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31. Mysterious circumstances surround yesterday's crash of China Eastern Airlines

A Chinese Eastern Airlines passenger plane that crashed yesterday in southern China lost 8,800 meters of altitude in a short period of time killing all 132 people on board....

32. Chinese Boeing 737 plummeted 8,000 meters in three minutes

A Boeing 737 carrying 132 people that plummeted 30,000ft to the ground and burst into flames in China suffered a catastrophic 'loss of control event', experts have warned....

33. Olena Zalenska implores the West to help Ukraine

With targets on the backs of her and her husband and from an undisclosed safe place, Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska sent out a desperate two-word plea to America and the world: "STOP WAR."...

34. The US joins Canada and the EU in banning Russian aircraft from its airspace

President Joe Biden announced during Tuesday night's State of the Union that the US will ban Russian aircraft from US airspace, joining a growing number of countries who are closing their skies to Russia following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine....

35. Tourism: Perdios pushes for direct flights to and from Saudi Arabia

Cyprus Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios said there is serious momentum for establishing direct flights to and from Saudi Arabia, stressing that this possibility could unlock the Saudi tourism market for Cyprus....

36. Greek Cypriots in last ditch effort to 'save Varosha'

The foreign minister of the Republic of Cyprus says a proposal to lift international embargos on Ercan airport in the north is “the only way to save Varosha” for Greek Cypriots, but it may be too little too late for the seasoned diplomat as Turkish Cypriots say the ghost town is now off the table...

37. Bizarre security breach holds up Larnaca airport

Passengers at Larnaca International Airport had to go through screening a second time due to strict protocols after an off duty police officer traveling with family used his clearance to skip security checks...

38. Mystery aircraft parked in Cyprus draws attention

UN experts are coming to Cyprus to inspect a possibly-modified plane believed to have been used in carrying forbidden cargo to Libya, but Cypriot air traffic control say they have no records of the aircraft landing on the island...

39. Turkish drones on Cyprus pose flight risks

A Turkish drone base in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial flights ...

40. Police seize drone flying ‘high’ over Nicosia

Police confiscated a drone in west Nicosia on Tuesday, saying they found drugs attached to the flying object...

41. Exercise prepares Cyprus aerial firefighters for tough fire season

Ahead of what is expected to be a tough fire season, an operational readiness exercise dubbed ‘Icarus 2020’ took place Tuesday morning in the Larnaca district....

42. Letter to UNSG denounces Turkey's violations of Cyprus' airspace, maritime zones

A letter dated May 28 sent by the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN Andreas Mavroyiannis to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that denounced Turkish violations of the island’s airspace and maritime zones was released on Thursday as an official document in the General Assembly of the UN Security Council....

43. Empty middle seat? Depends on which country you are flying in

In Thailand, you cannot have food or water in flight and must wear a mask. In Malaysia and Indonesia, the plane needs to be half-empty. In the United States and Europe, it’s not mandatory for airlines to leave the middle seat open....

44. 'Tourism dogma' piques Israel’s interest

The Israeli tourism minister says his country is looking into the possibility of joining a safe zone for travel that is currently in the works between Cyprus and Greece...

45. Quarantined Turkish Cypriots cross north

Two Turkish Cypriot students who were quarantined in the south after traveling amid the coronavirus pandemic have been transferred to the north, putting to the test the levels of cooperation between the two sides on the divided island...

46. Daughter of north Cyprus civil aviation chief attempts to escape quarantine in Turkey

Reactions mounted in Turkey after the daughter of the chief of civil aviation in north Cyprus attempted with the help of Turkish police to escape from a bus transferring arrivals from abroad to quarantine premises....

47. Minister says ‘no panic’ over coronavirus

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou says the Cypriot government is taking all precautions against the coronavirus threat, adding that the administration is on alert but there is no panic...

48. UK refutes Tatar comments over potential UK-north Cyprus flight link

UK, north Cyprus, Tatar, flight, Ercan airport...

49. Cyprus hotels to take a €60 million hit as thousands stranded by Thomas Cook collapse

Officials at the Deputy Ministry of Tourism are scrambling to ascertain the impact of the collapse of Thomas Cook on the Cypriot hotel industry. ...

50. Thomas Cook goes bust

The world’s oldest travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed on Monday, leaving hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers stranded around the world including Cyprus ...

51. Officials downplay drone risk off Paphos

Cypriot officials dismiss reports that say Turkish drones had interfered with flight paths of commercial airplanes taking off or landing at Paphos airport...

52. Cyprus strongly protests to UN over airspace and sea violations by Turkey

Cyprus has strongly protested to the UN the violations of its national airspace, the infringements of international air traffic regulations in Cyprus’s flight information region and the illegal use of closed ports and airports in Cyprus by Turkey...

53. Moscow plane crash death toll rises to 41

54. Greek PM travels to North Macedonia

55. New tests in Athalassa spy in the sky case

Police are not taking any chances with two drones that flew near a military area in Athalassa, with computer forensics experts trying to determine whether two young men were having fun or engaging in espionage...

56. Cyprus Post seeking ways to deliver packages with drones

57. Plane crash drill in Larnaca

A mock plane crash drill is taking place at Larnaca Airport International on Tuesday morning, with police telling the public there is no cause for panic...

58. Larnaca airport to face terror mock attacks

Guns will be drawn and shots fired at Larnaca International Airport on Friday as part of an emergency drill, with police warning the public not to be alarmed if they see Israeli security guards running around the terminal...

59. Greek airports unprepared for increased traffic volume

Pressured by the explosive growth of passenger numbers generated by Greece’s expanding tourism market, officials are calling for additional air traffic controllers to ensure safe travel....

60. Auditor says air traffic control needs to do better

The Department of Civil Aviation’s Safety Regulation Unit was recently under the Auditor’s microscope, and findings show it is not properly organised and lacks efficiency due to a lack of best practices...