By a Staff Reporter
CYPRUS Airways yesterday apologised for the inconvenience it caused its passengers as a result of flight security measures taken after one of its Eurocypria planes suffered technical problems.
The plane was on its way to Cyprus from Crete when one of its three self-contained air conditioners caught fire. Although there was never any danger of any one getting hurt, the plane turned back until the problem could be fixed.
In an announcement yesterday, the national carrier said: “Similar incidents take place at various airports daily and include all airlines, without it meaning that the passengers on board are at any serious risk or that anyone is trying to cover things up; it is merely routine procedure.”
Cyprus Airways sought to reassure the travelling public that it stringently followed the highest international standards and prescriptions as far as flight safety was concerned and that its staff were specially trained to deal with any problem. “We do not make compromises or cutbacks as far as security measures are concerned.”
Due to the peak season and an increase in flights, the airline appealed to travellers to “co-operate fully with its personnel, who handle unexpected problems responsibly and professionally, and to follow the relevant authorities instructions, avoiding expressions of behaviour that only fuel agitations and existing problems.”
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.
