Luxor Luxor Luxor (; '; Egyptian Arabic: ' ; Sa'idi Arabic: "" , ) is a city in Upper (southern) Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate. The population numbers 506,588 (2012 estimate), with an area of approximately . As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Waset, known to the Greeks as Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-air museum", as the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the River Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs of the West Bank Necropolis, which includes
Athens International Airport Transavia France, TUIfly Belgium, Brussels Airlines, Aer Lingus, Air Transat and Scoot. Athens International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Greece. By the end of 2017, it was the 27th busiest airport in Europe handling a total traffic of 21.74 million passengers. The table below shows passenger totals at Athens International Airport by country destination during 2017. A railway station is immediately adjacent to the airport terminal, accessible by an elevated walkway. Athens Metro line 3 and the suburban railway service Proastiakos run trains to and from this station. The airport is accessible by the Attiki Odos toll