The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is launching a new round in the legal battle over aircraft noise over Neapoli-Spata. On 30 October, it filed a new application for interim measures with the Athens Multi-Member Court of First Instance, which is scheduled to be heard on Thursday 12 November, the same day as the residents’ main claim for compensation. On Monday 9 November at 12.30 pm, the Municipality of Spata–Artemida convened an urgent meeting of the Municipal Committee via teleconference, with a single agenda item: the appointment of a legal representative for the case.
The application bears the reference numbers GAK 240203/2026 and EAK 667/2026. In the notice convening the meeting, the Municipality explains why it could not wait for the standard procedure: with so few days remaining until the hearing, the lawyer must take on the case immediately, examine the APA’s claims, draft and submit a written statement, and attend the hearing.
What the APA is calling for
The invitation does not describe the content of the application, and the APA has not issued a public statement. It is therefore not known whether it is seeking to have the obligations imposed on it by the court amended, restricted or suspended. We will find this out from the discussion or from the Municipal Committee’s decision, once it is published on the Diafania portal.
The background is well known. Last summer, by Decision 3966/2026, the Athens Single-Judge Court of First Instance gave the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) four months to set up a mechanism to check whether aircraft are complying with the noise-reduction take-off procedure, records infringements and imposes penalties, with a fine of 10,000 euros for each instance of non-compliance. The APA requested that the measures be revoked, but the court rejected this in October with judgment 6771/2026, as we reported at the time. In the insurance case, the municipalities of Spata–Artemida and Markopoulo had joined the residents in bringing the appeal.
The new application was submitted a few weeks before the expiry of the four-month deadline set by the court. To date, it has not been announced whether the monitoring mechanism is operational or whether any sanctions have been imposed on an airline.
Two cases on the same day
On Thursday 12 November, the main claim for damages brought by the ‘Environmental Harmony’ association and residents of Neapolis is also scheduled to be heard at the same court; we we reported on Saturday. The lawsuit concerns the substance of the case and the claim for damages; the APA’s application relates to the interim measures in force until the final judgement. In both cases, the first hearing does not necessarily mean that the case will be heard, as adjournments are common in civil courts.
For residents, what is at stake on Thursday is clear: whether the measures they secured in the summer – and which were confirmed in October – will remain as they are. We will report on what happened in the chamber.
Anyone who is inconvenienced by a particular flight can report it to the airport, by calling 210 3530003 or by emailing NoiseComplaints@aia.gr, stating the date, time and location.
Source: Municipality of Spata–Artemida, notice of the 35th emergency meeting of the Municipal Committee, ref. no. 90213/9 November 2026; Decisions 3966/2026 and 6771/2026 of the Athens Court of First Instance.
