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Cyprus Airways launches twice weekly to Brussels, third in summer

Cyprus Airways has added its 17th destination to its 2024 schedule, launching twice weekly flights on Monday between Larnaca and Brussels. The EU and Belgian capital will be served every Monday and

7th February 2024

Companies/Cyprus

Wizz Air carries 2.2 mln passengers from Cyprus

Low cost airline Wizz Air carried 2.2 mln passengers to and from Cyprus last year, totalling 11,063 flights or an average 7.5 daily from its Larnaca hub, nearly double the 2022 schedule.

24th January 2024

Companies/Cyprus/Europe

Ryanair launches second flash sale in a week

Low-cost operator Ryanair launched its biggest flash sale of the year on Wednesday with a 30% discount on over 1 mln seats to book for January-April travel. This is the airline’s second

10th January 2024

Companies/Cyprus/International

Record passengers at Cyprus airports

Hermes Airports, operator of the island’s two main airports in Larnaca and Paphos, announced record passenger traffic of 11.6 mln last year, a 3% increase over 2019 and optimistic of a further

6th January 2024

Cyprus

2023 sees record year for air traffic

Cyprus Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced that this year’s passenger traffic at airports will go down in the history books as it surpassed the record set in 2019. In a statement on

15th December 2023

Cyprus

Cyprus Airways adds 40% to summer 2024 capacity

Cyprus Airways launched its summer 2024 flight schedule, increasing it’s seat capacity by 40%, with two new aircraft expected early in the new year and a handful of new destinations. The airline

12th December 2023

Companies/Cyprus

Conflict zone jamming threaten Cyprus, east Med airspace

Intentional disruptions in the global positioning system (GPS) from the Middle East, specifically through spoofing attacks, are causing concerns for flight safety in the Cyprus and regional airspace. German aviation news site

5th December 2023

Cyprus

Wizz Air marks 7 mln milestone at Larnaca

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has reached a milestone of 7 million passengers travelling to and from Larnaca airport since the airline started its operation in Cyprus. To celebrate this milestone, LSE-listed Wizz

4th December 2023

Companies/Cyprus

Hundreds of BA passengers stranded at Larnaca

Hundreds of British Airways passengers booked to return to the UK were stranded at Larnaca airport Saturday as the airline and low-cost carrier easyJet reportedly cancelled or delayed at least 60 flights.

26th August 2023

Cyprus/Europe

Cyprus helped evacuate 2600 from Sudan

Cyprus helped evacuate 2,611 people from Sudan, with Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos declaring on Saturday that the 11-day airlift operation at Larnaca airport has ended. “The Special National Plan ‘Estia’, which was

6th May 2023

Cyprus/Life & Society