Passenger traffic last recorded
Aug 2004
no passengers recorded in later published months
Sydney to Athens
Greece · 216 months of data from Jan 1985
Years of data
18
Jan 1985 – Aug 2004
Busiest month
5,211
Sep 1989
Traffic: to Jun 2026
Passenger traffic between Sydney and Athens was last recorded in Aug 2004, after 314 passengers had been recorded since 2003. At its busiest the route carried 5,211 passengers in a single month, in Sep 1989.
Passenger history milestones
Recorded milestones use this city-pair passenger series, with both directions combined. A first positive record is not a service-launch date; complete calendar years require all twelve observed, non-null months.
First positive passenger record
Jan 1985
first recorded month with passengers > 0
Peak complete year
1989
49,661 passengers
Latest complete year
2001
36,392 passengers
The route
Distances are true from Sydney; the ring marks the distance to Athens.
Passengers, 1985 to 2004
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
To Aug 2004 · Marks show industry events
When is this route busiest?
Average passengers by calendar month over the last ten years, relative to the annual average.
Freight
Tonnes of air freight carried on this route — a dimension the domestic data does not have at all.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
Gaps indicate missing observations, not zero values.
To Aug 2004
The route in numbers
| Busiest month on record | 5,211 · Sep 1989 |
| Data coverage | Jan 1985 – Aug 2004 (216 months) |
| Destination region | Greece |
No punctuality data is published for international services, so there are no cancellation or on-time figures on this page. That series covers domestic routes only.