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Turkish drones in Cyprus endanger commercial flights
A Turkish drone base in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial flights that…
August flights climb but still well below 2019 figures
Cyprus was sixth among EU nations for the decrease in commercial flights in August 2021 compared to 2019, with a slump of…
Group: Turkish Drones in Cyprus Endanger Commercial Flights
NICOSIA — A Turkish drone base in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial…
Gulf Air mulling use of Larnaca airport as hub for US flights
Bahrain’s national airline Gulf Air is considering using Larnaca airport as a hub for several international destinations, possibly including the United States.…
Cyprus flights increasing but still down by 24% compared to 2019
Flights to and from Cyprus are increasing but still down by 24% compared to 2019........
Risk of contacting Covid on flights is 0.1%, says new study
The risk of coronavirus infection in a flight is less than 0.1 per cent if all passengers have tested negative at least…
Unscheduled landing for Larnaca flight after passenger locks himself in toilet
A commercial plane that departed from Cyprus on Saturday made an unscheduled landing at Graz airport when a passenger refused to come…
EasyJet bid kicks off scramble for budget airline supremacy
Europe’s no-frills airlines are heralding a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to grab market share from traditional carriers struggling to emerge from the pandemic, but…
Transavia to boost flights to Cyprus as bookings return
Transavia, which flies to/from Cyprus from Amsterdam, is planning to boost its flights to twice per week in the winter, and once…
EasyJet rejects Wizz bid and raises $1.7 bln to go it alone
EasyJet (EZJ.L) has rejected a takeover approach from Wizz Air that would have created a low-cost airline to rival Ryanair, opting instead…
Ryanair leaves talks with Boeing over price dispute
Ryanair (RYA.I) has ended talks with Boeing (BA.N) on a major new order for Boeing 737 jets due to a disagreement over…
British airline Jet2 picks Airbus over Boeing
British airline and holiday group Jet2 (JET2.L) unveiled a deal to buy dozens of Airbus jets worth $4.9 billion at list prices…
Ryanair CEO sees ‘very strong recovery’, nudges up passenger target
Ryanair has nudged up its passenger target for the autumn amid signs of a “very strong recovery” in European short-haul flights, Chief…
Lufthansa plans more flights to woo business travellers
German airline Lufthansa aims to win back business travellers by increasing the number of flights and improving catering, an executive board member…
Britain says its final civilian flights will soon leave Afghanistan
British troops will end their evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan on Saturday and many hundreds of Afghans entitled to resettlement in Britain…
