PAPHOS - QUESTIONS ABOUT CANCELLATION TACTICS BY EASYJET - Filenews 3 March by Dora Christodoulou
For the second day in a row, after the escalation of military operations in the Middle East, the British airline EasyJet is cancelling its arrival at Paphos airport. Yesterday, the British carrier cancelled its two scheduled flights to Paphos from London and Manchester Gatwick airports, while today the cancellation of the only flight scheduled from Gatwick has been announced.
Tourism operators who spoke to "F" spoke of a strange decision, given that neither Paphos nor Cyprus in general is considered by anyone to be a dangerous place due to the war in Iran. It is also characteristic, they pointed out, that no relevant warning has been issued by the United Kingdom or any other body for tourists from Britain, while all other airlines operate their flight schedule to and from Paphos normally, both from British airports and from airports of all other European destinations to and from Paphos.
The only flight cancellations since the start of military operations in Iran, they stressed, are those made by Israel as is understood, and a flight to and from Amman, Jordan. All the other flight schedule of Paphos airport is carried out normally, they stressed, which is why the attitude of EasyJet during these two days is considered strange by the local authorities.
Competent bodies also clarified this morning to "F" that yesterday's reports and publications about the cancellation of about 20 flights from Paphos airport have nothing to do with reality. Yesterday, they clarified, only the two arrivals and two departures of EasyJet were cancelled, while in total in the whole 24 hours yesterday there were not even a total of 20 flights to and from Paphos. Obviously, they stressed, the cancellations from Israel and Jordan are also counted in this sum, but this has been the case since last Saturday and cannot be counted in the statement of movements of each day from now on.
