British flights back to normal

BOTH British Airways (BA) and national carrier Cyprus Airways (CY) said yesterday that flights to and from the UK had returned to normal, and that no further disruptions are expected this weekend following backlogs created by an air traffic control computer glitch in Britain.

A BA spokesman said that only one flight from the UK had been affected on Friday, resulting in a delay of just over two hours. “Things are back to normal now and everything is running on time,” the spokesman said. “Onwards flights from the UK are also running on time,” he added.

CY spokesman Tassos Angelis said the airline has had no more problems since three flights were slightly affected on Friday. “We are not anticipating any further delays over the weekend,” Angelis said.

 

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.