Nov 3 (Reuters) - Athens International Airport (AIA) posted a 4.8% drop in nine-month net profit on Monday despite increased passenger traffic as rising operating costs and a larger variable concession fee offset modest revenue gains.
The operator of Greece's main gateway said that net profit for the nine months to September 30 fell to 185.8 million euros ($216.68 million) from 195.1 million euros a year earlier.
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(Reporting by Antonis Pothitos
Editing by David Goodman
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