Cut the cost of flights

Sir,

I have just read the report on the ‘plan to revitalise the Cyprus Tourism Industry’.

The answer is obvious to anybody outside of Cyprus – the high cost of getting there!

I love Cyprus and visit often, but getting friends to come along and share my enthusiasm is difficult when they look at the cost.

I see inclusive holidays in the Canaries much cheaper than a Cyprus flight alone. The flight time is similar, so why is Cyprus so expensive?

Fix that and you will have the island overrun with tourists.

Bert Nicholson, Havant, Hampshire, UK

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