Cyprus Airways Increases Flights To Dubai

Cyprus Airways announced that in summer they would fly to Dubai more frequently, namely three times a week.

Cyprus Airways will connect Larnaca Airport with Dubai with direct flights every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The company also announced that for this air route it offers special low-priced fares starting from 260 euros including all taxes except service fee.

Cyprus Airways is the national airline of Cyprus. It operates scheduled services to over 30 destinations in Europe, the Middle and Near East and the Gulf. The company is listed in the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE). The Cyprus government is the majority shareholder.

Etihad will fly from Abu Dhabi to Larnaca in Cyprus from June

Good news for travellers, Etihad will be flying to Cyprus three days a week from June.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ chief executive, said: “The launch of flights to Larnaca illustrates Etihad’s ambitions to strengthen our European network and we anticipate strong demand for flights which will help open up new commercial and cultural ties between the UAE and Cyprus.”

He added: “The new route also offers excellent connecting opportunities in Abu Dhabi, helping to link Larnaca with Cypriot communities worldwide and our new service this month to Melbourne will benefit greatly with the start-up in June of flights from Cyprus.”

The flights, scheduled to for Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, will also appeal to the UAE community who will be able to visit the attractive island for short weekend breaks.

Source: Time Out Dubai 2 March 2009