Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)

Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) is a relatively small single-terminal airport where smoking options have become increasingly restricted over the years. The only confirmed smoking option as of 2021 is outside the terminal building, landside, before you clear security. Once you pass through security, there is currently no designated smoking area available airside.

Before Security

Smoking is permitted in designated outdoor areas outside the terminal building. You'll need to step outside through the main entrance or exit doors before check-in or security. No specific signposted outdoor smoking bays are described in detail by sources, but the general rule is that smoking is only allowed in designated outdoor spots, not inside the terminal building itself.

• Head outside the departures entrance before check-in if you want a cigarette before your flight.

• Once you've cleared security, returning landside to smoke and re-entering is not a realistic option at SKG, as re-entry would require going through security again.

After Security

This is where things have changed significantly. A furnished smoking room used to exist airside on the second floor, accessible via elevator or stairs opposite Gate 5. A traveler reported it open in January 2019, describing it as nicely furnished. However, an August 2021 update confirmed the smoking room near Gate 5 was dismantled during renovations to make space for a duty-free shop expansion. No replacement airside smoking facility has been reported since.

There are no known paid lounges at SKG that offer a smoking room or smoking terrace as an alternative airside option. The airport is small and lounge facilities are limited, so there is no realistic paid-lounge workaround for airside smoking.

Vaping Rules

No specific vaping policy is published by the airport or reported by travelers in the available sources. Greece has general restrictions on e-cigarette use in enclosed public spaces, so it is safest to treat vaping the same as smoking: outside only, before security.

Transit and Layovers

If you have a layover at SKG and are already past security, there is currently no airside smoking option available. You would need to exit the secure zone, smoke outside, and go through security again, which is time-consuming and may not be feasible on a short connection.

Bottom Line

Smoke before you go through security, outside the terminal building. Once airside, there is no smoking room and no lounge smoking option at SKG, so plan accordingly.