Return flights to Vienna from £38

FARES as low as 65 euros (£38) for Larnaca to Vienna return are being offered by a low-cost airline, which is starting operations to Cyprus in March.

SkyEurope Airlines is to offer two flights a week to the island beginning in March.

The airline, whose main base is in Bratislava, Slovakia, will fly to Larnaca airport from Vienna every Monday and Friday and back again on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Communications Manager Tomas Kika yesterday told the Cyprus Mail that there will even be a special introductory price of 19 euros all-inclusive on a first come, first serve basis.

“We chose to include Cyprus on our schedule as our research has shown that it is traditionally a very popular tourist destination with Austrians who love the beaches, culture and history of the island,” Kika said.

He added that the airline’s policy is to establish itself in markets where few other budget airlines operate.

This year, the airline will fly to Cyprus from March 26 until October 26.

With bases also in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, SkyEurope is the first multi-based airline in Central Europe under the open skies policy. The airline operates short-haul “point-to-point” scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services.

The airline was established in November 2001 and started operations in February 2002.

Employing around 700 people, it currently operates a total of 99 routes to 42 destinations in 19 countries, making it Central Europe’s largest low-cost airline.

The SkyEurope fleet includes four Boeing 737-300s (operated by SkyEurope Airlines Hungary), three Boeing 737-500s and six Boeing 737-700s.

SkyEurope placed an order in 2005 for up to 32 new Boeing 737-700 aircraft (of which 16 are subject to purchase rights) to be delivered between 2006 and 2009, currently the largest order in Central Europe valued at US$1.76 billion at list prices.
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The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.