Cyprus airports working normaly despite global travel disruption
Flights to and from Cypriot airports in Larnaca and Paphos continue to operate normally despite widespread cancellations of international flights that have affected thousands of...
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Coronavirus: Some 5,000 air passengers a day undergo PCR tests
Around 5,000 inbound passengers undergo Covid PCR testing every day at the Republic’s two airports, operator Hermes said on Tuesday. Larnaca airport has seven testing...
Ending Turkish Cypriot alienation
An international body running ports and airports in the north could end its isolation and help conditions for a solution One of the basic...
Passenger arrivals at airports at 61 per cent of 2019
Traffic at Larnaca and Paphos Airports is satisfactory, with some 670,000 passengers having flown to the island to date, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos told CyBC...
Coronavirus: Back to the drawing board for flight plans
Flights to Cyprus from the UK over the next weeks will not increase progressively as expected, the main reason being the decision by the British...
Air traffic picks up in good start for May
Air traffic showed a significant acceleration in the first few days of May, sending optimistic signals ahead of the summer season, according to Transport Minister...
Coronavirus: airports will reopen under traffic-light system
Airports will be reopening in March with a colour-coded health risk assessment system, the ministry of transport announced on Thursday. As of March 1, the...
Transport ministry issues fixed price list for airport taxi fares
The federation of urban taxis (Poat-Povek) on Friday said it disagreed with the transport ministry’s decision to impose fixed fares for taxis travelling to and...
Fixed airport taxi fares from March 1
The transport ministry has set fixed fares for taxis travelling to and from the airports, starting on March 1. The fares include urban and rural...
Airports reject vaccine requirement as travel debate intensifies
Aviation industry opposition to requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for passengers has intensified as impending drug approvals trigger a debate over their role in air travel....
EU approves €22m loan for Larnaca, Paphos airports
The European Commission on Wednesday approved a €22 million loan to Hermes Airports, operator of the Larnaca and Paphos airports, as an aid after the...
Thousands of Brits due to leave the island on Saturday
British visitors were still rushing to find flights out of Cyprus on Saturday after their government decided that anyone arriving in the UK from the...
Rapid testing underway at Paphos airport, Larnaca later this week
The streamlined testing system at airports is up and running in Paphos – with results obtained within 90 minutes – with Larnaca expected to be...
More Paphos hotels may reopen after incentives announced (Updated)
Cyprus eased travel restrictions further on Saturday, as it hopes to attract tourists to lessen the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the economy. Starting...
Coronavirus: Rapid tests at airports will mean no overnight quarantine in hotels
The government will introduce rapid coronavirus tests at airports to minimise the waiting time for passengers arriving in Cyprus, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on...
Paphos airport open but no flights yet
The first commercial flights due at Paphos airport are expected on June 21, although it may be sooner, according to staff. Although five departures and...
Coronavirus: five arrivals and five departures on Tuesday as airports reopen
Larnaca and Paphos airports will reopen on Tuesday as part of the third phase of relaxation of the restrictive measures taken due to the pandemic...
Coronavirus: Airports ready to welcome passengers
Larnaca and Paphos airports are ready to receive passengers, CEO of airport operator Hermes Airports Eleni Kalogirou said on Friday. “With the opening of Larnaca...
Coronavirus: Reports say airports to open June 9, checkpoints revised by mid-June
June 9 appears to be the tentative date set for the reopening of Paphos and Larnaca airports and restrictions to and from the north could...
Coronavirus: ministerial committee appointed to prepare airports’ action plan
The cabinet has appointed a ministerial committee to prepare an action plan for the gradual opening of the island’s two airports, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos...
