Greek strike to ground 73 flights from Cyprus

AN imminent strike by Greek air traffic controllers will affect numerous flights to and from Larnaca and Paphos airports over the next few days. Trade unions in Greece are striking over a reform of the civil aviation service and there will be no flights to and from any Greek airport on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (October 9, 10, 12 and 13).

Based on current information by the Hermes Operations Centre at Larnaca airport, the strike will affect 73 flights in total (36 arrivals and 37 departures) to and from different airports in Greece.

At Larnaca airport, 59 flights by Aegean Airlines, Blue Air, Emirates, Cobalt, and Ellinair will be affected, whilst at Paphos airport 14 Ryanair flights will be cancelled.

While Ryanair announced that they will continuously update their website and that they will let their customers know about their flight status via email or phone provided at the time of booking, Cobalt and Blue Air have asked passengers to contact them to change their flight without any extra charge. The new flight dates will be within one week of the original flight.

Travellers interested in finding out more about these flights can contact the airlines and tour operators directly, as well as Hermes Airports call centre on 77778833 prior to their arrival at Larnaca and Paphos airports.

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