Hermes Airports hits passenger record of 11 million
A new passenger traffic record for the airports of Larnaca and Paphos was celebrated by airport operator Hermes on Thursday, as they hit a record...
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Memorable departure for Polish tourist who registered as three millionth passenger at Paphos
A Polish traveller, Natalia Albinowska was left stunned on Wednesday when she registered as the three millionth passenger to pass through Paphos airport this year....
Airport police officer accused of selling items confiscated from passengers
A 55-year-old police inspector working at Larnaca airport was arrested on Friday before travelling abroad after being caught with his suitcase full of items confiscated...
Nicosia mayor hails mini-bus success but wants more people to get on board
By Annette Chrysostomou Since it started operating in May 2017, the number of passengers using the Nicosia mini-bus service, which operates in and around the...
Airports brace for busiest day of the year
By Annette Chrysostomou On August 19 a record of 329 flights or 61,000 passengers will travel to and from Larnaca and Paphos airports, it was...
Some 3.9m passengers used Tympou airport in the north in 2017
Around 3.9 million passengers went through Ercan (Tympou) airport in the Turkish Cypriot north of the island in 2017, which saw some 27,000 flights. According...
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...
Repatriation of stranded Monarch passengers continues (updated)
People stranded in Cyprus because of the sudden collapse of British airline Monarch are being flown back to Britain as promised by the UK government,...
Cypriot passengers stranded in Turkey when flight diverted (Updated)
A group of Cypriot airline passengers were stuck in Izmir, Turkey over night when their Jet2 flight was diverted there on its way from Manchester...
Upgrading airports mulled by government, Hermes, Demetriades says
Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said that Larnaca and Paphos airport operator Hermes Airports and the ministry of transport, communications and works are considering plans to...
Larnaca airport third for passenger traffic increase among airports in its category
Larnaca airport has remained third among the European airports with passenger traffic of 5 to 10 million per year, which had the largest increase in...
Hermes urges passengers to arrive early during record travel period
With 1.4 million flights this month Larnaca and Paphos airports are busier than ever, and passengers are advised to be at the airport at least...
August 6 to be busiest day ever at Cyprus’ airports
Next month, a record 1.4 million passengers are expected to travel to and from Larnaca and Paphos airports, with August 6 expected to be the...
Aegean reports 17% growth in international passengers for Q1
First Quarter 2017 Passenger Traffic 17% growth in international passengers 2.1 million Passengers with significantly improved load factors Aegean and Olympic Air first quarter passenger...
Passenger volume rises 18% to 9m in 2016, Hermes says
Hermes Airports, which operates Cyprus’s international airports in Larnaca and Paphos, said that it served 8,974,163 passengers in 2016, 18 per cent more than in...
New passenger record at airports in October
More than one million passengers travelled via the Republic’s two international airports in October, setting a new record, it was announced on Friday. “Between October...
Delayed easyJet passengers told no hotels in Paphos
Disgruntled easyJet passengers have complained that flight delays at Paphos airport saw them being transported to other towns across the island as there was ‘no...
Etihad shutting down Larnaca-Abu Dhabi route as of end October
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is shutting down its Cyprus-Abu Dhabi route as of October 31, it said on Monday....
Thirty-hour Cobalt flight delay a headache for passengers
A FLAT tyre appears to have been the cause of delays up to 30 hours for passengers on Cypriot carrier Cobalt’s flight CO620 from Stansted...
Delta flights resume after power outage strands passengers (Updated)
Delta Air Lines Inc’s flights gradually began taking off again on Monday after a power outage hit its computer systems, grounding planes and stranding passengers...
