AIRLINES CANCEL FLIGHTS BETWEEN CYPRUS AND MIDDLE EAST - Cyprus Mail 28/2 by Tom Cleaver
Airlines moved to cancel flights between Cyprus and the Middle East on Saturday, as the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran, and Iran retaliated.
Wizz Air announced on Saturday morning that it had cancelled all flights to Israel, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Amman until March 7, with this impacting its services linking Larnaca with both Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi.
As such, the Saturday afternoon inbound flight from Tel Aviv was the first to be cancelled, with an outbound flight to Abu Dhabi later on Saturday afternoon also listed as cancelled on Larnaca’s departure boards.
Meanwhile, Ryanair’s Saturday morning flight from Paphos to Amman and Air Haifa’s Saturday afternoon flights between Paphos and Haifa were all cancelled.
However, other flights linking Cyprus and the Middle East do thus far appear to be running as usual, with Cyprus Airways still allowing passengers to check in for its services to both Dubai and Beirut, and Qatar Airways’ inbound flight from Doha landing as scheduled.
Meanwhile, no official announcement has yet been made regarding Air Haifa’s services between Larnaca and Haifa, Emirates’ services between Larnaca and Dubai, or services operated by Sundor, Arkia, and Israir between Larnaca and Tel Aviv.
