Alexandros Maragos

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Silence at the Airport: The Eerie Emptiness of Athens International Airport during the COVID-19 Lockdown (Photography)

Typically bustling with travellers, Athens’s International Airport is seen empty on April 20, 2020

18 scenes that depict the impact of the coronavirus lockdown
at the Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”

Big Pictures: Athens on Lockdown

Attiki Odos motorway (right) and Short Term AIA Parking (left) is seen almost empty at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” in Athens, Greece on April 20, 2020

Eerie silence at the departures area of Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”, Athens, Greece, April 20, 2020

An Aegean Airlines plane sits parked at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" during the coronavirus outbreak in Athens, Greece on April 20, 2020

Quietness at the arrivals area. Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”, Athens, Greece, April 20, 2020

Not a single traveller can be found at the departure entrances of the airport, Athens, Greece, April 20, 2020

Athens Airport departures check-in area is pictured completely empty on April 20, 2020

Closed counters at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”, Athens, Greece, April 20, 2020

Inside the Athens International Airport only the automated public announcement system break the eerie silence. Athens, Greece, April 20, 2020

The usually bustling Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” looks eerie empty on April 20, 2020

Athens’s International Airport is seen empty on April 20, 2020

Quite at the departures check-in area. Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”, Athens, Greece, April 20, 2020

The moving walkway connecting the train terminal to Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” move passengerless in Athens, Greece on April 20, 2020

The Train Terminal of Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” is seen empty in Athens, Greece on April 20, 2020

The train to Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” is seen almost empty in Athens, Greece on April 17, 2020

With flights being canceled around the world, Bus Route X95 from Syntagma Square to Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” is a ghost ship. April 12, 2020

Aegean Airlines Aircrafts parked at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” in Athens, Greece on April 20, 2020

Aegean Airlines planes stand motionless at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” in Athens, Greece on April 20, 2020

Photography: Alexandros Maragos / View on Instagram: @alexmaragos