Eurocypria scrambles for loans

Sir,
I was intrigued to see the above headline in the Cyprus Mail (January 1, 2009). I smiled to myself at how the mighty have almost fallen.

I am a citizen of the Irish Republic who visits Cyprus four times a year. Eurocypria fly from Dublin to Larnaca but do you think I can go online and book myself a return flight? Not on your Nelly.

So, I have to come via Heathrow and Gatwick to get to Larnaca. Some friends also wanted to fly from Dublin to Larnaca with Eurocypria this Christmas but they had to fly with other carriers to Prague and then on to Larnaca.

Two other couples we know also have to fly from Dublin to various parts of the UK to get another flight to Larnaca. So why does Eurocypria not open up their airline to us folk who do not want a package tour to Ayia Napa and would love to have the facility of flying direct from Dublin to Larnaca? Do they not want our money? If we Irish cannot fly direct to your lovely island we may just opt to fly to other places in the sun that have direct flights.

Winifred Hogan
Larnaca

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.