Aegean to be the first flight to depart from Cyprus after the opening of the airports, several weeks after the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic covid-19.
The first aircraft is scheduled to take off from Larnaca Airport for Athens next Tuesday, June 9, at 8:00 am, while the first flight to take off is also from Aegean, from Athens at 12:15 pm.
Speaking on SIGMA's "Noon and Something" show, Hermes Airports Senior Communications and Marketing Director Maria Kouroupi said that two more flights to Athens from Cyprus Air are scheduled for the same day, while other companies are also planning to operate routes. however, the process has not yet been completed by them and therefore they are not currently planned.
"It is positive that from the countries of category A, but also of category B to a large extent, there are already scheduled flights from June 20 onwards. As for the C-class countries, mainly for the United Kingdom and Russia, the airlines have scheduled flights after July 15. However, everything will depend on the epidemiological situation in these countries, but also on the decisions that will be taken by Cyprus on the prerequisites ", he said.
As Ms. Kouroupi said, the movement of Wizz Air, which is coming to Cyprus with two aircraft, is important. The flights start from the first days of July, with the itineraries announced to be related, in addition to the Greek destinations (Athens and Thessaloniki) are from countries included in category A, which predisposes for immediate benefit for Cyprus.
"It is very important to know how well we are doing with the demand that will be created for Cyprus from the various countries and how confidently people will see our island as a destination for safe and enjoyable holidays," he explained.
Source: Sigmalive