News Tag: Travel
Cyprus Extends Coronavirus Flight Ban Two Weeks
One of the first to close down its international airport to passengers as the COVID-19 Coronavirus spread, Cyprus extended the ban with…
Flight ban extended for two weeks in Cyprus
A universal flight ban in the Republic of Cyprus was extended on Thursday for two more weeks, as health officials this week…
Coronavirus: Cyprus extends flight ban for another two weeks (updated)
The government on Thursday announced that it would extend the ban on commercial flights for another two weeks. Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos…
Decree banning flights extended for 14 days
A decree banning passenger flights is being extended for another 14 days, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Thursday. “Assessing the situation…
First repatriation flights for vulnerable ‘next week’
The Foreign Ministry is stepping up efforts in an effort to begin repatriation flights for vulnerable groups as early as next week,…
Coronavirus: Flight with repatriated Cypriots, and uniforms for health workers arrives
A flight carrying a total of 38 repatriated Cypriots and 1,000 uniforms for doctors and nurses arrived in Larnaca on Monday night…
EasyJet grounds fleet as pandemic pushes airlines to the brink
British budget airline easyJet has grounded its fleet of 344 planes and has no clear idea when it might resume flights, it…
One repatriation flight arrives in Larnaca from Athens
One repatriation flight arrives tonight at Larnaca Airport from Athens carrying back 40 passengers, the CNA reports. The passengers had been stranded…
EasyJet officially grounds all aircraft for scheduled flights
EasyJet announced on Monday that it grounds all its aircraft for scheduled flights effective immediately following flight bans from several governments due…
Coronavirus: British nationals cross from north to catch Gatwick flights
Sixty British passport holders from the north were given an exemption by authorities on Sunday to cross to the south of the…
Qatar Airways will have to seek state support, warns cash running out
Qatar Airways will have to seek government support eventually, Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker told Reuters on Sunday, warning the Middle East carrier…
Chinese medical supplies to arrive in Cyprus on Aegean flight
Aegean has offered free transport of much needed medical supplies from China, to speed up the process and strengthen Cyprus’ fight against…
Turkey halts intercity trains, limits domestic flights over virus outbreak
Turkey halted all intercity trains and limited domestic flights on Saturday as part of measures to contain a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak, as…
Coronavirus: Three repatriation flights scheduled for Saturday
Three flights are due to depart on Saturday from Larnaca airport, repatriating visitors to Cyprus back to their home countries. There are…
People stranded in Cyprus continue to be evacuated on rescue flights
Two rescue flights will be departing from Larnaca and Paphos International airports on Friday, evacuating people who were stranded in Cyprus after…
