100 extra charter flights this summer

CYPRUS AIRWAYS (CY) will operate 100 more charter flights this summer to and from eight destinations in Greece and other cities in Europe and Egypt.

A CY announcement said the company had signed an agreement with Royal Holidays tour operators for the flights, which are scheduled to begin on July 4 and end by August 30.

CY aircraft will carry 16,000 passengers to various destinations in Greece, Alexandroupoli, Santorini, Mykonos, Kavala, Corfu, Skiathos, Samos and Rhodes.

In the framework of this agreement, CY will carry out additional chartered flights to destinations in Italy to Rome, Milan and Venice, in Spain to Barcelona and Madrid, and in the Czech Republic to Prague. The Egyptian tourist resort of Sharm El Sheikh has also been included in the programme. All flights will be operated from Larnaca.

The airline said the agreement was particularly important for Cyprus Airways given the fact that it was signed during a very difficult economic period and offered an opportunity to improve the company’s financial situation.

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