In December 2021, the number of commercial flights in the EU increased by 130 percent compared with December 2020. However this is still below the pre-pandemic levels (-24 percent compared with December 2019).
National flag carrier Cyprus Airways, now under Maltese ownership, has announced a third scheduled Moscow flight which commence on July 25.
Malta is now offering quarantine-free travel for UAE residents, after Emirates has officially announced that it will resume three weekly services to Malta via Larnaca, Cyprus, starting July 14.
Cyprus Airways, the national flag carrier brand of Cyprus, continues to increase the number of flights from Larnaca with the launch of its new direct flights between Larnaca and Malta, enhancing Mediterranean interconnectivity.
A delegation of 65 politicians and journalists joined President Anastasiades on board a Cyprus Airways plane on April 26, as it departed for Geneva, and the airline returned the group on April 29, following the conclusion of the talks.
Cyprus Airways will be unveiling a new look schedule that includes new destinations as well as new Mediterranean interconnectivity.
Ryanair, on March 31 launched its biggest ever summer schedule in Cyprus, with 34 routes in total, including five new routes to Bari, Bologna, Corfu, Rhodes (operating from July) and Venice Treviso (operating from June), which will help boost Cyprus’s air traffic and tourism as vaccination programmes continue and Europe re-opens in time for the summer holiday season.
Cyprus Airways announced that it has updated its policy for basic fare tickets issued after February 12 of this year.
With up to three daily direct flights on the Athens - Larnaca route with the new state-of-the-art privately owned Airbus A320neo aircraft, SKY express expands its flight operations to fully cover the needs and requirements of the travelling public.
Cyprus Airways announced the launch of ticket sales for winter 2020 – 2021. The winter schedule includes Athens and Heraklion, as well as the addition of a new route Moscow - Larnaca. The Cypriot airline is also planning to resume flights to Tel Aviv, as soon as the situation with Covid-19 stabilises.