7 million passengers through Larnaka and Pafos Airports in 2007

Over 7 million passengers passed through Larnaka and Pafos International Airports in 2007, a 3.94% increase on 2006, and a new record for passenger traffic at Cyprus Airports, a press release issued here today by Hermes Airports Ltd said.
2007 figures break the previous record set in 2005 of 6,781,643 passengers. Over 5.2 million passengers travelled through Larnaka International Airport in 2007- a 7.16% increase on 2006. In December alone, the two airports handled over 325,000 passengers, a 10.9% increase on December 2006, as passengers flew into and out of Cyprus for the holiday season, a press release added.
Bob Manning, Chief Executive Officer of Hermes Airports Ltd, commented: “We are delighted at this record passenger figure for 2007, which further demonstrates the attractiveness of Cyprus as a business and leisure destination. The key growth markets were Greece, Russia, Scandinavia, Austria, Romania, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. During 2007, Manning noted, significant positive developments took place for Cyprus Airports, including new airlines, new services and major improvements to facilities at both Airports”.
CEO of Hermes Airports Ltd pointed out that in 2007, new flights from the UK and Ireland were launched by low cost carrier’s flymonarch, Flyglobespan and XL.com., noting that new flights and increased frequencies between Vienna and Larnaka were introduced by both SkyEurope and Austrian Airlines. ”Low cost carrier Jazeera Airways launched new flights to Kuwait, and GB Airways introduced a significantly increased schedule of flights between London Gatwick and Pafos”, he added.
He indicated that ”2008 will be a very exciting year for Cyprus as we open the new airport terminal in Pafos in November and welcome more new airlines, new routes and additional frequencies to our route networks at both Larnaka and Pafos.”