24 illegal migrants returned to home countries
The return of 24 illegal migrants to their home country was carried out within the framework of “voluntary return”, police said on Thursday. A total...
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Coronavirus: Repatriation plane from Cairo brings back 134
A plane from Cairo with 134 repatriated passengers on board touch down at Larnaca airport at 18.20 on Monday, following a deal between Cypriot and...
Coronavirus: bulk of repatriation flights set to end on June 8, provision being made for stragglers
The repatriation flight programme is set to end in its current iteration on June 8, as most Cypriots abroad have already returned, but further flights...
Coronavirus: man refused boarding on repatriation flight to Romania after showing symptoms
Larnaca airport had to disinfect certain areas on Saturday after man showed symptoms of coronavirus who went there to board a flight to Romania. The...
Coronavirus: Three repatriation flights due on Saturday (updated)
A repatriation flight from Heraklion in Crete carrying 94 people landed at Larnaca airport at 2pm on Saturday. Two further repatriation flights are expected from...
Coronavirus: repatriation flights to bring home thousands in coming month
A joint statement issued by the transport ministry and the ministry of foreign affairs on Wednesday announced that several flights repatriating Cypriot citizens and legal...
Coronavirus: Almost 10,000 emergency student grants handed out so far
A total of 9,282 students out of 14,823 who applied have received the €750 grant awarded to those who stayed abroad as part of the...
Coronavirus: Repatriation flight to and from Athens
A Cyprus Airways flight leaving Larnaca on Thursday morning for Athens will return in the afternoon to transport passengers stranded because of the coronavirus. The...
Coronavirus: Repatriation flights from the UK to cost €320
Tickets for repatriation flights from the UK to Cyprus will cost €320 plus taxes, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos announced on Wednesday. The minister told state...
Coroanvirus: 2,000 to be repatriated by next week
Two thousand Cypriots are expected to be repatriated by next week, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Tuesday as two flights carrying Cypriots arrived Larnaca...
Coronavirus: Father of girl with crippling condition finally back home with vital drugs
The Jones family in Peyia is one step closer to normality as ten-year-old Amelie’s desperately needed medicine, and father, finally arrived in Cyprus on Monday....
Coronavirus: Those returning home must pay for their flights
By Gina Agapiou and Evie Andreou President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday clarified that people abroad wishing to return home will foot the bill for their...
Coronavirus: more than 5,000 people stuck abroad ask to come back (Updated)
More than 5,000 people stuck abroad have expressed an interest in being repatriated, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Thursday. The government is currently working...
Coronavirus: for those with cash, repatriation no problem (Updated)
Cypriot citizens or permanent residents stuck abroad but with cash to spare have found a pricey way of getting home: private jets. A special arrangement...
Coronavirus: All Cypriot citizens abroad can now apply for repatriation
Any Cypriot citizen stuck abroad and wishing to be repatriated can now apply through the www.connect2cy.gov.cy portal, the foreign ministry said on Monday. They will...
Coronavirus: Sick girl’s heartbreaking plea to president
Of all the hundreds of people stranded abroad since the government’s near-blanket ban on flights, few are as desperate to get home as the father...
North to launch repatriation project
With Ankara’s support, Turkish Cypriots intend to launch a project to encourage the repatriation of people who emigrated abroad, it emerged on Friday. The intention...
State foots the bill for scammed jobless Cypriots
By Staff Reporter INTERIOR Minister Socratis Hasikos has arranged for the repayment of the cost of repatriating 41 unemployed Cypriots from France, after they had...