Positive about flying? Airlines look to COVID tests that give results in minutes
European airlines are pinning hopes on pre-flight COVID-19 tests that deliver results as fast as pregnancy tests to help restore passengers’ confidence in taking to...
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Wizz Air adds third aircraft to Larnaca base, offers more flights
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, is going to add a third aircraft to its Larnaca base, it announced on...
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...
Airlines to take measures to stem pandemic spread
Passengers on all flights of KLM, the Dutch subsidiary of Air France KLM, must wear face masks during travel starting on Monday, the airline said...
Cracks found on 38 of 810 Boeing 737 NG jets inspected globally
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Thursday that airlines had inspected 810 of the company’s 737 NG jets around...
British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days
British Airways and Lufthansa abruptly suspended flights to Cairo from Saturday over security concerns, but giving no details about what may have prompted the move. “We constantly...
SWISS airline inaugurates Geneva to Larnaca route
Hermes Airports has announced the launch of SWISS airline flights between Larnaca and Geneva which started on Wednesday. The route was inaugurated on Wednesday...
Ryanair announces new routes for Cyprus
Low cost carrier, Ryanair, announced on Wednesday seven new routes for its forthcoming 2019/2020 schedule, bringing the tally up to 25. To celebrate, Ryanair has launched...
Islands like Cyprus suffer more than most from high airline prices, says minister
Cyprus cannot withstand further hikes in air fares, either when it comes to the wellbeing of its tourism industry or its residents, Transport Minister Vassiliki...
President highlights strategic importance of Nicosia airspace
The Nicosia Flight Information Region (FIR), the easternmost of Europe, is of strategic importance, providing services for 400,000 flights carrying over 60 million persons per...
Boeing 737 slides off runway into Florida river, 21 hurt
By Dan Whitcomb and Steve Gorman May 3 (Reuters) – A chartered Boeing 737 jetliner with 143 people on board slid off a runway and...
SAS pilots go on strike, stranding thousands of passengers
SAS pilots in Norway, Sweden and Denmark went on strike on Friday as wage talks broke down, leading the carrier to cancel around 70 percent...
Belgium cancels all flights as workers stage national strike
BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Belgian airports cancelled almost all flights on Wednesday due to a national strike over pay and working conditions that halted...
Bust Germania airlines was operating four flights a week to Cyprus (Update 1)
German holiday airline Germania collapsed on Tuesday after it failed to secure financing to meet a short-term cash squeeze and said it would cancel all...
Gatwick drone disruption cost easyJet nearly $20 mln
By Alistair Smout LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) – EasyJet lost 15 million pounds ($19.3 million) in the 36 hours of travel chaos sparked by drones...
Blue Air announces additional flights to its winter schedule
Blue Air, the largest Romanian flight operator, has added more flights to their winter schedule to and from Larnaca airport, the company announced on...
Low-cost Austrian airline launches Larnaca-Vienna flights
Austrian low-cost airline Laudamotion is to commence twice-weekly flights from Larnaca to Vienna, starting from October 28, airport operator Hermes announced on Friday. Ticket prices...
Cyprus Airways becomes IATA member
Cyprus Airways on Monday announced it had become a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that represents more than 280 airlines around the...
Budget airline Primera Air ceases operations
Nordic budget airline Primera Air has become the latest European carrier to go bust, telling staff that all flights were being halted and leaving thousands...
Jet Airways loses cabin pressure, causes minor injuries to 30
More than two dozen passengers on a flight operated by India’s biggest full-service carrier, Jet Airways, were treated for minor injuries on Thursday after their...