DECREE BY MINISTER OF COMMS & WORKS ON PROHIBITION OF FLIGHTS

Decree by the Minister of Communications and Works on the prohibition of flights as of 3.00 am Cyprus time

The Minister of Communications and Works, Mr Yiannis Karousos, issued today, Friday, March 20, 2020, a Decree concerning the prohibition of flights as of 3.00 am Cyprus time, 21st March 2020 and for a 14-day period, except for those related to the transport of cargo, between the Republic airports’ and the airports of all Member States, including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway {European Economic Area (EEA)} and Switzerland. For the full text of the Decree in English press here. (EK/MP) FOOTNOTE - it is understood that repatriation flights will still be allowed on 21 March and one on 22 March to allow tourists to leave the island and to allow those residents who need to return from the UK