https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/9-2-million-passengers-traveled-through-cyprus-in-2022
A total of 9.2 million passengers traveled through Cyprus airports in 2022, which corresponds to 82% of passenger traffic in 2019, Senior Director of Aviation Development, Marketing & Communication of Hermes Airports Maria Kouroupi said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-plan-to-bring-in-more-german-tourists
In a trip organized by the FTI Group and Meeting Point, German travel agents recently visited the island and discovered increased demand for Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russians-flying-to-northern-cyprus-sextupled-in-2022
The number of Russian nationals who flew to northern Cyprus went up sixfold last year, when calls for direct flights in the unrecognized part of the divided island gained traction after an EU flight ban in the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-undecided-as-divided-eu-debates-chinese-travel
Nicosia failed on Tuesday to reach a decision on whether COVID measures should be imposed on travelers from China, with officials this week pointing to a new effort by the European Union to coordinate a response to Beijing’ move to ease restrictions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russians-flying-to-cyprus-get-next-best-thing
Moscow and Nicosia are growing further apart on travel between the two countries, prompting Russians living on both sides of the divided island to look for new routes through Turkey after rumors of direct flights in the north subsided due to the Cyprus Problem...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-airways-flights-up-406-in-november-compared-to-last-year
Cyprus Airways announced today that a 406% increase was recorded in flights last November, compared to the corresponding month in 2021....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-parliament-halts-work-on-qatar-related-cases
The European Union’s parliament voted Thursday to suspend work on all files involving Qatar, and called for security passes for representatives of the Gulf country’s interests to be withdrawn until light can be shed on a corruption scandal rocking the assembly....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-airways-unveils-strategic-plans-new-routes
Cyprus Airways on Wednesday unveiled its five-year strategic plan announcing the expansion of is flight schedule to five new routes, namely Milan, Zurich, Prague, Basel, and Cairo...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-the-drone-base-in-lefkoniko-growing-satellite-image
Three years ago today, in December 2019, Turkey publicly announced the first-ever permanent deployment of the TB-2 Bayraktar drone in the occupied territories. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-sky-s-no-longer-the-limit-when-using-your-smartphone
Passengers aboard flights in the European Union will soon no longer be required to put their phones on airplane mode and will be able to make phone calls as well as use their mobile phones to the maximum of their features and capacity as airlines will be providing the latest 5G technology on their planes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/menendez-i-will-not-support-the-sale-of-f-16-fighter-jets-to-turkey
According to Senate International Affairs Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the defense budget is not a victory for Turkey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-first-country-to-ban-short-haul-flights
France has been given the green light to ban short-haul domestic flights. Specifically, between locations where there is a train alternative that takes less than 2.5 hours....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rafales-swing-by-cyprus-after-testing-nato-integration
French fighter jets pierced Cypriot skies over Paphos on Sunday morning, following multicarrier interoperability operations between NATO navies in the Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/black-friday-up-to-70-off-all-aegean-flights
Aegean Airlines has announced a fantastic Black Friday deal. According to a press release, all flights are discounted by up to -70% today only. It should be noted that the offer applies to all direct and stopover flights....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/more-routes-and-airline-seats-for-the-winter
The announcements by Ryanair in the morning and Wizz Air on Monday afternoon to increase the fleet at Cypriot airports and add new routes clearly pleased Hermes Airports and the tourism industry in general,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airlines-pushing-for-single-pilot-flights
Airlines around the world are pushing for only one pilot in the cockpit of passenger jets as part of efforts to cut costs and decompress from staff shortages....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ryanair-adds-five-new-destinations-and-a-fourth-aircraft-to-its-fleet-in-cyprus
Ryanair has announced its busiest summer schedule in Cyprus, with 41 routes from Paphos to destinations including Naples and Toulouse....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-airways-flights-to-paris-and-rome-begin-schedule
Cyprus Airways announced today that it will begin three weekly flights to Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris on December 16 and two weekly flights to Fiumicino Airport in Rome on December 20....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/passengers-angry-as-turbulence-shakes-cypriot-airports
The Cypriot government is scrambling to put out fires in the aviation industry, with union ground handlers at Paphos airport forming a picket line to protest a merger downsize and leaving passengers stranded for hours in the terminal and on the tarmac...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/emirates-to-resume-daily-operations-to-cyprus
Emirates will be increasing the flight frequency of its Malta-Larnaca-Dubai route to a daily service starting 1 December 2022. This will bring back the airline’s operations on this route back to pre-pandemic levels, signalling a steady recovery amid the easing of travel restrictions worldwide....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nouris-eu-should-sanction-countries-that-instrumentalize-migration
The EU should have concrete sanctions in place when there is proof that migrants are being instrumentalized, as in the case of Cyprus, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ticket-prices-to-athens-and-thessaloniki-are-skyrocketing-for-the-3-day-weekend
According to the Association of Travel Agents, travel demand has returned to 2019 levels, which is evidenced by the weekend of October 28....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-airways-more-capacity-and-destinations-for-the-summer
Cyprus Airways announced on Tuesday its ambitious plans for Summer 2023 during which it said that it will operate to 11 confirmed destinations with a schedule of at least 43 weekly flights, new destinations, and flights to be announced soon. The Summer 2023 schedule will start on Sunday, 26th of March....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/majority-of-tourists-visiting-cyprus-are-no-longer-russian
In June 2021 at the 43rd conference of the Pancyprian Hoteliers Association, it may have been the first time it was officially made clear that the markets of Russia and Britain will no longer be a one-way street for the Cypriot tourism industry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-embassy-in-moscow-tells-citizens-to-leave-immediately
The United States Embassy in Moscow has told all Americans left to leave immediately to avoid being conscripted into Vladimir Putin's mobilized army....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yeni-safak-flights-from-moscow-to-the-occupied-territories-via-antalya
Flights from Russia to the occupied territories will start in November via Antalya, according to the pro-government Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, which reports that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will be on the first flight....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/direct-flights-from-larnaca-to-heraklion-on-tus
For the first time in its history, TUS Airways will start offering direct flights from Larnaca to Heraklion, Crete. The Larnaca - Heraklion route starts on 16 December, with flights twice a week, Monday and Friday, and a fare from just €59 one way....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ryanair-says-low-cost-travel-now-in-the-past
The previously known ultra-low-cost flag carrier, Ryanair, has announced it will increase ticket prices to Austria moderately, mainly due to inflation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-president-criticized-for-snubbing-lavrov
A Nicosia professor says Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades’ decision to snub Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the last minute was 'unwise' and a 'missed opportunity' after hearing the government spokesperson on state radio citing guidelines from Brussels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reuters-escape-flights-from-russia-skyrocket-after-military-draft-begins
A sharp rise in internet searches and the purchase of tickets for flights "fleeing" from Russia is reported by Reuters, in the wake of the partial conscription announced by Vladimir Putin, seven months after the invasion of Ukraine....
