{"id":15314,"date":"2026-05-01T18:13:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/journalists-injured-in-araxos-airport-staircase-collapse\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:13:50","slug":"journalists-injured-in-araxos-airport-staircase-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/journalists-injured-in-araxos-airport-staircase-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists injured in Araxos Airport staircase collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1302573\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/araxos-0-320x200.jpg?v=1777654823\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/araxos-0.jpg?v=1777654823\" alt=\"Journalists injured in Araxos Airport staircase collapse\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/araxos-0-960x600.jpg?v=1777654823\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Three journalists were injured when a boarding staircase collapsed during a media event at Araxos Airport in western Greece.<\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred during the first landing of a TUI aircraft named \u201cPatra,\u201d when reporters and photographers were instructed to climb the staircase to film the arrival.<\/p>\n<p>About 10 to 15 people were reportedly on the structure when it gave way.<\/p>\n<p>A journalist from Athens, a cameraman and a photographer from Patra suffered limb injuries and were taken by ambulance to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Several other media representatives sustained minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1302573\/journalists-injured-in-araxos-airport-staircase-collapse\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three journalists were injured when a boarding staircase collapsed during a media event at Araxos Airport in western Greece. 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