Cyprus Airways said its May passenger results increased more than four times from 2022, carrying 66,998 passengers up from 14,735. During May, the Cypriot flag carrier operated 370 scheduled flights (May’22: 214), improving its load factor by 14%. Compared to May 2019, before the start of the pandemic, Cyprus Airways carried 55% more passengers on
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An autopsy carried out on a 38-year-old British woman who was found dead in her Paphos home last week was inconclusive, with police now waiting for the toxicology reports to determine their next move. In a communication with the Financial Mirror, a police spokesperson said the autopsy on the woman did not reveal the cause
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Former Larnaca Bishop Chrysostomos has been suspended from his duties by the Holy Synod following his 12-month jail term after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor in a historic case. On Tuesday, the Cyprus Church’s decision-making body decided to censure the 85-year-old senior cleric until his appeal to the Supreme Court is examined.
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As long as Cyprus is divided, Europe will never be complete, European Parliament head Roberta Metsola said on Tuesday in statements with President Nikos Christodoulides. Metsola and Christodoulides held talks before he addressed the EP plenary in Strasbourg. “The only way forward is for there to be a single, sovereign European state, a bicommunal, bizonal
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Commuters using public transport to go about their business will no longer have to stand in the sun and rain while waiting for the bus, as a €60 mln project will deliver state-of-the-art shelters. The Department of Public Works is preparing a tender to construct 5,100 modern sheltered bus stops and smart boards informing passengers
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Persistently high inflation and the recent spike in lending rates will trigger a correction in the UK housing market, a Moody’s analysis predicts. “We expect a decline of up to 10% in house prices over the next two years would not diminish the creditworthiness of the issuers we rate, but our simulations of a sharper
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Cyprus airports in May came close to meeting pre-pandemic passenger traffic registered in the record-benchmark year of 2019. According to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service, Larnaca and Paphos airports, they had just 3.1% fewer passengers in May than in 2019, with over one million people passing through their gates. Total passenger traffic in
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The Foreign Ministry condemned the illegal visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the occupied north and his statements on recognition as a condition for Cyprus talks to resume. It said Monday’s visit was another “flagrant violation” of the UN Security Council Resolutions at a time when the Republic of Cyprus is making strong
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By Edward Moya US stocks are rallying ahead of a massive macro week that contains a key inflation reading, some major central bank rate decisions, and many important economic readings. The bull market rally looks like it doesn’t want to stop, which means Wall Street appears confident that the Fed will not be delivering its
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A hike in prices of essential products has been constrained by a government decision to waive VAT on items, including milk, nappies, and bread; however, reports of abuse have been filed by consumers. The government’s intervention came in early May after the prices of essential products skyrocketed. A list of 1,775 items will carry a
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