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Tragic Accident at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport: 67-Year-Old Disabled Woman Dies in Fall

Published February 27, 2026, 17:00
Tragic Accident at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport: 67-Year-Old Disabled Woman Dies in Fall

A tragic accident occurred at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, where a 67-year-old woman with a disability died after falling during disembarkation from an aircraft arriving from Kefalonia. The woman and her companion fell from a height onto the ground, resulting in serious injuries to the woman and her subsequent death at the Gennimatas Hospital. The Airport Workers' Committee of the KKE expressed its condolences and highlighted the lack of adequate emergency care facilities at the airport, as well as the absence of a hospital in Eastern Attica.