 direct route in our catalogue — see the full route list above.
What are the IATA and ICAO codes for ATH airport? The IATA code is ATH and the ICAO code is LGAV. The airport serves Athens, Greece.
How can I check fares and schedules for routes through ATH? Each route in the list above links to a guide with live USD fares, weekly frequency and the airlines that operate it.
Which airlines fly from ATH? Carriers on ATH corridors catalogued here: EgyptAir. See the airlines table above for alliance and baggage.
What is the cheapest flight from ATH? The lowest cached fare out of ATH in our weekly snapshot was about $185 on Cairo–Athens (CAI-ATH) — a dated observation, not a current price. Open the route guide for the fare with its observation date.
Can I claim compensation for a disrupted flight at ATH? Yes, on flights departing ATH: a 3 h+ delay or cancellation within the airline’s control pays €250–€600 by distance under EU261, whatever your nationality. Arrivals into ATH from Africa qualify only when the operating carrier is EU/EEA-licensed.
Sources
3 primary sources cited on this page are regulator and government material, not secondary summaries. Each is listed with what it actually governs, so a claim on this page can be checked against the instrument it comes from. Where a value is missing from our own data we leave the cell blank rather than estimate it.
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EU261 — Regulation 261/2004 — the consolidated text of Regulation 261/2004 itself — the compensation amounts, the distance bands and the extraordinary-circumstances defence.
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Montreal Convention 1999 — ICAO — the ICAO treaty collection, the source for the Montreal Convention 1999 baggage and delay liability limits.
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AirHelp — flight-compensation claims — a commercial claims service, cited as the industry explainer alongside the regulator rather than instead of it.
Two-source discipline applies to every passenger-rights claim on this site: the regulator’s own text for the rule, and a commercial explainer only as a secondary reading. Where the two disagree, the regulator wins. Compensation figures stay in the currency of the instrument — euro for EU261, pound for UK261, Canadian dollar for APPR, SDR for Montreal — because converting them to USD would imply a precision the instruments do not have.
Related
- Flights to Greece — country landing page: 1 catalogued corridor from African airports, carriers, visa row and the USD fare floor we have on file.
On African corridors the useful alternative is frequently a different gateway or a different airline, not a different city.