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/news/150-autistic-kids-take-to-the-skies-thanks-to-flight-of-love
On Tuesday, 150 autistic children and their parents or caregivers boarded an airplane operated by TUS Airlines and the Flight Safety Foundation for the "Flight of Love," which took off from the airport in Larnaca and lasted for about 40 minutes....
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/abduction-of-cyprus-little-hacker-points-to-bizarre-case
Cyprus Police have landed on a tortuous case after it was revealed that a recent abduction of the island’s infamous 'Little Hacker' allegedly came to expose a fake arrest in the buffer zone and a real plot against a prominent businessman who has been in the crosshairs of law enforcement for years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/when-a-vacation-is-less-expensive-than-staying-at-home
Can a vacation be less expensive than staying at home? That is exactly what EasyJet told British citizens, and the vacation package it offered for a trip to Egypt sold out in less than 24 hours....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-dies-after-unexplained-car-crash-in-larnaca
A rear seat passenger involved in an unexplained road accident in Larnaca over the weekend succumbed to his injuries on Sunday night, with police saying they were still investigating the incident...
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/business/ayia-napa-marina-welcomes-the-super-cruise-ship-rhapsody-of-the-seas
Ayia Napa Marina has proudly welcomed its first SUPER CRUISE SHIP ''Rhapsody of the Seas'', following the first cruise ship to anchor at the marina on 29 May. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-calls-turkey-bound-ship-to-rescue-stranded-refugees
Cypriot authorities say weather conditions did not allow some 300 refugees stranded at sea to be transported to the island, with officials calling on another ship nearby that picked up everyone on board and took them to Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/europe-flights-disrupted-by-french-air-traffic-controller-strike
European flights faced widespread disruption on Friday as a French air traffic controllers' strike forced airlines to cancel half of those scheduled to arrive or depart Paris airports and others due to having to fly over France....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-greece-now-israel
With the final trip of the Limassol-Piraeus ferry route looming, Kathimerini's Oriana Papantoniou speaks to the Deputy Minister of Shipping about whether or not the program was a success, the public's impression of the service and what could be improved in the long run. The Minister also suggested a possible ferry connection with neighboring Israel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/aegean-and-emirates-announce-codeshare-partnership
Emirates and AEGEAN announce the launch of a codeshare partnership, enabling their passengers to benefit from increased connectivity and travel to eight domestic Greek destinations via Athens, with a single ticket....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wizzair-postpones-its-resumption-of-flights-to-moscow
The low-cost airline from Hungary, Wizz Air, has announced that it decided to further postpone its intentions to resume flights from Abu Dhabi to Moscow starting from October....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-air-force-1-ready-for-delivery
The EMB-135LR, touted as Cyprus' Air Force 1, is ready for delivery. The presidential aircraft was gifted to Cyprus by the Hellenic Republic as a token of appreciation for Cyprus' help in fighting the devastating fires in Mati in 2018....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unlike-the-concorde-supersonic-travel-is-coming-back-faster-quieter-and-greener
Supersonic air travel has always messed with the concept of time. Such as being able to fly across the Atlantic and land before your scheduled departure time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/wfh-epidemic-blamed-for-travel-chaos-across-europe
The CEO of Qatar Airways has blamed the chaos at airports on a work-from-home "epidemic," Reuters reported on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-wrap-up-wobbly-probe-in-commando-death
A police probe in the death of a Cypriot paratrooper who fell from a helicopter last month is nearing completion, with eyebrows raised after reports suggested Paphos investigators opted not to call on independent experts to analyze data from the flight...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/top-position-in-luxury-car-sales-for-porsche-and-a-i-motokinisi-ltd-in-cyprus
Porsche Cyprus in a leading position in terms of sales in the first half of 2022...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/100-000-daily-departing-passengers-limit-at-heathrow-until-september-11
Heathrow Airport said it has introduced a cap of 100,000 daily departing passengers until September 11, as the aviation sector struggles to cope with demand for travel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/these-are-the-top-10-airlines-by-flight-cancellations-in-europe
Mabrian, the travel intelligence platform, has analysed data relating to European airline scheduling over the last few weeks in response to the operating challenges that many are facing and has listed the top ten airlines by flight cancellations in Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-a-difficult-summer
It is widely understood by now that anyone who tries to travel by plane this summer will have their patience and endurance tested....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cancellations-delays-and-strikes-which-destinations-are-the-most-affected
What to know and what to pay attention to those who are preparing to travel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ba-cancels-hundreds-more-flights-this-summer
Most of the axed journeys, around 650, are in July while Heathrow and Gatwick airports will see around two-thirds of the cancellations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cattle-class-no-more-thanks-to-air-new-zealand-s-skynest
Air New Zealand will introduce sleep pods in the economy class cabins of its ultra-long-haul Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners from 2024. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/kea-opens-spectacular-shipwreck-dive-sites
Jacques-Yves Cousteau would probably have been surprised to learn that the wreck of the World War I Britannic (the sister ship of the legendary Titanic) he discovered in 1975 off southwestern Kea would be listed as an underwater historical site almost 50 years later, becoming one of a handful of such marine parks in the world.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-urges-traveling-cypriots-to-fly-off-peak-months
Cypriots are being asked to postpone summer travel during the pick season in order to ‘help not only themselves but also the airlines and airports,' after a crisis in the aviation industry made a crash landing in Europe...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/moscow-and-nato-could-clash-over-kaliningrad
The United States today said its support for Lithuania is 'ironclad' and that any attack on the country would 'constitute an attack on all NATO members'....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/as-many-as-15-000-passengers-face-cancelled-flights-at-heathrow
In the latest meltdown at a major UK airport, Heathrow has asked airlines flying from Terminals 2 and 3 to cancel 10 percent of their schedules for Monday due to mounting problems with its baggage handling....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/spanish-airline-air-nostrum-has-just-ordered-a-fleet-of-airships
As the quest for less environmentally damaging aviation continues, one Spanish airline has thrown its hat into the ring by ordering new hybrid airships -- which pack as much of a punch visually as they are said to do environmentally....
