American Airlines, Southwest rebuff Texas governor, stand by vaccine mandate
Rebuffing the Texas governor, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines said on Tuesday they would comply with U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive order to require that...
Air travel
EasyJet sees Europe open for travel from late May
British airline easyJet said it expected to start to fly more from late May onwards and that by then most European countries should be open...
Coronavirus: Ministry postpones transition to new arrivals rules to February 1
Citing measures introduced to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the transport ministry said on Monday that it was postponing the start of the transitional period for...
Coronavirus: I never want to leave Cyprus again
A desperately sick daughter compelled a Paphos couple to attempt a long journey to Australia at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. It turned into...
Coronavirus: Transport minister warns against buying air tickets – for now
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos on Wednesday warned consumers to hold off buying air tickets in case they were cancelled due to the unclear situation surrounding...
Contact tracing, temperature checks and masks: airline industry outlines new norms
Airlines and airports are recommending a layered approach to temporary safety measures as air travel restarts, warning that no single measure can mitigate all of...
Air traffic growth in Cyprus double the EU average
Air traffic to and from Cyprus increased by 14.3 per cent from 2016 to 2017, nearly double the EU average of 7.3 per cent, a...
More TCs from UK travelling to north via Republic
The number of Turkish Cypriots travelling from the UK to Tymbou (Ercan) airport in the north has fallen almost 18 per cent since the start...
Ryanair to end free 10 kg bag in luggage overhaul
Ryanair is to end its long-standing practice of allowing passengers to take a 10-kilogramme piece of hand luggage for free and will charge between 6...
Airlines must compensate for delays during wildcat strikes
Airlines have to pay compensation to passengers for delays caused by wildcat strikes that result from management decisions, the European Union’s top court said on...
Cyprus records third highest increase in airline passengers in EU for 2016
Cyprus recorded the third largest airline passenger increase in the EU last year, according to figures published on Wednesday by Eurostat. In 2016, some 972.7...
Most consumer complaints in 2015 concerned air travel and car rentals
The European Consumer Centre (ECC) Cyprus last year received almost 200 complaints from Cypriots and other EU nationals, most of which concerned air travel and...
